Thu May 14 – 10 Stories of The Day!

1 – 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

2 – 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

3 – 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

4 – 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

5 – 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

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

7 – 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

8 – 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

9 – Endovascular Therapy for Patients With Acute Ischemic Stroke During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Proposed Algorithm – Stroke

Commentary: Endovascular Therapy for Acute Ischemic Stroke During COVID-19 Pandemic – American College of Cardiology

10 – Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) Updates / 14 May 2020 Edition

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