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AHA Interim Guidance for Basic and Advanced Life Support in Adults, Children, and Neonates with Suspected or Confirmed COVID-19
10 Apr, 2020 | 03:20h | UTCNews Release: Interim CPR guidelines address challenges of providing resuscitation during COVID-19 pandemic – American Heart Association
Related Commentary on Twitter
The AHA, with several other health care organizations, has compiled interim guidance to help rescuers treat victims of cardiac arrest with suspected or confirmed #COVID19. Healthcare workers are the highest risk group for contracting COVID-19. Learn more: https://t.co/0HFeIJGoSS pic.twitter.com/EE4KxaM9BC
— AHA Science (@AHAScience) April 9, 2020
Children’s Story Books Released to Help Children Cope with COVID-19
10 Apr, 2020 | 03:09h | UTC1 – News Release: Children’s story book released to help children and young people cope with COVID-19 – World Health Organization AND Book 1: My Hero is You, How kids can fight COVID-19
2 – News Releases: Hans and the Gruffalo? LSHTM supporting children’s COVID-19 education – London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine AND Released today: a free information book explaining the coronavirus to children, illustrated by Gruffalo illustrator Axel Scheffler – Nosy Crow AND Book 2: Coronavirus: A Book for Children
Consensus Recommendations: Caring for Patients with Pain During the COVID-19 Pandemic
10 Apr, 2020 | 03:13h | UTCCaring for patients with pain during the COVID-19 pandemic: Consensus recommendations from an international expert panel – Anaesthesia
NCCN Guidance: How to Keep our Oncology Patients and Healthcare Workers Safe
10 Apr, 2020 | 03:17h | UTCNews Release: JNCCN: Improving COVID-19 safety for cancer patients and healthcare providers – National Comprehensive Cancer Network
Approach to ST-segment Elevation, Myocardial Injury, and Suspected or Confirmed COVID-19 Patients
10 Apr, 2020 | 03:05h | UTCNews Release: Mayo Clinic experts offer guidance on treating COVID-19 patients with signs of acute heart attack – Mayo Clinic
Meta-Analysis: Gastrointestinal Manifestations of SARS-CoV-2 Infection and Virus Load in Fecal Samples
10 Apr, 2020 | 03:03h | UTCCommentary: Gastrointestinal Aspects of COVID-19 – NEJM Journal Watch
Analysis: Face Masks for the Public During the Covid-19 Crisis
10 Apr, 2020 | 02:58h | UTCFace masks for the public during the covid-19 crisis – The BMJ
Commentary: Time to encourage people to wear face masks as a precaution, say experts – The BMJ
Related: Covid-19: What is the evidence for cloth masks? – The BMJ AND Covid-19: Should cloth masks be used by healthcare workers as a last resort? – The BMJ
“- The precautionary principle states we should sometimes act without definitive evidence, just in case
– Whether masks will reduce transmission of covid-19 in the general public is contested
– Even limited protection could prevent some transmission of covid-19 and save lives
– Because covid-19 is such a serious threat, wearing masks in public should be advised”
See also: CDC Now Recommends Wearing Cloth Face Coverings in Public Settings (statement and commentaries)
Managing the Supportive Care Needs of Those Affected by COVID-19
10 Apr, 2020 | 03:01h | UTCManaging the supportive care needs of those affected by COVID-19 – European Respiratory Journal
Olfactory Loss Function as a Possible Symptom of COVID-19
10 Apr, 2020 | 02:55h | UTCRelated Position Statement: Loss of sense of smell as marker of COVID-19 infection – ENTUK
Related Articles: Self-reported olfactory and taste disorders in SARS-CoV-2 patients: a cross-sectional study – Clinical Infectious Diseases AND [Preprint] Coincidence of COVID-19 epidemic and olfactory dysfunction outbreak – medRxiv
Systematic Review: School Closure During Coronavirus Outbreaks
10 Apr, 2020 | 02:56h | UTCCommentaries: School closures play only a marginal role in containing COVID-19, new study says – University College London AND School closures likely to have little impact on spread of coronavirus, review finds – The Guardian AND School closures may only have a small effect on stopping coronavirus, study says – CNN AND Study Questions if School Closures Limit the Spread of COVID-19 – The Scientist AND COVID-19 school closures: How long can they last, and what comes next? – New Atlas
Podcast: Reusing Face Masks and N95 Respirators
10 Apr, 2020 | 02:54h | UTCCoronavirus (COVID-19) Update: Reusing Face Masks and N95 Respirators – JAMA
Related Report: N95 mask can be decontaminated without decreasing filtration efficiency – Stanford Medicine
Related Website: N95DECON: A scientific consortium for data-driven study of N95 filtering facepiece respirator decontamination AND Commentary: New website explains how hospitals can decontaminate and reuse scarce N95 masks to fight COVID-19 – Stanford News
Related Guidance: N95 Re-Use Instructions – SAGES
Approaches to COVID-19 Care in Low-Resource Settings
10 Apr, 2020 | 02:52h | UTCRelated: Does One Size Fit All? Realistic Alternatives for COVID-19 Response in Low-Income Countries – Center for Global Development AND Data Should Drive COVID-19 Mitigation Strategies in Lower- and Middle-Income Countries – DHS Program AND Managing COVID-19 in Low- and Middle-Income Countries – JAMA AND Bearing the brunt of covid-19: older people in low and middle income countries – The BMJ
COVID-19: New Perspective on the Health vs. Economy Tradeoff
10 Apr, 2020 | 02:51h | UTC
Related Commentary on Twitter
"The #COVID19 pandemic could be a turning point, restoring faith in science and bringing people together."
"a virus— which is not following the US president
on @Twitter"https://t.co/CSBpTYbL6l
A new, wise commentary on the health vs economy tradeoff @martinmckee @davidstuckler pic.twitter.com/91umQKRBz8— Eric Topol (@EricTopol) April 9, 2020
Complete Guide to CARDIAC Ultrasound in COVID-19
10 Apr, 2020 | 02:49h | UTCComplete Guide to CARDIAC Ultrasound in COVID-19 (Coronavirus) – POCUS 101
Related: Guide to Lung Ultrasound in COVID-19 Patients
COVID‐19 And Older Adults: What We Know
10 Apr, 2020 | 02:47h | UTCReview: COVID‐19 And Older Adults: What We Know – Journal of the American Geriatrics Society
Review: Should Chloroquine and Hydroxychloroquine be Used to Treat COVID-19?
10 Apr, 2020 | 02:50h | UTCShould chloroquine and hydroxychloroquine be used to treat COVID-19? A rapid review – BJGP Open
“At present, there is insufficient evidence to determine whether CQ/HCQ are safe and effective treatments for COVID-19”
Clinical Practice Guideline: Ménière’s Disease
10 Apr, 2020 | 02:45h | UTCClinical Practice Guideline: Ménière’s Disease – Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery
Executive Summary: Clinical Practice Guideline: Ménière’s Disease – Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery
News Release: Ménière’s disease: New clinical practice guideline – American Academy of Otolaryngology
Thu April 09 – 10 Stories of The Day!
9 Apr, 2020 | 03:57h | UTC
1 – Coronavirus Q&A with Anthony Fauci, MD – JAMA
3 – Quarantine alone or in combination with other public health measures to control COVID‐19: a rapid review – Cochrane Library
4 – The COVID-19 Coronavirus Disease May Be Twice As Contagious As We Thought – Forbes
Original Study: High Contagiousness and Rapid Spread of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 – CDC Emerging Infectious Diseases
5 – Chloroquine and hydroxychloroquine in covid-19 – Tue BMJ
“Use of these drugs is premature and potentially harmful”
Commentaries: 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
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
9 – [Preprint] Neutralizing antibody responses to SARS-CoV-2 in a COVID-19 recovered patient cohort and their implications – medRxiv
Commentaries: 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
10 – Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) Updates / 09 April 2020 Edition
09 April 2020 Edition – COVID-19/SARS-CoV-2 Latest Articles, Guidelines, News & Perspectives (several free resources)
Study: The COVID-19 Coronavirus Disease May Be Twice As Contagious As We Thought
9 Apr, 2020 | 03:48h | UTCThe COVID-19 Coronavirus Disease May Be Twice As Contagious As We Thought – Forbes
Original Study: High Contagiousness and Rapid Spread of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 – CDC Emerging Infectious Diseases
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