Wed June 10 – 10 Stories of The Day!

1 – Three big studies dim hopes that hydroxychloroquine can treat or prevent COVID-19 – Science

Original Studies: No Benefit From the Use of Hydroxychloroquine in Hospitalized Patients with COVID-19 AND Hydroxychloroquine Not Effective as Postexposure Prophylaxis for Covid-19

2 – Managing ICU surge during the COVID-19 crisis: rapid guidelines – Intensive Care Medicine

3 – ‘We don’t actually have that answer yet’: WHO clarifies comments on asymptomatic spread of Covid-19 – STAT

See also: Unpacking the New WHO Controversy Over Asymptomatic COVID-19 Transmission – TIME AND WHO backtracks on claim that asymptomatic spread of COVID-19 is ‘very rare’ – CBC AND Expert reaction to comments from Dr Maria van Kerkhove at yesterday’s WHO press conference that asymptomatic transmission of SARS-CoV-2 is rare – Science Media Centre

4 – Exercise in the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) era: A Question and Answer session with the experts Endorsed by the section of Sports Cardiology & Exercise of the European Association of Preventive Cardiology (EAPC) – European Journal of Preventive Cardiology

5 – Effects of COVID‐19 Lockdown on Lifestyle Behaviors in Children with Obesity Living in Verona, Italy: A Longitudinal Study – Obesity

Commentary: COVID-19 lockdowns worsen childhood obesity, study finds – University at Buffalo

6 – Psychological Distress and Loneliness Reported by US Adults in 2018 and April 2020 – JAMA

Commentary: Survey finds large increase in psychological distress reported among US adults during the COVID-19 pandemic – Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health AND Three times more Americans are now experiencing psychological distress due to the pandemic -ZME Science

7 – AGA Clinical Practice Guidelines on the Role of Probiotics in the Management of Gastrointestinal Disorders – Gastroenterology

News Release: AGA does not recommend the use of probiotics for most digestive conditions

8 – American Cancer Society Guideline for Diet and Physical Activity for cancer prevention – CA: A Cancer Journal for Clinicians

News Release: American Cancer Society Updates Diet & Physical Activity Guideline for Cancer Prevention

9 – Screening for Anxiety in Adolescent and Adult Women: A Recommendation From the Women’s Preventive Services Initiative – Annals of Internal Medicine

Commentaries: New recommendations for early detection, treatment of unrecognized anxiety disorders in women, adolescent girls – OHSU AND WPSI Advises Screening for Anxiety in Women, Teen Girls – Physician’s Briefing AND Group Recommends Screening Females Aged 13 and Over for Anxiety – NEJM Journal Watch

10 –COVID-19 Updates / 10 June 2020 Edition

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