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Systematic Review: How Effective is Quarantine to Control Coronavirus (COVID-19)?
9 Apr, 2020 | 03:50h | UTCQuarantine alone or in combination with other public health measures to control COVID‐19: a rapid review – Cochrane Library
Video: Coronavirus Q&A with Anthony Fauci, MD
9 Apr, 2020 | 03:54h | UTCCoronavirus Q&A with Anthony Fauci, MD – JAMA
Podcast: Emerging Tools in the Fight Against Covid-19
9 Apr, 2020 | 03:53h | UTC
Editorial: Chloroquine and Hydroxychloroquine in Covid-19
9 Apr, 2020 | 03:47h | UTCChloroquine and hydroxychloroquine in covid-19 – Tue BMJ
“Use of these drugs is premature and potentially harmful.”
Study: Population-level COVID-19 Mortality Risk
9 Apr, 2020 | 03:38h | UTC“CONCLUSIONS: People <65 years old have very small risks of COVID-19 death even in the hotbeds of the pandemic and deaths for people <65 years without underlying predisposing conditions are remarkably uncommon. Strategies focusing specifically on protecting high-risk elderly individuals should be considered in managing the pandemic.”
Related perspectives from the same author:
Video: Perspectives on the Pandemic with Dr. John Ioannidis
Opinion Piece: A fiasco in the making? As the coronavirus pandemic takes hold, we are making decisions without reliable data – STAT
AHA Guidance: Caution Recommended on COVID-19 Treatment with Hydroxychloroquine and Azithromycin for Patients with Cardiovascular Disease
9 Apr, 2020 | 03:45h | UTCCommentaries: Medical groups urge caution when using hydroxychloroquine, azithromycin to treat COVID-19 patients with CVD – Cardiovascular Business AND AHA, ACC, HRS Caution Use of COVID-19 Therapies Hydroxychloroquine and Azithromycin in Cardiac Patients – DAIC
Safety Considerations with Chloroquine, Hydroxychloroquine and Azithromycin in the Management of SARS-CoV-2 Infection
9 Apr, 2020 | 03:42h | UTC
Antibody Responses to SARS-CoV-2 in a COVID-19 Recovered Patient Cohort
9 Apr, 2020 | 03:34h | UTCCommentaries: expert reaction to preprint (not a published paper) on antibody responses to the COVID-19 virus (SARS-CoV-2) in a group of recovered people in Shanghai – Science Media Centre AND Covid-19 Antibody Update for April 8 – Science Translational Medicine AND Coronavirus: low antibody levels raise questions about reinfection risk – South China Morning Post
Editorials: Covid-19 Testing Times
9 Apr, 2020 | 03:26h | UTCCovid-19: testing times – The BMJ
See also: Humanity tested – Nature Biomedical Engineering
PCR Assays May Turn Positive After Discharge
9 Apr, 2020 | 03:29h | UTCPCR Assays Turned Positive in 25 Discharged COVID-19 Patients – Clinical Infectious Diseases
Related Commentary on Twitter
New in CID
14.5% of discharged #COVID19 patients who had ➖ PCR on discharge subsequently had a ➕ PCR again & were readmitted.
There was 0️⃣ evidence of recurrent/worsened clinical disease in these patients
Take-home ?: don’t do follow-up PCRs! https://t.co/0ExhcEx4pD pic.twitter.com/cVQWGXLlzs
— Ilan Schwartz MD PhD (@GermHunterMD) April 8, 2020
Disruptive Opinion on the Use of Ventilators in COVID-19
9 Apr, 2020 | 03:22h | UTCWith ventilators running out, doctors say the machines are overused for Covid-19 – STAT
Related: COVID-19 pneumonia: different respiratory treatment for different phenotypes? – Intensive Care Medicine AND Covid-19 Does Not Lead to a “Typical” Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome – American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine
Taking Care of COVID-19 Survivors
9 Apr, 2020 | 03:17h | UTCFor survivors of severe COVID-19, beating the virus is just the beginning – Science
Case Reports: Coagulopathy and Antiphospholipid Antibodies in Patients with Covid-19
9 Apr, 2020 | 03:20h | UTC
Report: Coronavirus Pandemic May Not Fade in Summer Weather
9 Apr, 2020 | 03:14h | UTCCoronavirus Pandemic May Not Fade in Summer Weather – The New York Times
Severity of COVID-19 in Children
9 Apr, 2020 | 03:19h | UTCCommentary: Children at low risk for COVID-19, but can get seriously ill, new data show – UPI
[Abstract Only] Randomized Trial: Physical Therapy versus Glucocorticoid Injection for Osteoarthritis of the Knee
9 Apr, 2020 | 03:13h | UTCPhysical Therapy versus Glucocorticoid Injection for Osteoarthritis of the Knee – New England Journal of Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Visual Abstract: Physical Therapy vs. Glucocorticoid Injection for Knee Osteoarthritis – New England Journal of Medicine
Trials of Drugs to Prevent Coronavirus infection Begin in Health Care Workers
9 Apr, 2020 | 03:16h | UTCTrials of drugs to prevent coronavirus infection begin in health care workers – Science
Case Report: Acute Myocarditis Presenting as a Reverse Tako-Tsubo Syndrome in a Patient with Covid-19
9 Apr, 2020 | 03:15h | UTC
Wed April 08 – 10 Stories of The Day!
8 Apr, 2020 | 01:38h | UTC
Commentary: Understanding pathways to death in patients with COVID-19 – The Lancet Respiratory Medicine
2 – COVID-19 Clinical Update – JAMA
3 – Advice on the use of masks in the context of COVID-19 – World Health Organization
Commentary: Expert reaction to new WHO advice on use of facemasks in the context of COVID-19 – Science Media Centre
4 – State of the World’s Nursing Report – 2020 – World Health Organization
Commentary: Six Million More Nurses Needed Ensure Health for All by 2030, Says New WHO Report – Health Policy Watch AND WHO and partners call for urgent investment in nurses – International Council of Nurses
Editorial: The status of nursing and midwifery in the world – The Lancet
6 – New research examines wastewater to detect community spread of Covid-19 – STAT
Original Article: SARS-CoV-2 titers in wastewater are higher than expected from clinically confirmed cases – medRxiv
Commentaries: Social Media Survey Reveals Concerns About Childcare, Lost Wages and Finding Sanitizer – MedicalResearch AND More than 95% of Americans made lifestyle changes for COVID-19 – UPI
Commentary: EULAR, ERA–EDTA issue guidelines for managing lupus nephritis – Medicine Matters
Related Guidelines: Consensus of the Brazilian Society of Rheumatology for the diagnosis, management and treatment of lupus nephritis (free) AND 2019 European League Against Rheumatism/American College of Rheumatology Classification Criteria for Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (free) AND 2019 update of the EULAR recommendations for the management of systemic lupus erythematosus (free) AND Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Treatment of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus by the Mexican College of Rheumatology (free) AND The British Society for Rheumatology guideline for the management of systemic lupus erythematosus in adults (free) AND First Latin American clinical practice guidelines for the treatment of systemic lupus erythematosus (free) AND Canadian Rheumatology Association Recommendations for the Assessment and Monitoring of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (free PDF)
Related Reviews: Update on Lupus Nephritis – Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology (free) AND Immunosuppressive Treatment for Proliferative Lupus Nephritis – Cochrane Library (free) AND Induction and Maintenance Immunosuppression Treatment of Proliferative Lupus Nephritis: A Network Meta-analysis of Randomized Trials. – American Journal of Kidney Diseases (free)
10 – Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) Updates / 08 April 2020 Edition
08 April 2020 Edition – COVID-19/SARS-CoV-2 Latest Articles, Guidelines, News & Perspectives (several free resources)
WHO Advice on the Use of Masks in the Context of COVID-19
8 Apr, 2020 | 01:33h | UTCAdvice on the use of masks in the context of COVID-19 – World Health Organization
Commentary: Expert reaction to new WHO advice on use of facemasks in the context of COVID-19 – Science Media Centre
Review: Intensive Care Management of COVID-19
8 Apr, 2020 | 01:36h | UTCCommentary: Understanding pathways to death in patients with COVID-19 – The Lancet Respiratory Medicine
Systematic Review: Prediction Models for Diagnosis and Prognosis of Covid-19
8 Apr, 2020 | 01:29h | UTC
Related Commentary on Twitter
The 31 #COVID19 predictive models for diagnosis and prognosis systematically reviewed: "poorly reported, at high risk of bias, and their reported performance is probably optimistic" @bmj_latest https://t.co/lb0U3nL877 @laure_wynants @MaastrichtU and collaborators #AI/ML pic.twitter.com/GSQigu1CxY
— Eric Topol (@EricTopol) April 7, 2020
WHO Report: State of the World’s Nursing Report – 2020
8 Apr, 2020 | 01:30h | UTCState of the World’s Nursing Report – 2020 – World Health Organization
Commentary: Six Million More Nurses Needed Ensure Health for All by 2030, Says New WHO Report – Health Policy Watch AND WHO and partners call for urgent investment in nurses – International Council of Nurses
Editorial: The status of nursing and midwifery in the world – The Lancet
Video: COVID-19 Clinical Update
8 Apr, 2020 | 01:35h | UTCCOVID-19 Clinical Update – JAMA
RSNA Statement: The Role of Chest Imaging in Patient Management during the COVID-19 Pandemic
8 Apr, 2020 | 01:20h | UTC