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Schools may see a burst of the common cold when they reopen, research suggests
24 Feb, 2021 | 02:51h | UTCSchools may see a burst of the common cold when they reopen, research suggests – STAT
SR: Delays and disruptions in cancer health care due to COVID-19 pandemic
24 Feb, 2021 | 02:46h | UTCCommentary: COVID-19 Pandemic Caused Delays in Cancer Care – DocWire News
Commentary on Twitter
https://twitter.com/darioT_/status/1364186683902742528
How the COVID-19 pandemic will change the future of critical care
24 Feb, 2021 | 02:49h | UTCHow the COVID-19 pandemic will change the future of critical care – Intensive Care Medicine
Commentary on Twitter
Will #COVID19 change critical care?
➡️approach to crises
➡️flexible #ICU capacity/staff & safer design
➡️efficient supply/use of PPE, devices, consumables, meds
➡️triage principles
➡️communication
➡️end‐of‐life
➡️#AI, registries, agile collaborative RCTshttps://t.co/0aWmhQxItm pic.twitter.com/qFZCi4eYwM— Intensive Care Medicine (@yourICM) February 23, 2021
Educators may be more central drivers of Covid-19 in schools than students, CDC study finds
24 Feb, 2021 | 02:55h | UTCEducators may be more central drivers of Covid-19 in schools than students, CDC study finds – CNN
Commentary on Twitter
A new @CDCMMWR looks at #COVID19 in Georgia elementary schools. The study highlights that preventing infections in educators is an important part of stopping the spread of COVID-19 in schools. Learn more: https://t.co/UcpGxv5GYz. pic.twitter.com/2nA4YChmNO
— CDC (@CDCgov) February 22, 2021
Perspective: Is one vaccine dose enough after COVID-19 infection?
24 Feb, 2021 | 02:47h | UTCIs One Vaccine Dose Enough After COVID-19 Infection? – NIH Director’s Blog
Related: France’s health authority recommends single vaccine shot for people who have had COVID-19
Musculoskeletal involvement of COVID-19: review of imaging
24 Feb, 2021 | 02:43h | UTCMusculoskeletal involvement of COVID-19: review of imaging – Skeletal Radiology
Commentaries: Radiological images confirm ‘COVID-19 can cause the body to attack itself’ – Northwestern University AND Imaging highlights COVID-19’s MSK manifestations – AuntMinnie
Pro-con Debate: Starting antihypertensive drug treatment with combination therapy
23 Feb, 2021 | 01:26h | UTCCon: Starting Antihypertensive Drug Treatment With Combination Therapy
Pro: Starting Antihypertensive Drug Treatment With Combination Therapy
M-A: Blood pressure effects of sodium reduction
23 Feb, 2021 | 01:28h | UTCCommentaries: The Lower the Sodium, the Better for BP: Updated Meta-analysis – TCTMD AND AHA News: Lower Your Sodium, and Blood Pressure Will Follow – HealthDay
Gastroesophageal reflux disease is linked with higher risks of larynx and esophageal cancers
24 Feb, 2021 | 02:00h | UTC
AAP Clinical Report: Ethical Considerations in Pediatricians’ Use of Social Media
23 Feb, 2021 | 01:24h | UTCEthical Considerations in Pediatricians’ Use of Social Media – Pediatrics
News release: Post or pause? Report guides pediatricians’ ethical use of social media – AAP News
State of the Art Review: Vaccines for older adults
23 Feb, 2021 | 01:23h | UTCVaccines for older adults – The BMJ (free for a limited period)
The growing evidence that the Covid-19 vaccines can reduce transmission, explained
24 Feb, 2021 | 02:40h | UTCThe growing evidence that the Covid-19 vaccines can reduce transmission, explained – Vox
Related: Can COVID vaccines stop transmission? Scientists race to find answers – Nature AND Fauci: There’s evidence COVID-19 vaccines don’t just protect you — they may stop you from spreading the virus to others, too – Insider AND [Preprint] Covid-19 vaccination associated with reduced viral load, may reduce transmission (study and commentary)
Viewpoint: Placebo—the Unknown Variable in a Controlled Trial
23 Feb, 2021 | 01:16h | UTCPlacebo—the Unknown Variable in a Controlled Trial – JAMA Internal Medicine (free for a limited period)
M-A: The diagnostic accuracy of noninvasive methods to measure the intracranial pressure
23 Feb, 2021 | 01:14h | UTC
Podcast: Seizure Basics for Primary Care
23 Feb, 2021 | 01:16h | UTC#257 Carpe Diem: Seizure Basics for Primary Care – The Curbsiders Internal Medicine Podcast
Editorial: The reporting of race and ethnicity in medical and science journals
23 Feb, 2021 | 01:21h | UTCThe Reporting of Race and Ethnicity in Medical and Science Journals – JAMA
New insights into plaque erosion as a mechanism of acute coronary syndromes
23 Feb, 2021 | 01:20h | UTCNew Insights Into Plaque Erosion as a Mechanism of Acute Coronary Syndromes – JAMA
Author Interview: New Insights Into Plaque Erosion as a Mechanism of Acute Coronary Syndromes – JAMA
RCT: Topical intranasal tranexamic acid does not reduce the need for nasal packing in epistaxis
21 Feb, 2021 | 22:02h | UTCThe Use of Tranexamic Acid to Reduce the Need for Nasal Packing in Epistaxis (NoPAC): Randomized Controlled Trial – Annals of Emergency Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary on Twitter
TXA wasn't better than placebo in epistaxis in this well done RCT https://t.co/qA3yEXyvaM
Excellent work @adamreuben + team
Many of us (myself included) believed TXA a game changer in epistaxis
This trial must make us reexamine our practice pic.twitter.com/5QQsihlGC6
— Anand Swaminathan MD MPH 🏳️🌈🇺🇦 (@EMSwami) February 20, 2021
Podcast: Vaccinating Individuals with Prior COVID-19
23 Feb, 2021 | 01:53h | UTCVaccinating Individuals with Prior COVID-19 – Infectious Diseases Society of America
Commentary on Twitter
NEW PODCAST 🎙️ Vaccinating Individuals with Prior COVID-19
Listen: https://t.co/0sAr4aP7qB
Should individuals who have already had COVID-19 be vaccinated? @RMKGandhi of @MGHMedicine and Hana El Sahly, MD, FIDSA of @bcmhouston share considerations. pic.twitter.com/NgGdYBow05
— IDSA (@IDSAInfo) February 20, 2021
FDA issues alert on ‘limitations’ of pulse oximeters, without explicit mention of racial bias
23 Feb, 2021 | 02:03h | UTCFDA issues alert on ‘limitations’ of pulse oximeters, without explicit mention of racial bias – STAT
FDA Safety Alert: Pulse Oximeter Accuracy and Limitations: FDA Safety Communication – U.S. Food & Drug Administration
Related: “Racial Bias in Pulse Oximetry Measurement”. In two large cohorts, Black patients had nearly three times the frequency of occult hypoxemia that was not detected by pulse oximetry as White patients – New England Journal of Medicine (study and commentaries)
FDA: No credible evidence of food or food packaging associated with viral transmission of SARS-CoV-2
23 Feb, 2021 | 02:05h | UTCCommentary: FDA: COVID-19 Not Transmitted by Food or Packaging – WebMD
Cutaneous findings in SARS-CoV-2-associated Multisystem Inflammatory Disease in Children (MIS-C)
23 Feb, 2021 | 01:57h | UTC
Identifying COVID-19 risk through observational studies to inform control measures
23 Feb, 2021 | 02:01h | UTCIdentifying COVID-19 Risk Through Observational Studies to Inform Control Measures – JAMA
Commentaries on Twitter
20% of infected individuals estimated to cause about 80% of SARS-CoV-2 transmissions. About 50% of transmissions are thought to occur from asymptomatic or pre symptomatic persons. Key lessons learned from #COVID19 epidemiology. Via @JAMA_current https://t.co/AIW1e6Xgy2 pic.twitter.com/oBR4V2opp5
— Muin J. Khoury (@MuinJKhoury) February 22, 2021
Compared w well-ventilated outdoor spaces, #coronavirus infection risk is higher in poorly ventilated indoor spaces w prolonged close contact (within 6 feet of others for 15 min over 24h) + inconsistent use of masks https://t.co/nVFsq2c2CQ @CDCgov @CDCMMWR
— JAMA (@JAMA_current) February 22, 2021
Editorial: Prophylactic anticoagulation for patients in hospital with covid-19
23 Feb, 2021 | 01:59h | UTCProphylactic anticoagulation for patients in hospital with covid-19 – The BMJ
Related: Full-dose Heparin best for moderate COVID-19 regardless of D-dimer — Data released from ACTIV-4a, ATTACC, and REMAP-CAP trials AND Cohort study: Early initiation of prophylactic anticoagulation linked to reduced mortality in patients admitted to hospital with Covid-19
What makes new variants of SARS-CoV-2 concerning is not where they come from, but the mutations they contain
23 Feb, 2021 | 01:56h | UTCRelated: The world needs a single naming system for coronavirus variants – Nature AND Why the WHO won’t call it the ‘U.K. variant’, and you shouldn’t either – CTV News