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Comparison of estimated excess deaths in New York City during the COVID-19 and 1918 Influenza pandemics

14 Aug, 2020 | 01:14h | UTC

Comparison of Estimated Excess Deaths in New York City During the COVID-19 and 1918 Influenza Pandemics – JAMA Network Open

Commentary: COVID-19 deaths in NYC ‘comparable’ to 1918-1919 flu pandemic – UPI

 

CDC Study: Covid-19 pandemic linked to worse mental health outcomes, increased substance use, and elevated suicidal ideation

14 Aug, 2020 | 01:14h | UTC

Mental Health, Substance Use, and Suicidal Ideation During the COVID-19 Pandemic — United States, June 24–30, 2020 – CDC Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report

Commentary: CDC study sheds new light on mental health crisis linked to coronavirus pandemic – CNN

Related: Drug overdoses were increasing before Covid-19. The pandemic made things worse – Vox

 

Randomized trial: Effect of mammographic screening from age 40 years on breast cancer mortality

14 Aug, 2020 | 01:09h | UTC

Effect of mammographic screening from age 40 years on breast cancer mortality (UK Age trial): final results of a randomised, controlled trial – The Lancet Oncology

Commentaries: Study revives debate over breast cancer screening age – The Guardian AND Expert reaction to study looking at breast screening women in their 40s and cancer deaths – Science Media Centre AND Final results of the UK Age trial on breast cancer screening age – The Lancet Oncology

 

[Abstract Only] Randomized trial: Compression therapy to prevent recurrent cellulitis of the leg

14 Aug, 2020 | 01:08h | UTC

Compression Therapy to Prevent Recurrent Cellulitis of the Leg – New England Journal of Medicine

Commentaries: Benefit Seen With Compression Therapy to Prevent Recurrent Cellulitis – Physician’s Weekly AND NEJM: Compression Therapy Prevention of Recurrent Cellulitis Without Antibiotics – MedicalResearch.com

 

Systematic review: The use of erythropoietin plus iron to correct anemia before surgery to reduce the risk of blood transfusion

14 Aug, 2020 | 01:04h | UTC

Erythropoietin plus iron versus control treatment including placebo or iron for preoperative anaemic adults undergoing non‐cardiac surgery – Cochrane Library

Summary: The use of erythropoietin plus iron to correct anaemia before surgery to reduce the risk of blood transfusion – Cochrane Library

 

UNICEF/WHO Report: 2 in 5 schools around the world lacked basic handwashing facilities prior to COVID-19

14 Aug, 2020 | 01:11h | UTC

2 in 5 schools around the world lacked basic handwashing facilities prior to COVID-19 pandemic — UNICEF, WHO

Report: Progress on drinking-water, sanitation and hygiene in schools – World Health Organization

Report Highlights: Progress on drinking-water, sanitation and hygiene in schools – World Health Organization

 

[Abstract Only] Randomized trial: Liberal vs. restrictive transfusion thresholds in extremely low-birth-weight infants

14 Aug, 2020 | 01:06h | UTC

Effects of Liberal vs Restrictive Transfusion Thresholds on Survival and Neurocognitive Outcomes in Extremely Low-Birth-Weight Infants: The ETTNO Randomized Clinical Trial – JAMA

Commentary: When should we transfuse preterm babies, and why? – Neonatal Research

 

Commentary on Twitter

 

[Abstract Only] Randomized trial: Intravenous lidocaine for the prevention of postoperative catheter-related bladder discomfort in male patients undergoing transurethral resection of bladder tumors

14 Aug, 2020 | 01:03h | UTC

Intravenous Lidocaine for the Prevention of Postoperative Catheter-Related Bladder Discomfort in Male Patients Undergoing Transurethral Resection of Bladder Tumors: A Randomized, Double-Blind, Controlled Trial – Anesthesia & Analgesia

 

Commentary on Twitter

 

ESGE Position Statement: Diagnosis and management of iatrogenic endoscopic perforations

14 Aug, 2020 | 01:00h | UTC

Diagnosis and management of iatrogenic endoscopic perforations: European Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ESGE) Position Statement – Update 2020 – Endoscopy

 

Review: Investigation and management of erythrocytosis

14 Aug, 2020 | 01:02h | UTC

Investigation and management of erythrocytosis – Canadian Medical Association Journal

 

Randomized trial: AVIFAVIR for Treatment of Patients with Moderate COVID-19

13 Aug, 2020 | 00:28h | UTC

AVIFAVIR for Treatment of Patients with Moderate COVID-19: Interim Results of a Phase II/III Multicenter Randomized Clinical Trial – Clinical Infectious Diseases

 

Commentary on Twitter

 

Fri August 14 – 10 Stories of The Day!

14 Aug, 2020 | 00:01h | UTC

 

1 – Methylprednisolone as Adjunctive Therapy for Patients Hospitalized With COVID-19 (Metcovid): A Randomised, Double-Blind, Phase IIb, Placebo-Controlled Trial – Clinical Infectious Diseases

Related Study: Dexamethasone in Hospitalized Patients with Covid-19 — Preliminary Report – New England Journal of Medicine

 

2 – There’s ‘No Evidence’ Of Foodborne Transmission Of COVID-19, Says WHO – Health Policy Watch

Related: You Probably Won’t Catch the Coronavirus From Frozen Food – The New York Times

 

3 – Fauci Says Coronavirus Temperature Checks ‘Notoriously Inaccurate’ – Forbes

Related: Paging Dr. Hamblin: Everyone Wants to Check My Temperature – The Atlantic

 

4 – Effect of an Inactivated Vaccine Against SARS-CoV-2 on Safety and Immunogenicity Outcomes: Interim Analysis of 2 Randomized Clinical Trials – JAMA

 

5 – These Covid-19 vaccine candidates could change the way we make vaccines — if they work – Vox

 

6 – Effect of Convalescent Plasma on Mortality among Hospitalized Patients with COVID-19: Initial Three-Month Experience – medRxiv

Commentary: Large study suggests convalescent plasma can help treat Covid-19, but experts have doubts – STAT

 

7 – Contact Settings and Risk for Transmission in 3410 Close Contacts of Patients With COVID-19 in Guangzhou, China: A Prospective Cohort Study – Annals of Internal Medicine

 

8 – Coagulopathy in COVID-19: Manifestations and management – Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine

 

9 – Development and validation of a model for individualized prediction of hospitalization risk in 4,536 patients with COVID-19 – PLOS One

Commentary: New prediction model can forecast personalized risk for COVID-19-related hospitalization – MedicalXpress

Online risk calculator: Predict Hospitalization Risk for COVID-19 Positive

 

10 –COVID-19 Updates / 14 August 2020 Edition

14 August 2020 Edition – COVID-19/SARS-CoV-2 Latest Articles, Guidelines, News & Perspectives (several free resources)

 

Russia’s rapid COVID-19 vaccine approval draws intense criticism from some – and offers to collaborate from others

13 Aug, 2020 | 00:25h | UTC

Russia’s Rapid COVID-19 Vaccine Approval Draws Intense Criticism From Some – And Offers To Collaborate From Others – Health Policy Watch

 

ECMO for patients with COVID-19 in severe respiratory failure

13 Aug, 2020 | 00:23h | UTC

Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation for Patients With COVID-19 in Severe Respiratory Failure – JAMA Surgery

 

Meta-analysis: Laboratory features of severe vs. non-severe COVID-19 patients

13 Aug, 2020 | 00:26h | UTC

Laboratory features of severe vs. non-severe COVID-19 patients in Asian populations: a systematic review and meta-analysis – European Journal of Medical Research

 

Association between youth smoking, electronic cigarette use, and Coronavirus Disease 2019

13 Aug, 2020 | 00:16h | UTC

Association Between Youth Smoking, Electronic Cigarette Use, and Coronavirus Disease 2019 – Journal of Adolescent Health

Commentary: Vaping linked to COVID-19 risk in teens and young adults, study finds – Stanford Medicine

 

Perspective: Digital public health and COVID-19

13 Aug, 2020 | 00:19h | UTC

Digital public health and COVID-19 – The Lancet Public Health

 

[Preprint] Viable SARS-CoV-2 in the air of a hospital room with COVID-19 patients

13 Aug, 2020 | 00:18h | UTC

Viable SARS-CoV-2 in the air of a hospital room with COVID-19 patients – medRxiv

Commentaries: Viable SARS-CoV-2 aerosols detected in a hospital room with COVID-19 patients – News Medical AND ‘A Smoking Gun’: Infectious Coronavirus Retrieved From Hospital Air – The New York Times

 

Diagnostic performance of Chest CT for SARS-CoV-2 infection in individuals with or without COVID-19 symptoms

13 Aug, 2020 | 00:22h | UTC

Diagnostic Performance of Chest CT for SARS-CoV-2 Infection in Individuals with or without COVID-19 Symptoms – Radiology

 

The pandemic appears to have spared Africa so far. Scientists are struggling to explain why

13 Aug, 2020 | 00:15h | UTC

The pandemic appears to have spared Africa so far. Scientists are struggling to explain why – Science

 

Pseudotumor cerebri syndrome associated with MIS-C/Covid-19: a case report

13 Aug, 2020 | 00:06h | UTC

Pseudotumor cerebri syndrome associated with MIS-C: a case report – The Lancet

 

Commentary on Twitter

 

Long after the fire of a Covid-19 infection, mental and neurological effects can still smolder

13 Aug, 2020 | 00:14h | UTC

Long after the fire of a Covid-19 infection, mental and neurological effects can still smolder – STAT

 

Active monitoring, radical prostatectomy and radical radiotherapy in PSA-detected clinically localised prostate cancer: the ProtecT three-arm RCT

13 Aug, 2020 | 00:02h | UTC

Active monitoring, radical prostatectomy and radical radiotherapy in PSA-detected clinically localised prostate cancer: the ProtecT three-arm RCT – Health Technology Assessment

 

Pictorial essay: Neurological emergencies associated with COVID-19: stroke and beyond

13 Aug, 2020 | 00:07h | UTC

Neurological emergencies associated with COVID-19: stroke and beyond – Emergency Radiology

 

Impact of hearing loss and universal face masking in the COVID-19 era

13 Aug, 2020 | 00:04h | UTC

Impact of Hearing Loss and Universal Face Masking in the COVID-19 Era – Mayo Clinic Proceedings

Related: Face masks can be devastating for people with hearing loss – The BMJ AND Covid-19: The communication needs of D/deaf healthcare workers and patients are being forgotten – The BMJ Opinion AND D/deafness and solidarity in the covid-19 pandemic – The BMJ Opinion

 

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