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Video: Coronavirus Update with Carlos del Rio and Preeti Malani
19 Mar, 2021 | 08:24h | UTCCoronavirus Update With Carlos del Rio and Preeti Malani – JAMA
Perspective | Five reasons why COVID herd immunity is probably impossible
19 Mar, 2021 | 08:19h | UTCFive reasons why COVID herd immunity is probably impossible – Nature
Review: Diagnosis and Management of Transient Ischemic Attack and Acute Ischemic Stroke
18 Mar, 2021 | 08:54h | UTCDiagnosis and Management of Transient Ischemic Attack and Acute Ischemic Stroke: A Review – JAMA
Review: Preoperative management of surgical patients using dietary supplements
18 Mar, 2021 | 08:53h | UTCPreoperative Management of Surgical Patients Using Dietary Supplements – Mayo Clinic Proceedings
WHO Guideline: Updated recommendations on HIV prevention, infant diagnosis, antiretroviral initiation and monitoring
18 Mar, 2021 | 08:55h | UTCNews release: WHO publishes new clinical and service delivery recommendations for HIV prevention, treatment and care
Motivations for and Challenges in the Development of Global Medical Curricula: A Scoping Review
18 Mar, 2021 | 08:50h | UTC
RCT: No benefit from palliative radiotherapy after esophageal cancer stenting
18 Mar, 2021 | 08:52h | UTC
4 ways radiology can reduce its climate change impact
18 Mar, 2021 | 08:49h | UTC4 Ways Radiology Can Reduce Its Climate Change Impact – Diagnostic Imaging
Original article: Radiology in Our Changing Climate: A Call to Action – Journal of the American College of Radiology ($)
Perspective | Could very low field strength be the next frontier for MRI?
18 Mar, 2021 | 08:47h | UTCCould Very Low Field Strength Be the Next Frontier for MRI? – Diagnostic Imaging
The use of extracorporeal CO2 removal in acute respiratory failure
18 Mar, 2021 | 08:47h | UTCThe use of extracorporeal CO2 removal in acute respiratory failure – Annals of Intensive Care
Systematic Review: Biologics for chronic rhinosinusitis
18 Mar, 2021 | 08:44h | UTCBiologics for chronic rhinosinusitis – Cochrane Library
Systematic review: Enteral zinc supplementation for prevention of morbidity and mortality in preterm neonates
18 Mar, 2021 | 08:45h | UTC
Opinion | “’It’s a very special picture.’ Why vaccine safety experts put the brakes on AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine”
18 Mar, 2021 | 09:14h | UTC‘It’s a very special picture.’ Why vaccine safety experts put the brakes on AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine – Science (a few articles per month are free)
Related: Update on the safety of COVID-19 Vaccine AstraZeneca (statement and commentaries)
WHO Statement | The benefits of the AstraZeneca vaccine outweigh its risks – vaccinations should continue
18 Mar, 2021 | 09:17h | UTCWHO statement on AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine safety signals – World Health Organization
Related: Update on the safety of COVID-19 Vaccine AstraZeneca (statement and commentaries)
Commentary on Twitter (thread – click for more)
At this time, WHO considers that the benefits of the AstraZeneca vaccine outweigh its risks and recommends that vaccinations continue.
Full statement on AstraZeneca #COVID19 vaccine safety signals:
👉 https://t.co/9J6MtxXWK8 pic.twitter.com/fWGzqbjMuE— World Health Organization (WHO) (@WHO) March 17, 2021
Opinion | “The zero-risk mentality stifling Europe is now killing its people”
18 Mar, 2021 | 09:11h | UTCThe zero-risk mentality stifling Europe is now killing its people – The Sidney Morning Herald
Related: Update on the safety of COVID-19 Vaccine AstraZeneca (statement and commentaries)
Systematic Review: Thoracic imaging tests for the diagnosis of COVID‐19
18 Mar, 2021 | 09:05h | UTCThoracic imaging tests for the diagnosis of COVID‐19 – Cochrane Library
Opinion | “Oxford-AstraZeneca Vaccine Safety: Reports of blood clots after receiving the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine are very likely just background events.”
18 Mar, 2021 | 09:09h | UTCRelated: Update on the safety of COVID-19 Vaccine AstraZeneca (statement and commentaries) AND What is Going on With the AstraZeneca/Oxford Vaccine? – Science Translational Medicine
Just How Do Deaths Due to COVID-19 Stack Up?
18 Mar, 2021 | 09:03h | UTCJust How Do Deaths Due to COVID-19 Stack Up? – Think Global Health
Commentary on Twitter (thread – click for more)
The Americas and Europe accounted for 80% of COVID-19 deaths globally, even though they represent only a quarter of the world's population. @ThinkGlobalHlth launches a tracker of COVID as a cause of death globally and the factors driving those trends 1/https://t.co/t6xp2yAWA4 pic.twitter.com/SJ9DRdlu1e
— Tom Bollyky (@TomBollyky) March 17, 2021
Long Covid | Four-month clinical status of a cohort of patients after hospitalization for COVID-19
18 Mar, 2021 | 09:00h | UTCFour-Month Clinical Status of a Cohort of Patients After Hospitalization for COVID-19 – JAMA
Editorial: Outcomes for Patients Following Hospitalization for COVID-19
Why Opening Windows Is a Key to Reopening Schools
18 Mar, 2021 | 09:02h | UTCWhy Opening Windows Is a Key to Reopening Schools – The New York Times (free registration may be required)
Commentary on Twitter
https://twitter.com/trishgreenhalgh/status/1372180956094865409
COVID-19 vaccines vs. variants—determining how much immunity is enough
18 Mar, 2021 | 08:58h | UTCCOVID-19 Vaccines vs Variants—Determining How Much Immunity Is Enough – JAMA
Population Study: Past Covid-19 confers 80.5% protection against reinfection, which decreases to 47.1% in those aged 65 years and older
18 Mar, 2021 | 09:06h | UTCCommentaries: Risk of SARS-CoV-2 reinfection after natural infection – The Lancet AND COVID-19 Reinfection: More Common Than We Think? – MedPage Today (free registration required)
Commentary on Twitter
NEW—Most people who have had original #COVID19 strain are protected from catching it again for at least 6 months—but those ≥65 years are more prone to reinfection, suggests first large-scale study of its kind. Read https://t.co/250Yv0a9BZ pic.twitter.com/BTjhcMzXwT
— The Lancet (@TheLancet) March 17, 2021
Five-year outcomes of PFO closure or antiplatelet therapy for cryptogenic stroke
17 Mar, 2021 | 02:40h | UTCPFO Closure for Stroke Is Safe, Effective at 5 Years: REDUCE – TCTMD
Original study: Five-Year Outcomes of PFO Closure or Antiplatelet Therapy for Cryptogenic Stroke – New England Journal of Medicine ($)
USPSTF Draft Statement: Start screening for Prediabetes and Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in adults ages 35 to 70 years who are overweight or obese
17 Mar, 2021 | 02:41h | UTCCommentary: USPSTF Lowers Age for Diabetes Screening in Draft Recommendation – NEJM Journal Watch
UC secures landmark open access deal with world’s largest scientific publisher
17 Mar, 2021 | 02:33h | UTC
Commentary on Twitter
Good to see that the University of California and Elsevier has reached an agreement in which "all research with a UC lead author published in Elsevier’s extensive portfolio of hybrid and open access journals will be #openaccess by default"
— Robert Kiley (@robertkiley) March 16, 2021