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USPSTF Statement: Screening for Unhealthy Drug Use
15 Jun, 2020 | 03:18h | UTCScreening for Unhealthy Drug Use: US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement – JAMA
Editorials: The Perils of Screening for Unhealthy Drug Use Are a Call to Action for the Mental Health Workforce – JAMA Internal Medicine AND Screening for Drug Use in Primary Care: Practical Implications of the New USPSTF Recommendation – JAMA Internal Medicine
JAMA Patient Page: Screening for Unhealthy Drug Use in Adults and Adolescents
Evidence Report: Screening for Unhealthy Drug Use: Updated Evidence Report and Systematic Review for the US Preventive Services Task Force – JAMA
Author Interview: USPSTF Recommendation: Screening for Unhealthy Drug Use
Commentary: USPSTF Update: Screening adults for unhealthy drug use has moderate net benefit – 2 Minute Medicine
Recommendations for the Management of Incidental Hepatobiliary Findings in Adults
15 Jun, 2020 | 03:15h | UTC
Vestibular Disorders: Diagnosis, new Classification and Treatment
15 Jun, 2020 | 03:09h | UTC
ACSM Recommendations to Prevent Cardiovascular Events at Health Fitness Facilities
15 Jun, 2020 | 03:14h | UTC
Medication Management and Pharmacokinetic Changes after Bariatric Surgery
15 Jun, 2020 | 03:12h | UTC
Face Masks Considerably Reduce COVID-19 Cases in Germany
12 Jun, 2020 | 09:26h | UTC
Related Commentary on Twitter
https://twitter.com/EricTopol/status/1271175922469572608
Mon June 15 – 10 Stories of The Day!
15 Jun, 2020 | 03:50h | UTC
Commentaries: Face masks critical in preventing spread of COVID-19 – Texas A&M University AND Expert reaction to a study looking at mandatory face masks and number of COVID-19 infections in New York, Wuhan and Italy – Science Media Centre
2 – Wear a mask? Yes, always wear a mask – Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation
3 – The Masks Masquerade – Medium
4 – European Resuscitation Council COVID-19 Guidelines Executive Summary – Resuscitation
5 – Acute kidney injury in critically ill patients with COVID-19 – Intensive Care Medicine
6 – COVID ‐19: a global threat to the nervous system – Annals of Neurology
Commentary: COVID-19 threatens the entire nervous system – Northwestern University
8 – Neuropathological Features of Covid-19 – New England Journal of Medicine
9 – New-Onset Diabetes in Covid-19 – New England Journal of Medicine
Commentary: Expert reaction to letter warning of new-onset diabetes in COVID-19 patients – Science Media Centre
10 –COVID-19 Updates / 15 June 2020 Edition
15 June 2020 Edition – COVID-19/SARS-CoV-2 Latest Articles, Guidelines, News & Perspectives (several free resources)
Covid-19: Appropriate PPE Prevents Infections in Doctors in Frontline Roles, Study Shows
12 Jun, 2020 | 09:23h | UTCCovid-19: Appropriate PPE prevents infections in doctors in frontline roles, study shows – The BMJ
Opinion: John Ioannidis and Medical Tribalism in the Era of Covid-19
12 Jun, 2020 | 09:21h | UTCOpinion: John Ioannidis and Medical Tribalism in the Era of Covid-19 – Undark
“The critical questions the Stanford professor is raising about Covid-19 have gotten lost amid partisan bickering”
“Ioannidis, right or wrong, has raised difficult questions, in the best tradition of science. Silencing him is an enormous risk to take” say @JeanneLenzer1 & @ShannonBrownlee https://t.co/VCh9fKD5qy pic.twitter.com/tSbzFBHKmq
— Maryanne Demasi, PhD (@MaryanneDemasi) June 11, 2020
Debate: What to Think of Public Health Experts Defending Protests During the Pandemic?
12 Jun, 2020 | 09:19h | UTCOpinion 1: Public-Health Experts Are Not Hypocrites – The Atlantic
“Health is about more than simply remaining free of coronavirus infection.” (from The Atlantic)
“Progressives blithely accepted throwing millions out of work to fight coronavirus – but now urge street protests to fight racism” (from The Guardian)
Meta-Analysis: Prevalence of Gastrointestinal Symptoms and Fecal Viral Shedding in Patients with Covid-19
12 Jun, 2020 | 09:17h | UTCCommentary: COVID-19 may spread through feces of those infected, analysis finds – UPI
Covid-19 Patient Gets Double Lung Transplant, Offering Hope for Others
12 Jun, 2020 | 09:14h | UTCCovid-19 Patient Gets Double Lung Transplant, Offering Hope for Others – The New York Times
Prevalence and Impact of Myocardial Injury in Patients Hospitalized with COVID-19 Infection
12 Jun, 2020 | 09:11h | UTCCommentary: Myocardial Injury Seen in Over One-Third of Hospitalized COVID-19 Patients – TCTMD
Seroprevalence of Anti-SARS-CoV-2 IgG Antibodies in Geneva, Switzerland
12 Jun, 2020 | 09:16h | UTC
Related Commentary on Twitter
One of the best seroprevalence studies to date, just published @TheLancet: Serial (X5) assessment of IgG to #SARSCov2 in Geneva, a hard-hit region
—~10% max (each confirmed case -> 11.6X actual infections)
—kids (ages 5-9) much lower, relative protectionhttps://t.co/XCyQwVdRTl pic.twitter.com/bRJ5P9yKdW— Eric Topol (@EricTopol) June 11, 2020
ACC/AHA Guideline: Telehealth and Arrhythmia Monitoring During and After a Pandemic
12 Jun, 2020 | 09:09h | UTC
Rehabilitation after COVID-19: An Evidence-based Approach
12 Jun, 2020 | 09:13h | UTCRehabilitation after COVID-19: an evidence-based approach – Clinical Medicine Journal
COVID-19 in Africa: The Spread and Response
12 Jun, 2020 | 09:08h | UTCCOVID-19 in Africa: the spread and response – Nature Medicine
See also: Africa records over 200 000 COVID-19 cases – World Health Organization AND WHO warns pandemic accelerating in Africa – MedicalXpress
Pediatrician Who Discovered Kawasaki Disease Dies at 95
12 Jun, 2020 | 09:05h | UTCPediatrician who discovered Kawasaki disease dies at 95 – The Japan Times
Socio-demographic and Epidemiological Consideration of Africa’s COVID-19 Response
12 Jun, 2020 | 09:07h | UTCCommentary: African countries battle-ready to take on COVID-19 – University of Oxford
Position Statement: A Disease State Approach to the Pharmacological Management of Type 2 Diabetes in Primary Care
12 Jun, 2020 | 09:02h | UTC
Randomized Trial: Cancer Prevention with Aspirin in Hereditary Colorectal Cancer (Lynch syndrome)
12 Jun, 2020 | 09:04h | UTCInvited Commentary: Aspirin for Lynch syndrome: a legacy of prevention – The Lancet
Study: Widespread Mask-wearing Could Prevent COVID-19 Second Waves
12 Jun, 2020 | 09:29h | UTCWidespread mask-wearing could prevent COVID-19 second waves: study – Reuters
Global Trends in Thyroid Cancer Incidence and the Impact of Overdiagnosis
12 Jun, 2020 | 08:59h | UTCGlobal trends in thyroid cancer incidence and the impact of overdiagnosis – The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology (free for a limited period)
Commentaries: New IARC study on global expansion in overdiagnosis of thyroid cancer – International Agency for Research on Cancer AND Thyroid cancer overdiagnosis reaches beyond affluent regions – MDedge
Study Shows Inflammation After Meals Varies Dramatically Among Healthy Adults
12 Jun, 2020 | 08:56h | UTCOriginal Study: Human postprandial responses to food and potential for precision nutrition – Nature Medicine
MIT, Guided by Open Access Principles, Ends Elsevier Negotiations
12 Jun, 2020 | 08:57h | UTCMIT, guided by open access principles, ends Elsevier negotiations – MIT News
Related: UC Terminates Subscriptions with World’s Largest Scientific Publisher in Push for Open Access (several resources on the subject)