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Perspective | The Covid-19 Infodemic — Applying the Epidemiologic Model to Counter Misinformation.
14 May, 2021 | 08:44h | UTCCommentary: Treating the COVID-19 ‘infodemic’ as an epidemic – University of Pennsylvania
RCT: Mixing 2 different Covid vaccines is associated with increased risk of side effects.
14 May, 2021 | 08:46h | UTCHeterologous prime-boost COVID-19 vaccination: initial reactogenicity data – The Lancet
Commentaries: More side effects noted after using 2 different COVID vaccines – CIDRAP AND Covid vaccines: Mixing increases reports of mild side-effects – BBC
Perspective | Vaccines seem to work well against coronavirus variants. It’s also complicated.
14 May, 2021 | 08:41h | UTCVaccines seem to work well against coronavirus variants. It’s also complicated – STAT
CDC says fully vaccinated Americans can go indoors and outdoors without masks.
14 May, 2021 | 08:38h | UTCCDC Guidance: Interim Public Health Recommendations for Fully Vaccinated People – Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Commentaries: CDC backtracks, saying fully vaccinated people can go maskless indoors – STAT AND Fully Vaccinated People Can Stop Wearing Masks Indoors And Outdoors, CDC Says – NPR AND CDC: No masks needed for COVID-vaccinated Americans – CIDRAP
Editorial: Vaccinating children against SARS-CoV-2 – “Hard to justify right now for most children in most countries”.
14 May, 2021 | 08:39h | UTCVaccinating children against SARS-CoV-2 – The BMJ
Related: Pfizer COVID-19 shot expanded to US children as young as 12.
What is mucormycosis, the fungal infection affecting COVID patients in India?
14 May, 2021 | 08:35h | UTCWhat is mucormycosis, the fungal infection affecting COVID patients in India? – The Conversation
Related: What Is ‘Black Fungus’? And Why Is It Spreading Among India’s COVID Patients? – NPR AND Mucormycosis: The ‘black fungus’ maiming Covid patients in India
Large trial with over 200.000 patients finds ovarian cancer screening does not reduce deaths.
14 May, 2021 | 08:32h | UTCCommentaries: Screening for ovarian cancer did not reduce early deaths – Imperial College London AND Annual screening for ovarian cancer does not save lives, study finds – The Guardian
Review: How to interpret and use COVID-19 serology and immunology tests.
14 May, 2021 | 08:36h | UTC
[Preprint] The Emergence of COVID-19 Associated Mucormycosis: Analysis of Cases From 18 Countries.
14 May, 2021 | 08:34h | UTCThe Emergence of COVID-19 Associated Mucormycosis: Analysis of Cases From 18 Countries – The Lancet
Polypharmacy, inappropriate prescribing, and deprescribing in older people: through a sex and gender lens.
14 May, 2021 | 08:30h | UTCPodcast with the author: Dr Paula Rochon talks with The Lancet Healthy Longevity about polypharmacy in older people through a sex and gender lens
Related: Reducing Inappropriate Medication Use & Polypharmacy (several articles and commentaries on the subject) AND Polypharmacy Management in Older Patients – Mayo Clinic Proceedings AND Psychopharmacological Treatment in Older People: Avoiding Drug Interactions and Polypharmacy – Deutsches Ärzteblatt internationa AND Eliminating Medication Overload: A National Action Plan AND Deprescribing in Older Adults With Cardiovascular Disease – Journal of the American College of Cardiology
Commentary on Twitter
NEW REVIEW: @RochonPaula and colleagues look at #polypharmacy & #deprescribing for #older people through a sex & gender lens
👀Read the #openaccess paper here: https://t.co/CpcJswOtt1
👂Listen to the new podcast with the authors here:https://t.co/EXg9wNlE9K pic.twitter.com/AZ4VkKt33p— The Lancet Healthy Longevity (@LancetLongevity) May 13, 2021
AHA Scientific Statement: Evaluation and management of aortic stenosis in chronic kidney disease.
14 May, 2021 | 08:27h | UTC
Systematic review: Combination fixed‐dose beta-agonist and steroid inhaler as required is clinically effective in adults and adolescents with mild asthma.
14 May, 2021 | 08:23h | UTC
RCT: Tezepelumab can reduce exacerbations in adults and adolescents with severe, uncontrolled asthma.
14 May, 2021 | 08:25h | UTCCommentary: New drug shows promise against tough-to-manage asthma – MedicalXpress
Perspective | Start-ups tout continuous glucose monitoring for people without diabetes – “aside from anecdotal success stories, there’s little evidence that people with normal glucose responses benefit from tracking their blood glucose”.
14 May, 2021 | 08:20h | UTCStart-ups Tout Continuous Glucose Monitoring for People Without Diabetes – JAMA
Simplified decision aid: neuropathic pain treatment options in primary care.
14 May, 2021 | 08:17h | UTC
Opinion | Let’s banish the term ‘patient’ from the health care lexicon.
14 May, 2021 | 08:19h | UTCLet’s banish the term ‘patient’ from the health care lexicon – STAT
Report | COVID-19: Make it the Last Pandemic
13 May, 2021 | 06:09h | UTCCOVID-19: Make it the Last Pandemic – Independent Panel for Pandemic Preparedness and Response
Commentaries: Report of the Independent Panel for Pandemic Preparedness and Response: making COVID-19 the last pandemic – The Lancet AND WHO ‘needs more powers’ says independent panel co-chair Helen Clark – Devex AND COVID-19 Was ‘A Preventable Disaster,’ WHO-Ordered Report Says – NPR AND How the world failed to curb COVID – Nature AND Panel suggests WHO should have more power to stop pandemics – Associated Press AND ‘A toxic cocktail:’ Panel delivers harsh verdict on the world’s failure to prepare for pandemic – Science AND Covid: Serious failures in WHO and global response, report finds – BBC AND Covid pandemic should serve as ‘Chernobyl moment’ for global health reform, international experts say – STAT
Commentary on Twitter
For the past 8 months, @TheIndPanel has been examining the state of #pandemic preparedness and responses to #COVID19. In a new report, they describe 13 key events that shaped its course, and outline recommendations to make this the #LastPandemic. Read https://t.co/KrcBTFEZ3J. pic.twitter.com/exH80QZ9Xl
— The Lancet (@TheLancet) May 12, 2021
[Not published yet] Observational study in Indonesia finds China’s Sinovac COVID-19 vaccine (CoronaVac) was 98% effective at preventing death and 96% effective at preventing hospitalization in healthcare workers
13 May, 2021 | 06:07h | UTCIndonesia study finds China’s Sinovac COVID-19 vaccine effective in medical staff – Reuters
Review: Pharmacotherapy management of schizophrenia for family physicians.
14 May, 2021 | 08:16h | UTCPharmacotherapy management of schizophrenia for family physicians – Canadian Family Physician
[Preprint] Observational study finds single-dose Johnson & Johnson vaccine is 76.7% effective in preventing SARS-CoV-2 infection
13 May, 2021 | 06:06h | UTCReal-World Effectiveness of Ad26.COV2.S Adenoviral Vector Vaccine for COVID-19 – The Lancet
Commentary on Twitter
One of the first studies to assess real-world effectiveness of the J&J 1-dose vaccine, matches Phase 3 clinical trial, at 77%https://t.co/3YgcML9YSh @MayoClinic @MayoClinicHS preprint pic.twitter.com/XOjQlUaHK2
— Eric Topol (@EricTopol) May 11, 2021
Perspective | How covid-19 revealed the scandal of medical oxygen supplies worldwide
13 May, 2021 | 06:02h | UTCHow covid-19 revealed the scandal of medical oxygen supplies worldwide – Nature
Opinion | American Kids Can Wait – “The U.S. should delay shots for children until global vaccine-manufacturing capacity significantly expands and the crisis in India subsides”.
13 May, 2021 | 06:04h | UTCAmerican Kids Can Wait – The Atlantic
Commentary on Twitter
Now in the Atlantic, @TracyBethHoeg @MonicaGandhi9 and I argue that we ought to vaccinate OLDER people around the globe before we vaccinate children in high income nations. It is in OUR best interest to do sohttps://t.co/B0O8xj4fo1
— Vinay Prasad MD MPH (@VPrasadMDMPH) May 12, 2021
RCT: Tympanostomy-tube placement does not reduce episodes of acute otitis media among children 6 to 35 months of age with recurrent acute otitis media
13 May, 2021 | 05:57h | UTCCommentary: No lasting benefit to tubes over antibiotics for childhood ear infections – University of Pittsburgh
Systematic review: Treatments for unruptured intracranial aneurysms – There is currently insufficient good-quality evidence to support either conservative treatment or interventional treatments (microsurgical clipping or endovascular coiling)
13 May, 2021 | 05:51h | UTCTreatments for unruptured intracranial aneurysms – Cochrane Library
Summary: Treatments for unruptured intracranial aneurysms – Cochrane Library
Review: Diagnosis and treatment of unruptured intracranial aneurysms and aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage
13 May, 2021 | 05:53h | UTC