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Report: Promoting mask-wearing during the COVID-19 pandemic

28 Aug, 2020 | 08:48h | UTC

Promoting mask-wearing during the COVID-19 pandemic: A policymaker’s guide – Prevent Epidemics

Commentary on Twitter

We've posted a new report on masks – proof that they work and best practices increasing use. An important part of a comprehensive approach to stopping Covid. The more we mask up, the more we can keep deaths down and restart our economy. https://t.co/KG4aCsK4nq

— Dr. Tom Frieden (@DrTomFrieden) August 27, 2020

Meta-analysis: Association of cardiovascular disease and 10 other pre-existing comorbidities with COVID-19 mortality

28 Aug, 2020 | 08:45h | UTC

Association of cardiovascular disease and 10 other pre-existing comorbidities with COVID-19 mortality: A systematic review and meta-analysis – PLOS One

Misconceptions about weather and seasonality must not misguide COVID-19 response

28 Aug, 2020 | 08:39h | UTC

Misconceptions about weather and seasonality must not misguide COVID-19 response – Nature Communications

Delirium and adverse outcomes in hospitalized patients with COVID‐19

28 Aug, 2020 | 08:46h | UTC

Delirium and adverse outcomes in hospitalized patients with COVID‐19 – Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Perspective: We’ve got a Coronavirus vaccine update for you

28 Aug, 2020 | 08:43h | UTC

We’ve Got a Coronavirus Vaccine Update for You – Self

Global Burden of Disease Study: Measuring universal health coverage in 204 countries and territories

28 Aug, 2020 | 08:37h | UTC

Measuring universal health coverage based on an index of effective coverage of health services in 204 countries and territories, 1990–2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019 – The Lancet

Invited commentary: The universal health coverage ambition faces a critical test

Commentary on Twitter

“Measuring universal health coverage based on an index of effective coverage of health services in 204 countries and territories, 1990-2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019” was just published in @TheLancet.

Read online: https://t.co/Vx6Y8LiIYI pic.twitter.com/fmUBNZNmNx

— Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) (@IHME_UW) August 27, 2020

Prevalence, risk factors, and outcomes of hospitalized patients with COVID-19 presenting as acute pancreatitis

28 Aug, 2020 | 08:41h | UTC

Prevalence, risk factors, and outcomes of hospitalized patients with COVID-19 presenting as acute pancreatitis – Gastroenterology

Commentary: Covid-19 can present with pancreatitis – MedicalResearch.com

Guidelines for Perioperative Care in Cytoreductive Surgery with or without hyperthermic IntraPEritoneal chemotherapy (HIPEC): Enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS®) Society Recommendations

28 Aug, 2020 | 08:35h | UTC

Guideline synopsis: Ulcerative colitis in adults

28 Aug, 2020 | 08:38h | UTC

Ulcerative Colitis in Adults – JAMA

Podcast: Update on Ulcerative Colitis—2020

Original Guideline: AGA Clinical Practice Guidelines on the Management of Mild-to-Moderate Ulcerative Colitis – Gastroenterology

[Abstract Only] Randomized trial: For colonoscopy prep, low-volume, same-day dosing appears as effective as split dosing

28 Aug, 2020 | 08:34h | UTC

For colonoscopy prep, low-volume, same-day dosing appears as effective as split dosing – ACP Gastroenterology

Original Article: The Bowel CLEANsing National Initiative: A Low-Volume Same-Day Polyethylene Glycol (PEG) Preparation vs Low-Volume Split-Dose PEG With Bisacodyl or High-Volume Split-Dose PEG Preparations—A Randomized Controlled Trial – The American Journal of Gastroenterology

Dr. Anthony Fauci shares ID insights on COVID-19

27 Aug, 2020 | 09:58h | UTC

Dr. Anthony Fauci Shares ID Insights on COVID-19 – Infectious Diseases Society of America

Commentary: Dr. Fauci Speaks: Takeaways from a discussion on COVID-19

Individuals with obesity and COVID‐19: A global perspective on the epidemiology and biological relationships

27 Aug, 2020 | 09:57h | UTC

Individuals with obesity and COVID‐19: A global perspective on the epidemiology and biological relationships – Obesity Reviews

Commentaries: Obesity increases risk of complications from Covid-19, damages vaccine efficacy, study finds – CNN AND Obesity increases risk of Covid-19 death by 48%, study finds – The Guardian AND Obesity linked with higher risk for COVID-19 complications – University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Systematic Review: Rapid, point‐of‐care antigen and molecular‐based tests for diagnosis of SARS‐CoV‐2 infection

27 Aug, 2020 | 09:55h | UTC

Rapid, point‐of‐care antigen and molecular‐based tests for diagnosis of SARS‐CoV‐2 infection – Cochrane Library

Commentary: Rapid, point-of-care antigen and molecular-based tests for diagnosis of SARS-CoV-2 infection – Cochrane Library

Commentary on Twitter (Thread – Click for more)

We have published our next Cochrane review of Covid-19 tests:

Rapid, point‐of‐care antigen and molecular‐based tests for diagnosis of SARS‐CoV‐2 infection – Dinnes, J – 2020 | Cochrane Library https://t.co/EhD0onSgH0

— Jon Deeks FMedSci (@deeksj) August 26, 2020

Too many COVID-19 patients get unneeded ‘just in case’ antibiotics

27 Aug, 2020 | 10:00h | UTC

Too many COVID-19 patients get unneeded ‘just in case’ antibiotics – University of Michigan

Original Study: Empiric Antibacterial Therapy and Community-onset Bacterial Co-infection in Patients Hospitalized with COVID-19: A Multi-Hospital Cohort Study – Clinical Infectious Diseases

Sex differences in immune responses that underlie COVID-19 disease outcomes

27 Aug, 2020 | 09:53h | UTC

Sex differences in immune responses that underlie COVID-19 disease outcomes – Nature

Commentaries: Sex Differences in COVID-19 Immune Responses Affect Patient Outcomes – Yale News AND Expert reaction to a study looking at sex differences in the immune response to SARS-CoV-2 – Science Media Centre AND Women may mount stronger COVID-19 immune response – MedicalXpress

Viewpoint: The transformational effects of COVID-19 on medical education

27 Aug, 2020 | 09:52h | UTC

The Transformational Effects of COVID-19 on Medical Education – JAMA

Author Interview: The Transformational Effects of COVID-19 on Medical Education

[Abstract Only] Observational study: Therapeutic and prophylactic anticoagulation linked to lower in-hospital mortality in patients with Covid-19

27 Aug, 2020 | 09:51h | UTC

Anticoagulation, Mortality, Bleeding and Pathology Among Patients Hospitalized with COVID-19: A Single Health System Study – Journal of the American College of Cardiology

Commentaries: Study provides more data on blood thinner efficacy for COVID-19 – The Mount Sinai Hospital AND Anticoagulants Associated With Better Survival, Lower Risk of Intubation in COVID-19 Patients

Pandemic debate: Should doctors recommend treatments and vaccines when full data are not publicly available?

27 Aug, 2020 | 09:49h | UTC

Covid-19: Should doctors recommend treatments and vaccines when full data are not publicly available? – The BMJ

Commentary on Twitter

In normal circumstances, insisting on full data transparency and limiting decision making to published data alone is rightly paramount. But what about during a pandemic? https://t.co/pUvM9PK47s

— The BMJ (@bmj_latest) August 26, 2020

[Abstract Only] Randomized trial: Closed-loop control in children with type 1 diabetes

27 Aug, 2020 | 09:45h | UTC

A Randomized Trial of Closed-Loop Control in Children with Type 1 Diabetes – New England Journal of Medicine

Commentary: Artificial pancreas effectively controls type 1 diabetes in children age 6 and up – NIH News Releases

[Abstract Only] Meta-analysis: Mortality in adults with multidrug-resistant tuberculosis and HIV by antiretroviral therapy and tuberculosis drug use

27 Aug, 2020 | 09:43h | UTC

Mortality in adults with multidrug-resistant tuberculosis and HIV by antiretroviral therapy and tuberculosis drug use: an individual patient data meta-analysis – The Lancet

Commentary: Treating HIV And Tuberculosis Simultaneously Could Greatly Boost Patient Survival – Forbes

Commentary on Twitter:

NEW Research—Use of ART and more effective anti-tuberculosis drugs is associated with lower odds of death among HIV-positive patients with multidrug-resistant tuberculosis: finding from an individual patient data meta-analysis https://t.co/t3ZlxcaSQC pic.twitter.com/t8z9EWqyPU

— The Lancet (@TheLancet) August 11, 2020