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[Abstract Only] Meta-Analysis: The Prognostic Value of Syncope on Mortality in Patients with Pulmonary Embolism
1 Jul, 2020 | 07:31h | UTCCommentary: Does Syncope in PE Mean Increased Mortality? – Journal Feed
Press Release: No Clinical Benefit from Use of Lopinavir-ritonavir in Hospitalized COVID-19 Patients
30 Jun, 2020 | 08:08h | UTC
[Abstract Only] Meta-analysis: Comparative Effectiveness of Glucose-Lowering Drugs for Type 2 Diabetes
1 Jul, 2020 | 07:28h | UTCComparative Effectiveness of Glucose-Lowering Drugs for Type 2 Diabetes: A Systematic Review and Network Meta-analysis – Annals of Internal Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Meta-Analysis Aims to Compare Antidiabetic Medications in T2D Population – AJMC AND Metformin-based therapy should be first-line treatment for patients with type 2 diabetes at low cardiovascular risk – American College of Physicians
Study: Association Between Age and Complications After Outpatient Colonoscopy
1 Jul, 2020 | 07:29h | UTCAssociation Between Age and Complications After Outpatient Colonoscopy – JAMA Network Open
Commentaries: Older adults have greater risk for complications after colonoscopy, study finds – ACP Internist AND Colonoscopy Over Age 75—Consider Comorbities – Physician’s Weekly
[Preprint] Immunity to COVID-19 is Probably Higher than Tests Have Shown
30 Jun, 2020 | 08:04h | UTCImmunity to COVID-19 is probably higher than tests have shown – Karolinska Institutet
Original Study: Robust T cell immunity in convalescent individuals with asymptomatic or mild COVID-19 – bioRxiv
Wed July 01 – 10 Stories of The Day!
1 Jul, 2020 | 08:00h | UTC
1 – Editorial: Is a “Cytokine Storm” Relevant to COVID-19? – JAMA Internal Medicine
2 – Editorial: Will COVID-19 be evidence-based medicine’s nemesis? – PLOS Medicine
“In the current fast-moving pandemic, where the cost of inaction is counted in the grim mortality figures announced daily, implementing new policy interventions in the absence of randomized trial evidence has become both a scientific and moral imperative.”
Original Study: Suppression of a SARS-CoV-2 outbreak in the Italian municipality of Vo’ – Nature
4 – The line is forming for a COVID-19 vaccine. Who should be at the front? – Science
Commentary: Silent Hypoxemia from COVID-19 Explained – Journal Feed
7 – COVID-19 Planning Considerations: Guidance for School Re-entry – American Academy of Pediatrics
Commentaries: U.S. Pediatricians Call For In-Person School This Fall – NPR AND Academic, mental and physical benefits of in-person school outweigh virus risks, pediatrics group says – CNN AND Why a Pediatric Group Is Pushing to Reopen Schools This Fall – The New York Times
8 – Twin epidemics of covid-19 and non-communicable disease – The BMJ
9 – Swine flu strain with human pandemic potential increasingly found in pigs in China – Science
See also: ‘Pandemic potential’: New flu virus is found in Chinese pigs – World Economic Forum AND New Swine Flu Virus In China Has ‘Pandemic Potential,’ Here Are 7 Reasons Why – Forbes AND A new swine-flu strain with ‘pandemic potential’ was just found circulating in Chinese pigs – Business Insider
10 –COVID-19 Updates / 01 July 2020 Edition
01 July 2020 Edition – COVID-19/SARS-CoV-2 Latest Articles, Guidelines, News & Perspectives (several free resources)
Studies: Childhood Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome — A New Challenge in the Pandemic
30 Jun, 2020 | 07:57h | UTCStudy 1: Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in U.S. Children and Adolescents – New England Journal of Medicine
Study 2: Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children in New York State – New England Journal of Medicine
Commentaries: Worrisome details noted in kids with COVID inflammatory syndrome – CIDRAP AND Researchers report nearly 300 cases of inflammatory syndrome tied to Covid-19 in kids – STAT
Opinion – Coronavirus: Could it be Burning out After 20% of a Population is Infected?
30 Jun, 2020 | 08:00h | UTCCoronavirus: could it be burning out after 20% of a population is infected? – The Conversation
Opinion: Why N95 Should Be the Standard for All COVID-19 Inpatient Care
30 Jun, 2020 | 07:54h | UTCWhy N95 Should Be the Standard for All COVID-19 Inpatient Care – Annals of Internal Medicine
NICE Evidence Summary: Vitamin D Not Indicated to Prevent or Treat COVID-19
30 Jun, 2020 | 07:56h | UTC
PAHO: Existing Evidence on Ivermectin is Insufficient to Draw a Conclusion on Benefits and Harms
30 Jun, 2020 | 07:51h | UTC
Updated CDC Guidance: Considerations for Wearing Cloth Face Coverings
30 Jun, 2020 | 07:50h | UTCConsiderations for Wearing Cloth Face Coverings – Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Worldwide Effect of COVID-19 on Physical Activity: A Descriptive Study
30 Jun, 2020 | 07:53h | UTCWorldwide Effect of COVID-19 on Physical Activity: A Descriptive Study – Annals of Internal Medicine
Video: Coronavirus Q&A: Update From the CDC
30 Jun, 2020 | 07:47h | UTCCoronavirus Q&A: Update From the CDC: Anne Schuchat – JAMA
Covid-19: The Shape of Epidemics
30 Jun, 2020 | 07:45h | UTCThe Shape of Epidemics – Boston Review
Opinion: Cognitive Bias and Public Health Policy During the COVID-19 Pandemic
30 Jun, 2020 | 07:48h | UTCCognitive Bias and Public Health Policy During the COVID-19 Pandemic – JAMA
Video: Coronavirus in Brazil – Report from The Front Lines
30 Jun, 2020 | 07:46h | UTCCoronavirus in Brazil – Report from The Front Lines – JAMA
Hydroxyurea Dose Escalation for Sickle Cell Anemia in Sub-Saharan Africa
30 Jun, 2020 | 07:41h | UTCCommentary: Researchers discover improved treatment for children with sickle cell anemia – Indiana University
Graphics: Covid-19 Pace of Death
30 Jun, 2020 | 07:44h | UTCThe pace of death – Reuters Graphics
Review: Serious Harms with Long-term PPI Use in Older Adults
30 Jun, 2020 | 07:40h | UTCSerious harms with long-term PPI use in older adults – Therapeutics Initiative
Analysis: Health Effects of Vitamin and Mineral Supplements
30 Jun, 2020 | 07:43h | UTCHealth effects of vitamin and mineral supplements – The BMJ
“Randomized trial evidence does not support use of vitamin, mineral, and fish oil supplements to reduce the risk of non-communicable diseases”.
Tue June 30 – 10 Stories of The Day!
30 Jun, 2020 | 08:12h | UTC
2 – Immunity to COVID-19 is probably higher than tests have shown – Karolinska Institutet
Original Study: Robust T cell immunity in convalescent individuals with asymptomatic or mild COVID-19 – bioRxiv
3 – Coronavirus: could it be burning out after 20% of a population is infected? – The Conversation
4 – Studies: Childhood Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome — A New Challenge in the Pandemic
Study 1: Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in U.S. Children and Adolescents – New England Journal of Medicine
Study 2: Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children in New York State – New England Journal of Medicine
Commentaries: Worrisome details noted in kids with COVID inflammatory syndrome – CIDRAP AND Researchers report nearly 300 cases of inflammatory syndrome tied to Covid-19 in kids – STAT
6 – Why N95 Should Be the Standard for All COVID-19 Inpatient Care – Annals of Internal Medicine
9 – Considerations for Wearing Cloth Face Coverings – Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
10 –COVID-19 Updates / 30 June 2020 Edition
30 June 2020 Edition – COVID-19/SARS-CoV-2 Latest Articles, Guidelines, News & Perspectives (several free resources)
Consensus Guideline: Pediatric Airway Management in COVID-19 Patients
29 Jun, 2020 | 09:17h | UTC
Recommendations for Hospital-Based Physical Therapists Managing Patients With COVID-19
29 Jun, 2020 | 09:16h | UTC
Opinion: Solve the “Medicine by Press Release” Problem with Registered Reports
29 Jun, 2020 | 09:06h | UTCSolve the “medicine by press release” problem with registered reports – Medium
Related: Science by press release: When the story gets ahead of the science – CNN