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Systematic Review: Plasma from People who Have Recovered from COVID-19 to Treat Individuals with COVID-19

15 May, 2020 | 03:48h | UTC

Convalescent plasma or hyperimmune immunoglobulin for people with COVID‐19: a rapid review – Cochrane Library

Summary: Plasma from people who have recovered from COVID-19 to treat individuals with COVID-19 – Cochrane Library

 

Study: Airborne Lifetime of Small Speech Droplets and their Potential Importance in SARS-CoV-2 Transmission

15 May, 2020 | 03:43h | UTC

The airborne lifetime of small speech droplets and their potential importance in SARS-CoV-2 transmission – Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

Commentaries: Expert reaction to study looking at speech-generated droplets and COVID-19 transmission – Science Media Centre AND Loud Talking Can Spread More than 1,000 Coronavirus Particles in the Air for 14 Minutes: Study – The Science Times AND Simply talking in confined spaces may be enough to spread the coronavirus, researchers say – USA Today AND Loud talking could leave coronavirus in the air for up to 14 minutes – MIT Technology Review

 

Opinion: Masks Help Stop the Spread of Coronavirus

15 May, 2020 | 03:44h | UTC

Masks help stop the spread of coronavirus – the science is simple and I’m one of 100 experts urging governors to require public mask-wearing – The Conversation

Related: Face Masks Against COVID-19: An Evidence Review – Preprints AND Face Masks for the Public During the Covid-19 Crisis

 

Preventing a Parallel Pandemic — A National Strategy to Protect Clinicians’ Well-Being

15 May, 2020 | 03:39h | UTC

Preventing a Parallel Pandemic — A National Strategy to Protect Clinicians’ Well-Being – New England Journal of Medicine

Related: The Covid-19 Crisis too Few are Talking About: Health Care Workers’ Mental Health (commentaries on the subject)

 

Podcast: Finding Reliable Information about Covid-19

15 May, 2020 | 03:36h | UTC

Audio Interview: Finding Reliable Information about Covid-19 – New England Journal of Medicine

 

ACP Systematic Review: Chloroquine or Hydroxychloroquine Alone or in Combination with Azithromycin for the Prophylaxis or Treatment of COVID-19

15 May, 2020 | 03:32h | UTC

Should Clinicians Use Chloroquine or Hydroxychloroquine Alone or in Combination With Azithromycin for the Prophylaxis or Treatment of COVID-19? – Annals of Internal Medicine

 

Consensus Document: Surgery During the COVID‐19 Pandemic

15 May, 2020 | 03:34h | UTC

Surgery during the COVID‐19 pandemic: operating room suggestions from an international Delphi process – British Journal of Surgery

 

Summary of International Recommendations in 23 Languages for Patients with Cancer During the COVID-19 Pandemic

15 May, 2020 | 03:29h | UTC

Summary of international recommendations in 23 languages for patients with cancer during the COVID-19 pandemic – The Lancet Oncology

Related: ESMO Guidelines: Cancer Patient Management During the Covid-19 Pandemic (guidelines on the subject)

 

Viewpoint: School Closure During the COVID-19 Pandemic

15 May, 2020 | 03:30h | UTC

Viewpoint: School Closure During the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Pandemic: An Effective Intervention at the Global Level? – JAMA Pediatrics

Editorial: School Reopening—The Pandemic Issue That Is Not Getting Its Due – JAMA Pediatrics

Related: Should Schools Reopen? Kids’ Role in Pandemic Still a Mystery (resources on the subject) AND Considerations for school-related public health measures in the context of COVID-19 – World Health Organization

 

2020 Global Nutrition Report

15 May, 2020 | 03:27h | UTC

2020 Global Nutrition Report

Executive Summary: Action on equity to end malnutrition

See also: The 2020 Global Nutrition Report in the context of Covid-19

Commentaries: Global Nutrition Report 2020: Action on equity to end malnutrition – UNICEF AND Malnutrition leading cause of death and ill health worldwide – report – The Guardian

 

Cohort Study: Sugar‐Sweetened Beverage Intake Linked to Increased Cardiovascular Disease Risk

15 May, 2020 | 03:24h | UTC

Sugar‐Sweetened Beverage Intake and Cardiovascular Disease Risk in the California Teachers Study – Journal of the American Heart Association

Commentary: Drinking sugary drinks daily may be linked to higher risk of CVD in women – American Heart Association AND Gulping down 1 or more sugary drinks a day could put you at risk for cardiovascular disease – CNN

 

[Abstract Only] Randomized Trial of Lactin-V to Prevent Recurrence of Bacterial Vaginosis

15 May, 2020 | 03:22h | UTC

Randomized Trial of Lactin-V to Prevent Recurrence of Bacterial Vaginosis – New England Journal of Medicine

 

Guideline: Management of the Neurologically Deceased Organ Donor

15 May, 2020 | 03:20h | UTC

Management of the neurologically deceased organ donor: A Canadian clinical practice guideline – Canadian Medical Association Journal

 

[Abstract Only] Randomized Trial: Improved Overall Survival with Atezolizumab plus Bevacizumab in Unresectable Hepatocellular Carcinoma

15 May, 2020 | 03:23h | UTC

Atezolizumab plus Bevacizumab in Unresectable Hepatocellular Carcinoma – New England Journal of Medicine

See also: Visual Abstract

 

Systematic Review: Treatment Regimens for Administration of Anti‐vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Agents for Neovascular Age‐related Macular Degeneration

15 May, 2020 | 03:18h | UTC

Treatment regimens for administration of anti‐vascular endothelial growth factor agents for neovascular age‐related macular degeneration – Cochrane Library

 

Systematic Review: Interventions for Preventing Venous Thromboembolism in Adults Undergoing Knee Arthroscopy

15 May, 2020 | 03:19h | UTC

Interventions for preventing venous thromboembolism in adults undergoing knee arthroscopy – Cochrane Library

Summary: Interventions for preventing venous thromboembolism in adults undergoing knee arthroscopy – Cochrane Library

 

Study Commentary: Before/after Study of Short-Course Steroid in COVID-19

14 May, 2020 | 10:09h | UTC

Before/after study of short-course steroid in COVID-19 – PulmCrit

Original Study (Preprint): Early Short Course Corticosteroids in Hospitalized Patients with COVID-19 – medRxiv

 

Meta-Analysis: Manifestations and Prognosis of Gastrointestinal and Liver Involvement in COVID-19

14 May, 2020 | 10:16h | UTC

Manifestations and prognosis of gastrointestinal and liver involvement in patients with COVID-19: a systematic review and meta-analysis – The Lancet Gastroenterology & Hepatology

Related: Gastrointestinal, Hepatobiliary, and Pancreatic Manifestations of COVID-19 (review and guideline) AND Abdominal Imaging Findings in COVID-19: Preliminary Observations – Radiology

 

Fri May 15 – 10 Stories of The Day!

15 May, 2020 | 03:55h | UTC

 

1 – An outbreak of severe Kawasaki-like disease at the Italian epicentre of the SARS-CoV-2 epidemic: an observational cohort study – The Lancet

Commentaries: Kawasaki-like disease: emerging complication during the COVID-19 pandemic – The Lancet AND Kawasaki-like COVID-19 complication found in Italian kids – CIDRAP AND What we know about the new Covid-19-linked illness in children – Vox AND Coronavirus: Children affected by rare Kawasaki-like disease – BBC

Related: Case Series: Hyperinflammatory Shock in Children During COVID-19 Pandemic

 

2 – Early Safety Indicators of COVID-19 Convalescent Plasma in 5,000 Patients – medRxiv

Commentary: Convalescent plasma is safe to treat COVID-19: nationwide study – NBC News

 

3 – Convalescent plasma or hyperimmune immunoglobulin for people with COVID‐19: a rapid review – Cochrane Library

Summary: Plasma from people who have recovered from COVID-19 to treat individuals with COVID-19 – Cochrane Library

 

4 – COVID-19 review of national clinical practice guidelines for key questions relating to the care of pregnant women and their babies – Cochrane Pregnancy and Childbirth

 

5 – Masks help stop the spread of coronavirus – the science is simple and I’m one of 100 experts urging governors to require public mask-wearing – The Conversation

Related: Face Masks Against COVID-19: An Evidence Review – Preprints AND Face Masks for the Public During the Covid-19 Crisis

 

6 – The airborne lifetime of small speech droplets and their potential importance in SARS-CoV-2 transmission – Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

Commentaries: Expert reaction to study looking at speech-generated droplets and COVID-19 transmission – Science Media Centre AND Loud Talking Can Spread More than 1,000 Coronavirus Particles in the Air for 14 Minutes: Study – The Science Times AND Simply talking in confined spaces may be enough to spread the coronavirus, researchers say – USA Today AND Loud talking could leave coronavirus in the air for up to 14 minutes – MIT Technology Review

 

7 – Preventing a Parallel Pandemic — A National Strategy to Protect Clinicians’ Well-Being – New England Journal of Medicine

Related: The Covid-19 Crisis too Few are Talking About: Health Care Workers’ Mental Health (commentaries on the subject)

 

8 – Audio Interview: Finding Reliable Information about Covid-19 – New England Journal of Medicine

 

9 – Surgery during the COVID‐19 pandemic: operating room suggestions from an international Delphi process – British Journal of Surgery

 

10 –COVID-19 Updates / 15 May 2020 Edition

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

 

New Study Does Not Support the Idea that BCG Vaccination Protects Against COVID-19

14 May, 2020 | 10:12h | UTC

SARS-CoV-2 Rates in BCG-Vaccinated and Unvaccinated Young Adults – JAMA

Related: BCG Against Coronavirus: Less Hype And More Evidence, Please – Forbes AND Does BCG vaccination protect against acute respiratory infections and COVID-19? A rapid review of current evidence – CEBM University of Oxford AND Bacille Calmette-Guérin (BCG) vaccination and COVID-19 – World Health Organization

 

Virtual Care: New Models of Caring for Our Patients and Workforce

14 May, 2020 | 09:58h | UTC

Virtual care: new models of caring for our patients and workforce – The Lancet Digital Health

 

Indirect Effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Maternal and Child Mortality in Low-income and Middle-income Countries

14 May, 2020 | 10:02h | UTC

Early estimates of the indirect effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on maternal and child mortality in low-income and middle-income countries: a modelling study – The Lancet Global Health

Commentaries: As COVID-19 devastates already fragile health systems, over 6,000 additional children under five could die a day, without urgent action – UNICEF AND Unicef: 6,000 children could die every day due to impact of coronavirus – The Guardian

 

Related Commentary on Twitter

 

Estimating Excess Deaths Associated with the COVID-19 According to Underlying Conditions and Age

14 May, 2020 | 10:05h | UTC

Estimating excess 1-year mortality associated with the COVID-19 pandemic according to underlying conditions and age: a population-based cohort study – The Lancet

Commentaries: Scientists develop online calculator to predict individual’s risk of dying from Covid-19 – The Independent AND Expert reaction to study estimating excess deaths over one year directly or indirectly related to COVID-19 based on underlying health conditions and age of UK population, and making comments on the effect of easing the lockdown – Science Media Centre

See calculator: OurRisk.CoV

 

Related Commentary on Twitter

 

Coronavirus Test Shortages Trigger a New Strategy: Group Screening

14 May, 2020 | 09:53h | UTC

Coronavirus Test Shortages Trigger a New Strategy: Group Screening – Scientific American

Related: Pooling of Samples for Testing for SARS-CoV-2 in Asymptomatic People (studies and commentaries) AND Sample Pooling as a Strategy to Detect Community Transmission of SARS-CoV-2 – JAMA Network

 

The Potential Impact of COVID-19 on Psychosis

14 May, 2020 | 09:56h | UTC

The potential impact of COVID-19 on psychosis: A rapid review of contemporary epidemic and pandemic research – Schizophrenia Research

Commentary: Evidence suggests a small but important number of people will develop coronavirus-related psychosis – Orygen and La Trobe University

 

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