Tue March 17 – 10 Stories of The Day!
17 Mar, 2020 | 08:55h | UTC
Commentaries: 80% of COVID-19 spreads from people who don’t know they are sick – UPI (free) AND Coronavirus Is Hiding in Plain Sight – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free)
Related: COVID-19: Who Is Infectious? – Forbes (free) AND Infected people without symptoms might be driving the spread of coronavirus more than we realized – CNN (free)
2 – ‘A ticking time bomb’: Scientists worry about coronavirus spread in Africa – Science (free)
Related: Managing COVID-19 in Low- and Middle-Income Countries – JAMA (free) AND Inside the Efforts to Prepare African Countries for COVID-19 – TIME (free) AND Looming threat of COVID-19 infection in Africa: act collectively, and fast – The Lancet (free) AND Is the Africa prepared for tackling the COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2) epidemic? – lessons from past outbreaks, ongoing pan-African public health efforts, and implications for the future – International Journal of Infectious Diseases (free PDF)
3 – Radiology Department Preparedness for COVID-19: Radiology Scientific Expert Panel – Radiology (free)
Commentary: Experts stress radiology preparedness for COVID-19 – Radiology Society of North America (free)
Commentary: Children with COVID-19 Impacted Less Severely Than Adults: Study – American Academy of Pediatrics (free)
Commentary: Study questions role of antibiotics in kids’ pneumonia – CIDRAP (free)
6 – Dual Versus Triple Therapy for Atrial Fibrillation After Percutaneous Coronary Intervention: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis – Annals of Internal Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Dual therapy for afib after PCI may reduce bleeding risk better than triple therapy – ACP Internist (free) AND Dual therapy reduces risk for bleeding better than triple therapy for patients with atrial fibrillation – American College of Physicians (free)
Related Meta-Analysis: Dual vs. Triple Antithrombotic Therapy in Patients with Atrial Fibrillation following PCI – European Heart Journal (free) AND Meta-analysis comparing double versus Triple Anti-thrombotic Therapy in Patients with Atrial Fibrillation and Coronary Artery Disease – The American Journal of Cardiology (free)
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8 – Tinnitus – JAMA (free for a limited period)
Related Guideline: Tinnitus: assessment and management – National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (free)
9 – Development and Validation of a Penicillin Allergy Clinical Decision Rule – JAMA Internal Medicine (free for a limited period)
10 – Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) Latest Articles, Guidelines, News & Perspectives / 17 March 2020 Edition
17 March 2020 Edition – COVID-19/SARS-CoV-2 Latest Articles, Guidelines, News & Perspectives (several free resources)