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Non-invasive oxygenation strategies for respiratory failure with COVID-19: A concise narrative review of literature in pre and mid-COVID-19 era.
11 Jun, 2021 | 08:25h | UTC
Naturally acquired SARS-CoV-2 immunity persists for up to 11 months following infection.
11 Jun, 2021 | 08:24h | UTC
CDC says heart inflammation cases were higher than expected in 16- to 24-year-olds after second Covid vaccine shot, but still rare.
11 Jun, 2021 | 08:28h | UTCSee also: CDC plans “emergency meeting” on rare heart inflammation following COVID-19 vaccines – CBC News
Related: Israel reports link between rare cases of heart inflammation and COVID-19 vaccination in young men.
Opinion | The Covid-19 Delta variant poses a threat to our return to ‘normal’.
11 Jun, 2021 | 08:23h | UTCThe Covid-19 Delta variant poses a threat to our return to ‘normal’ – CNN
Commentary on Twitter
https://twitter.com/HoltgraveHealth/status/1402948596476039171
RCT: In patients with atrial fibrillation or mechanical heart valves treated with warfarin undergoing surgery, postoperative bridging treatment with low molecular weight heparin did not prevent major thromboembolism.
11 Jun, 2021 | 08:19h | UTC
Commentary on Twitter
P-E-R-S-E-V-E-R-A-N-C-E = 15 yrs from start to BMJ publication. Bottom line: in pts with atrial fibrillation or mechanical heart valves who had warfarin interrupted for a procedure, we found no benefit of
postop LMWH bridging to prevent major
thromboembolism @canvector @CIHR_ICRH https://t.co/9z0XTQgsbA— Professor Susan R Kahn (@SusanRKahn1) June 10, 2021
WHO Report: Global antimicrobial resistance and use surveillance system.
11 Jun, 2021 | 08:22h | UTCNews Release: Record response to WHO’s call for antimicrobial resistance surveillance reports in 2020 – World Health Organization
Commentary: WHO reveals new global antibiotic resistance data, more concerns – CIDRAP
Commentary on Twitter (thread – click for more)
WHO received over 3⃣ million reports for the Global #AntimicrobialResistance and Use Surveillance System (GLASS)
The more information we have the better placed the 🌏
is to tackle this increasingly serious health threat.👉 https://t.co/ccZCzdyZUc
pic.twitter.com/DMuLwVu4rC— World Health Organization (WHO) (@WHO) June 9, 2021
M-A: Safety of thoracentesis and tube thoracostomy in patients with uncorrected coagulopathy.
11 Jun, 2021 | 08:15h | UTCCommentary: Is Thoracentesis Safe in Coagulopathic Patients? – JournalFeed
M-A: Mental health interventions may improve psychological outcomes in informal caregivers of critically ill patients.
11 Jun, 2021 | 08:14h | UTC
Commentary on Twitter
https://twitter.com/stephanajulia/status/1381591004776595458
Antiarrhythmic drugs for atrial fibrillation in the outpatient setting: common clinical scenarios and pearls for the primary care clinician.
11 Jun, 2021 | 08:16h | UTC
The furosemide stress test: current use and future potential.
11 Jun, 2021 | 08:12h | UTCThe furosemide stress test: current use and future potential – Renal Failure
Editorial: Embrace the WHO’s new naming system for coronavirus variants.
10 Jun, 2021 | 09:48h | UTCEmbrace the WHO’s new naming system for coronavirus variants – Nature
Opinion | Epidemiology, not geopolitics, should guide COVID-19 vaccine donations.
10 Jun, 2021 | 09:51h | UTCEpidemiology, not geopolitics, should guide COVID-19 vaccine donations – The Lancet
Commentary on Twitter (thread – click for more)
Maximizing potential benefit of vaccine donations depends on doses going where they can do the"most good" but there's no consensus on where that would be
Murray @IHME_UW @RCReinerJr & I propose an approach that prioritizes epidemiology over geopolitics 1/https://t.co/OxOXLr5L55
— Tom Bollyky (@TomBollyky) June 9, 2021
Case series: Adjunct immune globulin for vaccine-induced thrombotic thrombocytopenia.
10 Jun, 2021 | 09:46h | UTC
Cohort study: the use of potentially inappropriate medications in adults with chronic kidney disease is common and linked to increased risk of hospitalization, mortality, and falls.
11 Jun, 2021 | 08:11h | UTCRisk of Potentially Inappropriate Medications in Adults With CKD: Findings From the Chronic Renal Insufficiency Cohort (CRIC) Study – American Journal of Kidney Diseases (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary on Twitter
Risk of Potentially Inappropriate Medications in Adults With CKD: Findings From @CRICStudyhttps://t.co/1NgaqcJF5g@Rasheeda_HallMD @cjdiamantidis @sankarnava @finkjc @UMmedschool @DukeKidney #CKD #VisualAbstract pic.twitter.com/PLouT1SL9d
— AJKD (@AJKDonline) June 2, 2021
Perspective | The four most urgent questions about long COVID.
10 Jun, 2021 | 09:47h | UTCThe four most urgent questions about long COVID – Nature
Perspective | Identifying and tracking SARS-CoV-2 variants — a challenge and an opportunity.
10 Jun, 2021 | 09:43h | UTC
Podcast | Shock in Children: diagnosis, treatment, and management of septic shock, cardiogenic shock, neurogenic shock, adrenal insufficiency, and more.
10 Jun, 2021 | 09:36h | UTC#27: Shock! A Deep Dive into Our First Intensive Topic – The Cribsiders
COVID nails: these changes to your fingernails may show you’ve had coronavirus.
10 Jun, 2021 | 09:42h | UTCCOVID nails: these changes to your fingernails may show you’ve had coronavirus – The Conversation
WHO issues new guidance for research on genetically modified mosquitoes to fight malaria and other vector-borne diseases.
10 Jun, 2021 | 09:38h | UTCGuideline: The guidance framework for testing genetically modified mosquitoes – World Health Organization
Cluster-randomized trial: Wolbachia-infected Aedes aegypti (less susceptible than wild-type A. aegypti to dengue virus infection) deployments reduced the incidence of symptomatic dengue and resulted in fewer hospitalizations.
10 Jun, 2021 | 09:40h | UTCCommentary: ‘Miraculous’ mosquito hack cuts dengue by 77% – BBC
Video Abstract: Efficacy of Wolbachia-infected Mosquito Deployments for the Control of Dengue
Perspective | Uncertain effects of the pandemic on respiratory viruses.
10 Jun, 2021 | 09:41h | UTCUncertain effects of the pandemic on respiratory viruses – Science
Commentary on Twitter
A new #SciencePerspective argues that expanded genomic and clinical surveillance is needed to best understand the spread of respiratory viruses in a post-#COVID19 world.
🔎 Learn more: https://t.co/1rw3q76PZc pic.twitter.com/eyb4LDrfG7
— Science Magazine (@ScienceMagazine) June 9, 2021
2021 American College of Rheumatology Guideline for the Treatment of Rheumatoid Arthritis.
10 Jun, 2021 | 09:37h | UTCCommentary: The 2021 Treatment Guidelines for Rheumatoid Arthritis – Rheumatology Network
Infographic | Benefits and harms of exercise therapy in people with multimorbidity.
10 Jun, 2021 | 09:32h | UTC
Commentary on Twitter
Infographic. Benefits and harms of exercise therapy in people with multimorbidity
👀👀👇👇🔓https://t.co/eh3LvrOumY pic.twitter.com/vJDtIZ0txu
— Physio Meets Science (@PhysioMeScience) June 9, 2021
M-A: Effectiveness of telerehabilitation in physical therapist practice.
10 Jun, 2021 | 09:29h | UTC
[Preprint] RECOVERY trial finds aspirin does not improve survival for patients hospitalized with COVID-19.
9 Jun, 2021 | 08:28h | UTCNews Release: RECOVERY trial finds aspirin does not improve survival for patients hospitalised with COVID-19 – University of Oxford
Original Study: Aspirin in patients admitted to hospital with COVID-19 (RECOVERY): a randomised, controlled, open-label, platform trial – medRxiv
Commentary on Twitter (thread – click for more)
RECOVERY Pre-print: Aspirin
14,892 patients randomised to aspirin vs. usual care
– no impact on all-cause mortality (17% vs. 17%)
– similar results in all pre-specified subgroupshttps://t.co/ay5Xg4GBVD pic.twitter.com/aNJ09RTTOa— Martin Landray (@MartinLandray) June 8, 2021