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WHO estimates that between 80 000 to 180 000 health and care workers could have died from Covid-19.
22 Oct, 2021 | 10:29h | UTCNews release: WHO and partners call for action to better protect health and care workers from COVID-19 – World Health Organization
WHO Statement: joint statement on WHO’s estimates of health and care worker deaths due to covid-19
Commentaries:
WHO calls for health worker protection against COVID-19 – CIDRAP
Covid may have killed up to 180,000 health workers globally, WHO says – The Guardian
Commentary on Twitter
.@WHO estimates 115,000 health workers have died from #Covid19. Huge, tragic loss.
And while some health workers in the US are QUITTING jobs because they don't want to be vaccinated, many HCWs around the world are still waiting for vaccine. Unconscionable. https://t.co/z4u9XSX2Wj— Helen Branswell 🇨🇦 (@HelenBranswell) October 21, 2021
Vaccine apartheid: This is not the way to end the pandemic.
22 Oct, 2021 | 10:26h | UTCVaccine apartheid: This is not the way to end the pandemic – Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health
Commentary on Twitter
Vaccine apartheid is devastating, especially for children@VSLanziotti @yoncabulutmd @surf4children @sgdambrauskas call for everyone to advocate for vaccine equity https://t.co/jzJd9kwcCi pic.twitter.com/0hEPk8B4xv
— Madhu Pai, MD, PhD (@paimadhu) October 21, 2021
RCT: In adults with Covid-19 and severe hypoxemia, 12 mg vs. 6 mg of Dexamethasone did not result in a statistically significant difference in the number of days alive without life support.
22 Oct, 2021 | 10:32h | UTCEditorial: Glucocorticoid Dose in COVID-19: Lessons for Clinical Trials During a Pandemic – JAMA
Commentary on Twitter
In a randomized trial of patients with #COVID19 and severe hypoxemia, compared with 6 mg of dexamethasone, 12 mg of dexamethasone did not statistically significantly reduce the number of days alive without life support at 28 days https://t.co/BMgLTel4aU pic.twitter.com/WKwI8xCUYO
— JAMA (@JAMA_current) October 21, 2021
Opinion | Politics is derailing a crucial debate over the immunity you get from recovering from Covid-19.
22 Oct, 2021 | 10:22h | UTC
Cluster RCT: Increasing the dietary sources of calcium and protein (by providing additional milk, yogurt, and cheese) reduced hip fractures and falls in older adults in residential care.
22 Oct, 2021 | 10:21h | UTCNews release: Increasing dairy intake reduces falls and fractures among older care home residents – British Medical Journal
Commentary on Twitter
Increasing intake of foods rich in calcium and protein such as milk, yoghurt, and cheese, reduces falls and fractures in older adults living in residential care, finds a randomised controlled trial published @bmj_latest today https://t.co/QzozG4Odjb
— BMJ Group (@bmj_company) October 21, 2021
M-A: Risk factors for poor prognosis in children and adolescents with COVID-19.
22 Oct, 2021 | 10:24h | UTC
RCT: Mirtazapine not better than placebo for the treatment of agitation in people with dementia and was possibly associated with increased mortality (7 vs.1 deaths, difference not statistically significant; p=0·065).
22 Oct, 2021 | 10:19h | UTCCommentary: Common antidepressant should no longer be used to treat people with dementia – University of Exeter
Degree of Myopia and Glaucoma Risk: A Dose-Response Meta-Analysis.
22 Oct, 2021 | 10:17h | UTC
Radiotherapy: Clinical pearls for primary care.
22 Oct, 2021 | 10:12h | UTCRadiotherapy: Clinical pearls for primary care – Canadian Family Physician
Systematic Review: Malnutrition in Hospitalized Adults.
22 Oct, 2021 | 10:14h | UTCMalnutrition in Hospitalized Adults – Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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M-A: Diagnostic accuracy of handheld cardiac ultrasound device for assessment of left ventricular structure and function.
22 Oct, 2021 | 10:15h | UTC
Podcast: Managing Pediatric Hypertension in Your Primary Care Clinic.
22 Oct, 2021 | 10:10h | UTC#36: Off the Cuff – Managing Pediatric Hypertension in Your Primary Care Clinic – The Cribsiders
Health care environmental hygiene: new insights and centers for disease control and prevention guidance.
22 Oct, 2021 | 10:07h | UTC
Health care–acquired infections in low- and middle-income countries and the role of infection prevention and control.
22 Oct, 2021 | 10:09h | UTC
Occupational health update: approach to evaluation of health care personnel and preexposure prophylaxis.
22 Oct, 2021 | 10:06h | UTC
An analysis of Scotland’s mortality in 114,000 SARS-CoV2–infected people revealed that the vaccine effectiveness against death from the Delta variant was 90% for the Pfizer vaccine and 91% for AstraZeneca.
21 Oct, 2021 | 10:15h | UTC
Pfizer vaccine showed estimated effectiveness of 93% against symptomatic SARS-CoV-2 Delta variant infection in adolescents.
21 Oct, 2021 | 10:17h | UTC
Commentary on Twitter
The remarkably high effectiveness (VE) of vaccination for teens vs the Delta variant in over 94,000 vaccinees and 94,000 matched controls: 93% VE vs symptomatic infection (95% CI 88,97) https://t.co/wwoXlw7PH9@NEJM pic.twitter.com/8m3fJ7avc5
— Eric Topol (@EricTopol) October 20, 2021
A case-controlled study showed Covid-19 vaccination during early pregnancy was not associated with increased risk of first-trimester miscarriage.
21 Oct, 2021 | 10:14h | UTCRelated:
Editorial: Covid-19 treatments and vaccines must be evaluated in pregnancy.
Study shows high effectiveness of the Pfizer mRNA COVID-19 vaccine in pregnancy.
5 Crucial Things to Know About COVID-19 Vaccines and Pregnancy.
CDC Guidance: Pregnant people should be vaccinated against COVID-19.
Cohort study: Pfizer/BioNTech COVID vaccine associated with 78% lower risk of Covid-19 in pregnancy.
FDA authorizes booster doses of Moderna and Johnson & Johnson vaccines, says mix and match OK.
21 Oct, 2021 | 10:09h | UTCFDA authorizes booster doses of Moderna and Johnson & Johnson vaccines, says mix and match OK – CNN
See also:
FDA OKs mixing COVID vaccines; backs Moderna, J&J boosters – Associated Press
FDA OKs Moderna, J&J boosters, along with ‘mix and match’ approach – NBC News
NCCN Guideline: Cancer-Associated Venous Thromboembolic Disease.
21 Oct, 2021 | 10:06h | UTCRelated:
ASH 2021 guidelines for prevention and treatment of venous thromboembolism in patients with cancer
Review: venous and arterial thromboembolism in patients with cancer.
COVID-19 pneumonia: pathophysiology and management.
21 Oct, 2021 | 10:12h | UTCCOVID-19 pneumonia: pathophysiology and management – European Respiratory Review
Instead of quarantine for Covid-exposed students, some schools are trying test-to-stay.
21 Oct, 2021 | 10:08h | UTCInstead of quarantine for Covid-exposed students, some schools are trying test-to-stay – CNN
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Opinion | Data from routine Covid testing can help schools stay open this year.
Guideline: Erectile Dysfunction.
21 Oct, 2021 | 10:01h | UTC
State of the Art Review: Diagnosis and management of bronchopulmonary dysplasia.
21 Oct, 2021 | 09:56h | UTCDiagnosis and management of bronchopulmonary dysplasia – The BMJ
Commentary on Twitter
This new clinical review evaluates the various clinical definitions, imaging modalities, and biomarker data that are helpful in making an early diagnosis of bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD), as well as the evidence on the prevention and treatment of BPD https://t.co/ITqe8WMkNl
— The BMJ (@bmj_latest) October 20, 2021
Opinion | Understanding of research results, evidence summaries and their applicability—not critical appraisal—are core skills of medical curriculum.
21 Oct, 2021 | 09:57h | UTC
Commentary on Twitter
https://twitter.com/lucasmorin_eolc/status/1450876923798765572