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Meta-analysis: The Safety and Efficacy of Aspirin Discontinuation on a Background of a P2Y12 Inhibitor in Patients after Percutaneous Coronary Intervention
6 Jul, 2020 | 08:27h | UTCCommentaries: Short DAPT Reduces Bleeding With No Increase in MACE: Meta-analysis – TCTMD AND Discontinuing Aspirin on Background of P2Y12 Inhibitor After PCI – American College of Cardiology
Mon July 06 – 10 Stories of The Day!
6 Jul, 2020 | 09:05h | UTC
Commentary: WHO says trials show malaria and HIV drugs don’t cut Covid-19 hospital deaths – The Guardian
3 – Study Publications Must Be Up-To-Date in Covid Time – Absolutely Maybe Blog, by Hilda Bastian
Study 1 – lopinavir-ritonavir: No clinical benefit from use of lopinavir-ritonavir in hospitalised COVID-19 patients studied in RECOVERY
Study 2 – dexamethasone: Low-cost dexamethasone reduces death by up to one third in hospitalised patients with severe respiratory complications of COVID-19 – Recovery Trial AND Effect of Dexamethasone in Hospitalized Patients with COVID-19: Preliminary Report – medRxiv
Study 3 – hydroxychloroquine: No clinical benefit from use of hydroxychloroquine in hospitalised patients with COVID-19
5 – 239 Experts With 1 Big Claim: The Coronavirus Is Airborne – The New York Times
“… in an open letter to the W.H.O., 239 scientists in 32 countries have outlined the evidence showing that smaller particles can infect people, and are calling for the agency to revise its recommendations. The researchers plan to publish their letter in a scientific journal next week.”
Related: Widespread Use Of Face Masks Could Save Tens Of Thousands Of Lives, Models Project – NPR
Editorial: Reopening Colleges and Universities During the COVID-19 Pandemic
8 – Convalescent Plasma for COVID-19. A randomized clinical trial – medRxiv
9 – Six months of pandemic photography – Science
10 –COVID-19 Updates / 06 July 2020 Edition
06 July 2020 Edition – COVID-19/SARS-CoV-2 Latest Articles, Guidelines, News & Perspectives (several free resources)
Video: Coronavirus Update with Anthony Fauci
3 Jul, 2020 | 08:48h | UTCCoronavirus Update With Anthony Fauci – JAMA
Selected Articles: COVID-19 in Surgical Patients
3 Jul, 2020 | 08:46h | UTCArticle 1: Managing COVID-19 in Surgical Systems – Annals of Surgery
Article 3: COVID-19 – Considerations and Implications for Surgical Learners – Annals of Surgery
Article 5: A Guide for Surgical and Procedural Recovery After the First Surge of Covid-19 – NEJM Catalyst
Covid-19: Viral Loads in Upper Respiratory Specimens Peak by 2-3 Days from Symptom Onset and Decrease Rapidly Thereafter
3 Jul, 2020 | 08:40h | UTC
Related Commentary on Twitter
Distribution of Transmission Potential during Non-Severe COVID-19 Illness https://t.co/w5lfg50ZXj. Elegant study from @ClevelandClinic suggesting in non-severe COVID-19, viral loads in upper resp specimens peak by 2-3 days from symptom onset and decrease rapidly thereafter.
— Carlos del Rio (@CarlosdelRio7) July 2, 2020
Review: Neurological Associations of COVID-19
3 Jul, 2020 | 08:38h | UTCNeurological associations of COVID-19 – The Lancet Neurology
Risk of Ischemic Stroke in Patients with COVID-19 vs. Patients with Influenza
3 Jul, 2020 | 08:37h | UTCCommentaries: Stroke appears 8 times more likely with COVID than with flu – MedicalXpress AND Comparing COVID-19’s stroke rate with those of other respiratory infections – Cardiovascular Business
Study Supports Link Between COVID-19 and ‘COVID Toes’
3 Jul, 2020 | 08:34h | UTCNews Release: Study supports link between COVID-19 and ‘COVID Toes’ – Wiley
CDC Survey: Most Patients with Covid-19 Don’t Know Who Infected Them
3 Jul, 2020 | 08:35h | UTCCommentaries: Most COVID-19 patients don’t know who infected them, CDC survey finds – USA Today AND Despite Lockdowns Many Americans Likely Contracted Coronavirus From Strangers – Medical Daily AND Many Americans with COVID-19 don’t know how they got infected, survey suggests – Live Sciences
Systematic Review: Effect of Alcohol on Blood Pressure
3 Jul, 2020 | 08:30h | UTCEffect of alcohol on blood pressure – Cochrane Library
Summary: Alcohol has a biphasic effect on blood pressure and increases heart rate – Cochrane Library
Apgar Score and Risk of Neonatal Death among Preterm Infants
3 Jul, 2020 | 08:32h | UTCApgar Score and Risk of Neonatal Death among Preterm Infants – New England Journal of Medicine
Commentaries: Apgar score effective in assessing health of preterm infants – Karolinska Institutet AND Apgar scores provide prognostic information for survival of preterm infants – 2 Minute Medicine AND Decreasing Apgar Scores Ups Risk of Neonatal Mortality in Preterm Infants – Physician’s Weekly
Lactose Intolerance: A Concise Review to Skim the Surface
3 Jul, 2020 | 08:29h | UTCLactose Intolerance: A Concise Review to Skim the Surface – Mayo Clinic Proceedings
Opinion: Limited Evidence for the Health Effects and Safety of Intermittent Fasting Among Patients with Type 2 Diabetes
3 Jul, 2020 | 08:27h | UTCAuthor Interview: Limited Evidence for the Health Effects and Safety of Intermittent Fasting in Type 2 Diabetes
Opinion: Covid-19 Pandemic—An Opportunity to Reduce and Eliminate Low-Value Practices in Oncology?
3 Jul, 2020 | 08:26h | UTCCovid-19 Pandemic—An Opportunity to Reduce and Eliminate Low-Value Practices in Oncology? – JAMA Oncology (free for a limited period)
Contemporary Management of Acute Ischemic Stroke Across the Continuum: From TeleStroke to Intra-Arterial Management
3 Jul, 2020 | 08:28h | UTC
Cohort Study: Recommended Physical Activity and All Cause and Cause Specific Mortality
3 Jul, 2020 | 08:24h | UTC
Fri July 03 – 10 Stories of The Day!
3 Jul, 2020 | 08:49h | UTC
1 – Coronavirus Update With Anthony Fauci – JAMA
2 – Selected Articles: COVID-19 in Surgical Patients
Article 1: Managing COVID-19 in Surgical Systems – Annals of Surgery
Article 3: COVID-19 – Considerations and Implications for Surgical Learners – Annals of Surgery
Article 5: A Guide for Surgical and Procedural Recovery After the First Surge of Covid-19 – NEJM Catalyst
4 – Neurological associations of COVID-19 – The Lancet Neurology
Commentaries: Stroke appears 8 times more likely with COVID than with flu – MedicalXpress AND Comparing COVID-19’s stroke rate with those of other respiratory infections – Cardiovascular Business
Commentaries: Most COVID-19 patients don’t know who infected them, CDC survey finds – USA Today AND Despite Lockdowns Many Americans Likely Contracted Coronavirus From Strangers – Medical Daily AND Many Americans with COVID-19 don’t know how they got infected, survey suggests – Live Sciences
News Release: Study supports link between COVID-19 and ‘COVID Toes’ – Wiley
8 – Apgar Score and Risk of Neonatal Death among Preterm Infants – New England Journal of Medicine
Commentaries: Apgar score effective in assessing health of preterm infants – Karolinska Institutet AND Apgar scores provide prognostic information for survival of preterm infants – 2 Minute Medicine AND Decreasing Apgar Scores Ups Risk of Neonatal Mortality in Preterm Infants – Physician’s Weekly
9 – Effect of alcohol on blood pressure – Cochrane Library
Summary: Alcohol has a biphasic effect on blood pressure and increases heart rate – Cochrane Library
10 –COVID-19 Updates / 03 July 2020 Edition
03 July 2020 Edition – COVID-19/SARS-CoV-2 Latest Articles, Guidelines, News & Perspectives (several free resources)
Estimation of Excess Deaths From COVID-19 in the United States
2 Jul, 2020 | 08:53h | UTCExcess Deaths From COVID-19 and Other Causes, March-April 2020 – JAMA
Editorial: Mortality and Morbidity: The Measure of a Pandemic
Author Interview: Estimation of Excess Deaths From COVID-19 in the United States
Commentaries: About 30% of COVID deaths may not be classified as such – CIDRAP AND Study: 35 percent of excess deaths in pandemic’s early months tied to causes other than COVID-19 – Virginia Commonwealth University
Meta-Analysis: Diagnostic Accuracy of Serological Tests for Covid-19
2 Jul, 2020 | 08:54h | UTCDiagnostic accuracy of serological tests for covid-19: systematic review and meta-analysis – The BMJ
Related Commentary on Twitter
New: A systematic review and meta-analysis assessment of #SARSCov2 antibody testing: "does not support the continued use of existing point-of-care serological tests"@BMJ_latest https://t.co/HVzpsygUOV pic.twitter.com/Q1MLWZNlg8
— Eric Topol (@EricTopol) July 1, 2020
Accelerating Development of SARS-CoV-2 Vaccines — The Role for Controlled Human Infection Models
2 Jul, 2020 | 08:49h | UTCRelated: Challenge Trials—Could Deliberate Coronavirus Exposure Hasten Vaccine Development? – JAMA AND Opinion: Ethical Guidelines for Deliberately Infecting Volunteers with COVID-19 to Speed Vaccine Development (commentaries on the subject) AND Feasibility, potential value and limitations of establishing a closely monitored challenge model of experimental COVID-19 infection and illness in healthy young adult volunteers – World Health Organization (draft document for public comments) AND Human Challenge Studies to Accelerate Coronavirus Vaccine Licensure – The Journal of Infectious Diseases AND Ethics of controlled human infection to address COVID-19 – Science AND Extraordinary diseases require extraordinary solutions – Vaccine
Meta-Analysis: The Prevalence of Symptoms in 24,410 Adults Infected by the Novel Coronavirus
2 Jul, 2020 | 08:51h | UTC
Visualizing the Effectiveness of Face Masks in Obstructing Respiratory Jets
2 Jul, 2020 | 08:47h | UTCVisualizing the effectiveness of face masks in obstructing respiratory jets – Physics of Fluids
Commentaries: New Paper Shows Why Face Masks Are Essential In Curbing Covid-19 – Forbes AND Face Mask Construction, Materials Matter for Containing Coughing, Sneezing Droplets – American Institute of Physics
Review: COVID-19 and the Cardiovascular System
2 Jul, 2020 | 08:52h | UTC
Opinion: The Moral Imperative to Include Pregnant Women in Clinical Trials of Interventions for COVID-19
2 Jul, 2020 | 08:46h | UTC
Evidence Does Not Support Vitamin D for Reducing Respiratory Infections, Reviews Conclude
2 Jul, 2020 | 08:42h | UTCEvidence does not support vitamin D for reducing respiratory infections, reviews conclude – The BMJ