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WHO says delta is becoming the dominant Covid variant globally.
21 Jun, 2021 | 08:54h | UTCWHO says delta is becoming the dominant Covid variant globally – CNBC
Perspective | A beautiful idea: how COVAX has fallen short.
21 Jun, 2021 | 08:52h | UTCA beautiful idea: how COVAX has fallen short – The Lancet
Commentaries on Twitter
#COVAX was meant to supply #COVID19 vaccines for all based on solidarity and equity. Instead, it relies on rich countries' willingness to share their doses—Ann Danaiya Usher tracks the ambitions and shortcomings of COVAX: https://t.co/FbAZ1D8M4j #VaccinEquity pic.twitter.com/q880pzeU1s
— The Lancet (@TheLancet) June 19, 2021
#Vaccine doses given/100 inhabitants…🤔Rich countries praising solidarity by contributing to #COVAX while making sure that there is barely any #COVID19 vaccine left to be purchased through covax.
Check also @newhumanitarian: https://t.co/K1zzM6O3on pic.twitter.com/IpH0mDJqwC
— Tim Buder (@Tim_Buder) February 10, 2021
“COVAX has delivered over 72m doses to 125 countries. But that is far less than 172m it should have delivered by now. Of the 2.1 billion COVID-19 vaccine doses administered worldwide so far, COVAX has been responsible for less than 4%"#PeoplesVaccinehttps://t.co/TZKc8YPAdJ
— Steve Jackson 💙 (@SteJck) June 20, 2021
M-A: Azithromycin does not reduce the need for invasive mechanical ventilation or mortality in patients with Covid-19.
21 Jun, 2021 | 08:45h | UTC
Study: Sperm parameters not changed before and after COVID-19 mRNA vaccination.
21 Jun, 2021 | 08:50h | UTCSperm Parameters Before and After COVID-19 mRNA Vaccination – JAMA
Concerned about the latest AstraZeneca news? These 3 graphics help you make sense of the risk – “Two people in Australia have died from thrombosis with thrombocytopenia after 3.8 million doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine delivered”.
21 Jun, 2021 | 08:48h | UTC
Perspective | Sewage sleuths helped an Arizona town beat back Covid-19. For wastewater epidemiology, that’s just the start.
21 Jun, 2021 | 08:43h | UTCRelated: The myriad ways sewage surveillance is helping fight COVID around the world – Nature AND Testing sewage can give school districts, campuses and businesses a heads-up on the spread of COVID-19 – The Conversation AND It’s time to begin a national wastewater testing program for Covid-19 – STAT AND Coronavirus: Testing sewage an ‘easy win’ – BBC
Perspective | Human waste could be the next big weapon in controlling COVID-19.
21 Jun, 2021 | 08:42h | UTCHuman Waste Could Be The Next Big Weapon in Controlling COVID-19 – TIME
Related: The myriad ways sewage surveillance is helping fight COVID around the world – Nature AND Testing sewage can give school districts, campuses and businesses a heads-up on the spread of COVID-19 – The Conversation AND It’s time to begin a national wastewater testing program for Covid-19 – STAT AND Coronavirus: Testing sewage an ‘easy win’ – BBC
Risk of atrial fibrillation according to cancer type: a nationwide population-based study – Multiple myeloma showed a higher association with incident AF (aHR: 3.34; 95% CI: 2.98 to 3.75). Esophageal cancer showed the highest risk among solid cancers (aHR: 2.69; 95% CI: 2.45 to 2.95).
21 Jun, 2021 | 08:37h | UTC
Commentary on Twitter
Patients with #cancer have a higher risk of atrial fibrillation, and its impact varies according to the type of cancer. https://t.co/j84td0oRck #epeeps #JACCCardioOnc #ACCCardioOnc #CardioOnc #AFib #CKD #CVD #MMsm #lymsm #leusm #melanoma #OpenAccess pic.twitter.com/ebXJJ3zYYY
— JACC Journals (@JACCJournals) June 19, 2021
Africa’s COVID-19 surge is expected to worsen, warns WHO.
21 Jun, 2021 | 08:44h | UTCAfrica’s COVID-19 Surge is Expected to Worsen, Warns WHO – Health Policy Watch
One in 100 deaths is by suicide – WHO guidance to help the world reach the target of reducing suicide rate by 1/3 by 2030.
21 Jun, 2021 | 08:39h | UTCOne in 100 deaths is by suicide – World Health Organization
Report: Suicide worldwide in 2019: Global Health Estimates – World Health Organization
Commentary on Twitter (thread – click for more)
DYK: 1 in 100 deaths is by suicide.
Every year, more people die as a result of suicide than HIV, malaria or breast cancer – or war and homicide. https://t.co/PAD5Bd1dfS pic.twitter.com/TGq5BdNMNd
— World Health Organization (WHO) (@WHO) June 17, 2021
Consensus-based recommendations for management of the difficult airway: part 1. Difficult airway management encountered in an unconscious patient.
21 Jun, 2021 | 08:33h | UTC
AHA Scientific Statement: Recognition, prevention, and management of arrhythmias and autonomic disorders in cardio-oncology.
21 Jun, 2021 | 08:38h | UTCTop Things to Know: Recognition, Prevention, and Management of Arrhythmias and Autonomic Disorders in Cardio-Oncology – American Heart Association
Review: Advances in the diagnosis and treatment of primary ciliary dyskinesia.
21 Jun, 2021 | 08:27h | UTCAdvances in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia: A Review – JAMA Otolaryngology – Head & Neck Surgery (free for a limited period)
RCT: Routine use of prophylactic postoperative continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) does not prevent pneumonia, re-intubation, and death after major abdominal surgery.
21 Jun, 2021 | 08:32h | UTCPostoperative continuous positive airway pressure to prevent pneumonia, re-intubation, and death after major abdominal surgery (PRISM): a multicentre, open-label, randomised, phase 3 trial – The Lancet Respiratory Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary on Twitter (thread – click for more)
Published today in @LancetRespirMed is the final report of @prismtrial, an international multi-centre phase-3 randomised trial of routine postoperative CPAP to prevent pneumonia, re-intubation & death after major abdominal surgery https://t.co/e09pSTi2sa @rupert_pearse @QMULWHRI
— Tom Abbott (@_tomabbott) June 19, 2021
Audio Interview: potential treatments for children with Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome (MIS-C) associated with Covid-19.
18 Jun, 2021 | 08:33h | UTCAudio Interview: Covid-19 in Children – New England Journal of Medicine
Symptomatic fever management in children: A systematic review of national and international guidelines.
21 Jun, 2021 | 08:28h | UTC
Cohort study: Among children with Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome (MIS-C) associated with Covid-19, initial treatment with intravenous immune globulin (IVIG) plus glucocorticoids was associated with a lower risk of new or persistent cardiovascular dysfunction than IVIG alone.
18 Jun, 2021 | 08:35h | UTCEditorial: Immunotherapy for MIS-C — IVIG, Glucocorticoids, and Biologics
Cohort study: Among children with Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome (MIS-C) associated with Covid-19, there was no evidence that recovery differed after primary treatment with intravenous immune globulin (IVIG) alone, IVIG plus glucocorticoids, or glucocorticoids alone.
18 Jun, 2021 | 08:36h | UTCTreatment of Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children – New England Journal of Medicine
Editorial: Immunotherapy for MIS-C — IVIG, Glucocorticoids, and Biologics
Commentaries: Steroids may be effective treatment for COVID-19 complications in children – Imperial College London AND Expert reaction to study looking at treatments for COVID-19 complications in children – Science Media Centre
Opinion | Causation or confounding: why controls are critical for characterizing long COVID – “Many of the self-reported symptoms, such as intermittent headaches or tiredness, are nonspecific and prevalent in the general population”.
18 Jun, 2021 | 08:29h | UTCCausation or confounding: why controls are critical for characterizing long COVID – Nature
Dr. Fauci says the risks from the Delta variant underscore the importance of vaccines.
18 Jun, 2021 | 08:31h | UTCDr. Fauci Says The Risks From The Delta Variant Underscore The Importance Of Vaccines – NPR
Cohort study: swallowing and voice outcomes in patients hospitalized with COVID-19.
18 Jun, 2021 | 08:24h | UTCRelated study: Characterization of dysphagia and laryngeal findings in COVID-19 patients treated in the ICU—An observational clinical study – PLOS One
ECMM/ISHAM recommendations for clinical management of COVID -19 associated mucormycosis in low- and middle-income countries.
18 Jun, 2021 | 08:26h | UTC
COVID-19 reinfection rate less than 1 percent for those with severe illness, study finds.
18 Jun, 2021 | 08:27h | UTCOriginal study: Re-infection with SARS-CoV-2 in Patients Undergoing Serial Laboratory Testing – Clinical Infectious Diseases
WHO: Caesarean section rates continue to rise, amid growing inequalities in access.
18 Jun, 2021 | 08:23h | UTCOriginal study: Trends and projections of caesarean section rates: global and regional estimates – BMJ Global Health
Commentary on Twitter (thread – click for more)
Caesarean section use continues to rise 📈 globally, now accounting for more than 1 in 5 of all childbirths.
C-section can put women and babies at unnecessary risk of short- and long-term health problems if performed when there is not medical need
— World Health Organization (WHO) (@WHO) June 17, 2021
Another meta-analysis supports aspirin withdrawal one to three months after percutaneous coronary intervention and continuation with P2Y12 inhibitor monotherapy.
18 Jun, 2021 | 08:22h | UTC