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Report 26 – Reduction in Mobility and COVID-19 Transmission

9 Jun, 2020 | 04:42h | UTC

Report 26 – Reduction in mobility and COVID-19 transmission – Imperial College London

Full Report: Reduction in mobility and COVID-19 transmission

 

CDC Report: Two Domestic Cats Contracted Coronavirus from Humans

9 Jun, 2020 | 04:43h | UTC

First Reported Cases of SARS-CoV-2 Infection in Companion Animals — New York, March–April 2020 – CDC Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report

Commentary: Cats can catch COVID-19 from humans, CDC reports – UPI

 

ADA Consensus Report: Diabetes Self-management Education and Support in Adults with Type 2 Diabetes

9 Jun, 2020 | 04:39h | UTC

Diabetes Self-management Education and Support in Adults With Type 2 Diabetes: A Consensus Report of the American Diabetes Association, the Association of Diabetes Care and Education Specialists, the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, the American Academy of Family Physicians, the American Academy of PAs, the American Association of Nurse Practitioners, and the American Pharmacists Association – Diabetes Care

 

Risk of Hospitalization with Hemorrhage Among Older Adults Taking Clarithromycin vs. Azithromycin and Direct Oral Anticoagulants

9 Jun, 2020 | 04:33h | UTC

Risk of Hospitalization With Hemorrhage Among Older Adults Taking Clarithromycin vs Azithromycin and Direct Oral Anticoagulants – JAMA Internal Medicine

 

Burnout in Nursing: A Theoretical Review

9 Jun, 2020 | 04:36h | UTC

Burnout in nursing: a theoretical review – Human Resources for Health

 

Podcast: Trauma-Informed Care

9 Jun, 2020 | 04:35h | UTC

#218 Trauma-Informed Care with Megan Gerber MD – The Curbsiders Internal Medicine Podcast

See also: Episode List

 

WHO Now Recommends the Use of Face Masks by the General Public

8 Jun, 2020 | 04:47h | UTC

Advice on the use of masks in the context of COVID-19 – World Health Organization

Media Briefing: WHO Director-General’s opening remarks at the media briefing on COVID-19 – 5 June 2020

Commentaries: The WHO has new guidelines on face masks to fight Covid-19 – Vox AND WHO Urges Demonstrators To Protect Themselves From COVID-19, Issues New Mask Guidelines – Health Policy Watch AND WHO advises public to wear face masks when unable to distance – The Guardian AND Anyone Living in Areas With ‘Widespread’ COVID-19 Transmission Should Wear Masks, WHO Says – TIME

“In light of evolving evidence, WHO advises that governments should encourage the general public to wear masks where there is widespread transmission and physical distancing is difficult, such as on public transport, in shops or in other confined or crowded environments.” (from WHO Director-General’s media briefing)

 

Related Commentary on Twitter

 

Tue June 09 – 10 Stories of The Day!

9 Jun, 2020 | 05:08h | UTC

 

1 – Study: Lockdowns Prevented or Delayed Millions of Infections

The effect of large-scale anti-contagion policies on the COVID-19 pandemic – Nature

Related Study: Estimating the effects of non-pharmaceutical interventions on COVID-19 in Europe – Nature

Commentaries: Shutdowns through early April prevented about 60 million US coronavirus infections, study says – CNN AND Coronavirus: Lockdowns in Europe saved millions of lives – BBC AND Lockdowns may have averted 3 million deaths in Europe by curbing COVID-19, study suggests – CBC

 

2 – Is the world making progress against the pandemic? We built the chart to answer this question – Our World in Data

 

3 – Editorial: SARS-CoV-2–Related Inflammatory Multisystem Syndrome in Children: Different or Shared Etiology and Pathophysiology as Kawasaki Disease? – JAMA

Study 1: Clinical Characteristics of 58 Children With a Pediatric Inflammatory Multisystem Syndrome Temporally Associated With SARS-CoV-2 – JAMA

Study 2: Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome Related to COVID-19 in Previously Healthy Children and Adolescents in New York City – JAMA

Commentary: Expert reaction to new paper looking at clinical characteristics of 58 children in England hospitals with Kawasaki-like syndrome – Science Media Centre

 

4 – Assessment and management of adults with asthma during the covid-19 pandemic – The BMJ

 

5 – Characteristics and outcomes of pregnant women admitted to hospital with confirmed SARS-CoV-2 infection in UK: national population based cohort study – The BMJ

 

6 – Positive Covid-19 tests kept a mom and baby apart for 55 days. Experts see it as a bigger testing problem – STAT

 

7 – Symptom Course in COVID-19 Outpatients – medRxiv

Commentary: Symptoms can last for weeks even in mild cases, lockdowns likely saved millions of lives – Reuters

Related: COVID-19 Can Last for Several Months – The Atlantic

 

8 – Early Health Technology Assessment for a COVID-19 Vaccine – Center for Global Development

 

9 – When 511 Epidemiologists Expect to Fly, Hug and Do 18 Other Everyday Activities Again – The New York Times

 

10 –COVID-19 Updates / 09 June 2020 Edition

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

 

Randomized Trial: No Benefit From the Use of Hydroxychloroquine in Hospitalized Patients with COVID-19

8 Jun, 2020 | 04:42h | UTC

Statement from the Chief Investigators of the Recovery Study: No clinical benefit from use of hydroxychloroquine in hospitalised patients with COVID-19

Commentary: Study: Hydroxychloroquine had no benefit for hospitalized Covid-19 patients, possibly closing door to use of drug – STAT

 

Opinion by Prof. Trish Greenhalgh: We Can’t be 100% Sure Face Masks Work – But that Shouldn’t Stop us Wearing Them

8 Jun, 2020 | 04:45h | UTC

We can’t be 100% sure face masks work – but that shouldn’t stop us wearing them – The Guardian

 

Perspective: False Negative Tests for SARS-CoV-2 Infection — Challenges and Implications

8 Jun, 2020 | 04:41h | UTC

False Negative Tests for SARS-CoV-2 Infection — Challenges and Implications – New England Journal of Medicine

Commentary: New report examines challenges and implications of false-negative COVID-19 tests – The Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth

 

Ten Things We Learned About COVID-19

8 Jun, 2020 | 04:38h | UTC

Ten things we learned about COVID-19 – Intensive Care Medicine

 

CHEST Guideline: Prevention, Diagnosis and Treatment of Venous Thromboembolism in Patients with COVID-19

8 Jun, 2020 | 04:39h | UTC

Prevention, diagnosis and treatment of venous thromboembolism in patients with COVID-19: CHEST Guideline and Expert Panel Report – CHEST

 

Caring for Women Who Are Planning a Pregnancy, Pregnant, or Postpartum During the COVID-19 Pandemic

8 Jun, 2020 | 04:36h | UTC

Caring for Women Who Are Planning a Pregnancy, Pregnant, or Postpartum During the COVID-19 Pandemic – JAMA

 

Perspective: Will COVID-19 Kill the Routine Physical Exam?

8 Jun, 2020 | 04:35h | UTC

Will COVID-19 Kill the Routine Physical Exam? – Scientific American

 

One World, One Pandemic, Many Guidelines: Management of Liver Diseases During COVID-19

8 Jun, 2020 | 04:32h | UTC

One World, One Pandemic, Many Guidelines: Management of Liver Diseases During COVID-19 – Gut

 

In-hospital Airway Management of COVID-19 Patients

8 Jun, 2020 | 04:31h | UTC

In-hospital airway management of COVID-19 patients -Critical Care

 

Evidence Review: Extended Use or Re-use of Single-use Surgical Masks and Filtering Facepiece Respirators

8 Jun, 2020 | 04:33h | UTC

Extended use or re-use of single-use surgical masks and filtering facepiece respirators: A rapid evidence review – CEBM Oxford

 

EULAR Recommendations for the Management of Rheumatic Diseases in the Context of SARS-CoV-2

8 Jun, 2020 | 04:29h | UTC

EULAR provisional recommendations for the management of rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases in the context of SARS-CoV-2 – Annals of Rheumatic Diseases

 

Meta-Analysis: Smell and Taste Dysfunction in Patients With COVID-19

8 Jun, 2020 | 04:27h | UTC

Smell and Taste Dysfunction in Patients With COVID-19: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis – Mayo Clinic Proceedings

 

Study: Bystander CPR Benefits Outweigh the Risks of COVID-19 Infection

8 Jun, 2020 | 04:30h | UTC

News Release: Bystander CPR benefits outweigh the risks of COVID-19 infection – American Heart Association

Original Study: Prevalence of COVID-19 in Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest: Implications for Bystander CPR – Circulation

 

Meta-Analysis: Efficacy and Safety of Antiviral Treatment for COVID-19 from Evidence in Studies of SARSCoV-2 and Other Acute Viral Infections

8 Jun, 2020 | 04:56h | UTC

Efficacy and safety of antiviral treatment for COVID-19 from evidence in studies of SARSCoV-2 and other acute viral infections: a systematic review and meta-analysis – Canadian Medical Association Journal

 

NICE Guideline: Joint Replacement: Hip, Knee and Shoulder

8 Jun, 2020 | 04:23h | UTC

Joint replacement (primary): hip, knee and shoulder – National Institute for Health and Care Excellence

 

The Pandemic Mixed up What Scientists Study – and Some Won’t go Back

8 Jun, 2020 | 04:26h | UTC

The pandemic mixed up what scientists study – and some won’t go back – Nature

 

Efficacy and Safety of Rapid Tests to Guide Antibiotic Prescriptions for Sore Throat

8 Jun, 2020 | 04:20h | UTC

Efficacy and safety of rapid tests to guide antibiotic prescriptions for sore throat – Cochrane Library

Summary: Use of rapid point-of-care testing for strep throat to guide doctors prescribing antibiotics for sore throat in primary care settings – Cochrane Library

 

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