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New coronavirus variants call for intensified surveillance, control, and vaccination efforts
29 Jan, 2021 | 01:56h | UTCNew coronavirus variants call for intensified surveillance, control, and vaccination efforts – STAT
Opinion: We need an equitable and coordinated global approach to covid-19 vaccination
29 Jan, 2021 | 01:57h | UTCWe need an equitable and coordinated global approach to covid-19 vaccination – The BMJ Opinion
Related: WHO chief warns against ‘catastrophic moral failure’ in COVID-19 vaccine access (commentaries on the subject)
“Until there is an international consensus and coordinated operational strategy, the virus will find new vulnerable populations and continue to spread.”
Editorial: How epidemiology has shaped the COVID pandemic
29 Jan, 2021 | 01:58h | UTCHow epidemiology has shaped the COVID pandemic – Nature
Some European countries move to require medical-grade masks in public
29 Jan, 2021 | 01:49h | UTCSome European Countries Move To Require Medical-Grade Masks In Public – NPR
How Covid-19 mutations are changing the pandemic
29 Jan, 2021 | 01:55h | UTCHow Covid-19 mutations are changing the pandemic – BBC
Novavax says its Covid-19 vaccine is 90% effective, but far less so against one variant
29 Jan, 2021 | 01:50h | UTCNovavax says its Covid-19 vaccine is 90% effective, but far less so against one variant – STAT
German officials say AstraZeneca vaccine shouldn’t be given to over-65s, citing lack of data
29 Jan, 2021 | 01:52h | UTCGerman officials say AstraZeneca vaccine shouldn’t be given to over-65s, citing lack of data – CNN
Patients with heart failure hospitalized with COVID-19 are at high risk for complications, with nearly 1 in 4 dying during hospitalization
29 Jan, 2021 | 01:46h | UTC
Cohort study: Schizophrenia linked to increased mortality among patients with COVID-19
29 Jan, 2021 | 01:47h | UTCAssociation of Psychiatric Disorders With Mortality Among Patients With COVID-19 – JAMA Psychiatry
Commentaries: Expert reaction to COVID and schizophrenia – Science Media Centre AND Schizophrenia Second Only To Age as Greatest Risk Factor for COVID-19 Death – NYU Langone Health
Why you should still wear a mask and avoid crowds after getting the COVID-19 vaccine
29 Jan, 2021 | 01:48h | UTCWhy You Should Still Wear A Mask And Avoid Crowds After Getting The COVID-19 Vaccine – NPR
Cohort study: Incidence of transient ischemic attack and association with long-term risk of stroke
28 Jan, 2021 | 01:28h | UTCIncidence of Transient Ischemic Attack and Association With Long-term Risk of Stroke – JAMA (free for a limited period)
Commentary: New study provides both good and bad news about transient ischemic attacks – News Medical
Randomized trial: Levonorgestrel vs. copper intrauterine devices for emergency contraception
28 Jan, 2021 | 01:27h | UTCVisual abstract: Levonorgestrel vs. Copper IUDs for Emergency Contraception
WHO recommends the Dapivirine vaginal ring as a new choice for HIV prevention for women at substantial risk of HIV infection
28 Jan, 2021 | 01:22h | UTC
Commentary on Twitter
Good news: @WHO recommends an additional #HIV prevention tool for women at substantial risk for the infection: They can now choose to use the dapivirine vaginal ring (DPV-VR) as part of a combination of prevention approaches. https://t.co/YmW6KzAojx
— Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus (@DrTedros) January 27, 2021
Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics—2021 Update: A Report From the American Heart Association
28 Jan, 2021 | 01:23h | UTC
Revised UNAIDS/WHO Ethical Guidance for HIV Prevention Trials
28 Jan, 2021 | 01:21h | UTCRevised UNAIDS/WHO Ethical Guidance for HIV Prevention Trials – JAMA
Pancreatic Cysts—An Overview and Summary of Society Guidelines, 2021
28 Jan, 2021 | 01:19h | UTCPancreatic Cysts—An Overview and Summary of Society Guidelines, 2021 – JAMA (free for a limited period)
Acute Pancreatitis: A Review
28 Jan, 2021 | 01:20h | UTCAcute Pancreatitis: A Review – JAMA (free for a limited period)
Podcast: Acute Pancreatitis Part 1 of 2: Diagnosis
Podcast: Acute Pancreatitis Part 2 of 2: Treatment
Meta-analysis: Beta-blockers for traumatic brain injury
28 Jan, 2021 | 01:18h | UTCBeta-blockers for traumatic brain injury: a systematic review and meta-analysis – Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Randomized trial: Prostate-only versus whole-pelvic radiation therapy in high-risk and very high-risk prostate cancer
28 Jan, 2021 | 01:09h | UTC
Commentary on Twitter
🚨 POP-RT P3 RCT in @ASCO_pubs
High-risk prostate cancer & pelvic LN risk ≥20% ➡️
-Prostate only
-Pelvic RTIG-IMRT w/ SIB
-50 Gy/25 fxn to Pelvis
-68 Gy to P+SV⬆️bFFS 95% v 81%
⬆️DFS ~90% v 77%
⬆️DMFS 96% v 89%
✅Low S/Ehttps://t.co/r6YjqWl8Cr#pcsm #radonc #oncoalert pic.twitter.com/d9EL02edcd— Mudit Chowdhary, MD (@DrChowdharyMD) January 27, 2021
ASCO Guideline Update: Initial management of noncastrate advanced, recurrent, or metastatic prostate cancer
28 Jan, 2021 | 01:17h | UTC
Covid-19: Cough, fatigue, sore throat ‘more common’ in new variant
28 Jan, 2021 | 01:41h | UTCCovid-19: Cough, fatigue, sore throat ‘more common’ in new variant – BBC
[Preprint] Efficacy of Colchicine in Non-Hospitalized Patients with COVID-19
28 Jan, 2021 | 01:49h | UTCEfficacy of Colchicine in Non-Hospitalized Patients with COVID-19 – medRxiv
Commentary on Twitter
The large colchicine RCT for covid is preprint published.
It shows some consistent directional benefit for major outcomeshttps://t.co/gxtyKnMqZ5
Since this is a pill, it's safe, cheap & an early intervention (as tested here, before hospital) these findings are very encouraging pic.twitter.com/uzTSkjftFp— Eric Topol (@EricTopol) January 27, 2021
Duration of culturable SARS-CoV-2 in hospitalized patients with Covid-19
28 Jan, 2021 | 01:47h | UTC
Editorial: Covid-19 controversies: the Tocilizumab chapter
28 Jan, 2021 | 01:46h | UTCCovid-19 controversies: the tocilizumab chapter – The BMJ
Related: Contradicting earlier trials, Tocilizumab did not improve outcomes, with signs of harm, in patients with severe Covid-19 (studies and commentaries)
4 reasons we’re seeing these worrying coronavirus variants now – Covid-19 is evolving. Why now?
28 Jan, 2021 | 01:33h | UTC4 reasons we’re seeing these worrying coronavirus variants now – Vox