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Investigating whether blood type is linked to COVID-19 risk
17 Sep, 2020 | 09:26h | UTCInvestigating Whether Blood Type Is Linked to COVID-19 Risk – JAMA
Commentary on Twitter
Researchers find no relationship between blood type and severe #COVID19, despite early studies suggesting possible higher risk for those with type A. “The basic science on this is extremely weak.” https://t.co/tYreg896DK
— JAMA (@JAMA_current) September 17, 2020
Estimating risk ratios and risk differences: Alternatives to odds ratios
17 Sep, 2020 | 09:25h | UTCEstimating Risk Ratios and Risk Differences: Alternatives to Odds Ratios – JAMA (free for a limited period)
Commentary on Twitter
Why Risk Ratios and Risk Differences are better than odds ratios https://t.co/zGOKAMQDHI via @JAMA_current part of @JAMANetwork
— Ed Livingston (@ehlJAMA) September 16, 2020
Randomized trial: Opportunistic screening vs. usual care for detection of atrial fibrillation in primary care
17 Sep, 2020 | 09:21h | UTC
Commentary on Twitter
Opportunistic screening for atrial fibrillation in primary care patients, aged 65 and over, did not increase the detection rate of atrial fibrillation, finds this cluster randomised controlled trialhttps://t.co/PnjTZO9IKC
— The BMJ (@bmj_latest) September 16, 2020
[Abstract Only] Two-year, randomized, controlled trial of belimumab in lupus nephritis
17 Sep, 2020 | 09:20h | UTCTwo-Year, Randomized, Controlled Trial of Belimumab in Lupus Nephritis – New England Journal of Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Gates Foundation COVID-19 Report: A Global Perspective
16 Sep, 2020 | 09:19h | UTC2020 Goalkeepers Report – Covid-19: A Global Perspective – Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Commentaries: 25 years wiped out in 25 weeks: Pandemic sets the world back decades – Politico AND New report says Covid-19 pandemic has caused historic setbacks in global health – STAT AND The COVID-19 Pandemic Has Erased Decades of Progress on Childhood Vaccination – TIME
Gates Foundation report:
— Vaccination coverage is dropping to 1990s-era levels
— Nearly 37M more people globally are now living on less than $1.90 per day
Gates: “We’ve been set back about 25 years in about 25 weeks.”
Shocking stuff from @carmenpaun.https://t.co/FPDzCxqDhw
— Dan Diamond (@ddiamond) September 15, 2020
WHO: Considerations for school-related public health measures in the context of COVID-19
16 Sep, 2020 | 09:20h | UTCQ&A: Schools and COVID-19
Commentary: WHO, partners: Safe school reopening top priority – CIDRAP
Lifelong aspirin for all in the secondary prevention of chronic coronary syndrome: Still sacrosanct or is reappraisal warranted?
17 Sep, 2020 | 09:19h | UTCLifelong Aspirin for All in the Secondary Prevention of Chronic Coronary Syndrome: Still Sacrosanct or is Reappraisal Warranted? – Circulation (free for a limited period)
Just how do deaths due to COVID-19 stack up?
16 Sep, 2020 | 09:11h | UTCJust How Do Deaths Due to COVID-19 Stack Up? – Think Global Health
Multisystem effects of COVID-19: A concise review for practitioners
16 Sep, 2020 | 09:14h | UTCMultisystem effects of COVID-19: A concise review for practitioners – Postgraduate Medicine
Open letter calls on cardiovascular societies to discourage cardiac magnetic resonance after mild COVID-19
16 Sep, 2020 | 09:09h | UTCOpen Letter Calls on CV Societies to Discourage CMR After Mild COVID-19 – TCTMD
COVID-19: Guidance on palliative care from a European Respiratory Society international task force
16 Sep, 2020 | 09:16h | UTC
CDC study: SARS-CoV-2–associated deaths among persons under age 21 in the US
16 Sep, 2020 | 09:07h | UTCCommentary: CDC study: Covid-19 complications killed 121 Americans under age 21 through July – STAT AND Death from COVID-19 very rare for Americans 21 and under, report says – MedicalXpress
Universal screening for SARS‐CoV‐2 infection: A rapid review
16 Sep, 2020 | 09:01h | UTCUniversal screening for SARS‐CoV‐2 infection: a rapid review – Cochrane Library
Commentary: Cochrane Rapid Review investigates the effectiveness of screening for COVID-19 – Cochrane Library
Perspective: Up is down — pharmaceutical industry caution vs. federal acceleration of Covid-19 vaccine approval
16 Sep, 2020 | 09:06h | UTC
Stillbirth rate rises dramatically during pandemic
16 Sep, 2020 | 09:03h | UTCStillbirth rate rises dramatically during pandemic – Nature
Months after recovery, COVID-19 survivors often have persistent lung trouble
16 Sep, 2020 | 09:04h | UTCMonths After Recovery, COVID-19 Survivors Often Have Persistent Lung Trouble – NIH Director’s Blog
Lancet COVID-19 Commission Statement on the occasion of the 75th session of the UN General Assembly
16 Sep, 2020 | 08:59h | UTC
Commentary on Twitter
For the opening of #UN75, a statement from @TheLancet #COVID19 Commission lays out views and recommendations regarding current key issues related to the worldwide COVID-19 pandemic & summarises ten priority actions of the Commission https://t.co/qsLdHLWDbQ @CSD_Columbia @UNSDSN pic.twitter.com/F19k6NpBpO
— The Lancet (@TheLancet) September 14, 2020
The false dichotomies of COVID-19
16 Sep, 2020 | 08:57h | UTCThe False Dichotomies Of COVID-19 – Medium
Commentary on Twitter
I wrote about the false dichotomies of COVID-19, and how answers are rarely as simple as a choice between two optionshttps://t.co/QbCgtxA2Kw
— Health Nerd (@GidMK) September 14, 2020
UK tests if COVID-19 vaccines might work better inhaled
16 Sep, 2020 | 08:56h | UTCUK tests if COVID-19 vaccines might work better inhaled – Associated Press
Coronavirus: Monoclonal antibodies to begin UK trial
16 Sep, 2020 | 08:53h | UTCCoronavirus: Monoclonal antibodies to begin UK trial – BBC
See also: Covid-19: RECOVERY trial will evaluate “antiviral antibody cocktail” – The BMJ
Sweden records its fewest daily Covid-19 cases since March
16 Sep, 2020 | 08:52h | UTCSweden records its fewest daily Covid-19 cases since March – The Guardian
[Abstract Only] Randomized trial: Preoperative radiotherapy plus surgery vs. surgery alone for patients with primary retroperitoneal sarcoma
16 Sep, 2020 | 08:46h | UTCPreoperative radiotherapy plus surgery versus surgery alone for patients with primary retroperitoneal sarcoma (EORTC-62092: STRASS): a multicentre, open-label, randomised, phase 3 trial – The Lancet Oncology (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
AHA Scientific Statement: Drug-induced arrhythmias
16 Sep, 2020 | 08:50h | UTCDrug-Induced Arrhythmias: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association – Circulation
Commentary: Drug Proarrhythmia
Top Things to Know: Drug-Induced Arrhythmias
News Release: Identifying, preventing and managing heart rhythm side effects of medicines
The lasting misery of coronavirus long-haulers
15 Sep, 2020 | 09:05h | UTCThe lasting misery of coronavirus long-haulers – Nature
Systematic review: Interventions for American cutaneous and mucocutaneous leishmaniasis
16 Sep, 2020 | 08:47h | UTCInterventions for American cutaneous and mucocutaneous leishmaniasis – Cochrane Library
Commentary on Twitter
Interventions for American cutaneous and mucocutaneous leishmaniasis https://t.co/3DFXrAUOEc Updated systematic review includes 75 studies with 6533 randomised participants. #ACML is a disfiguring disease caused by parasites, transmitted to humans by sandflies. @CochraneMoss
— The Cochrane Library (@CochraneLibrary) September 15, 2020