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Spironolactone use is associated with improved outcomes in patients with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction and concomitant resistant hypertension
8 Dec, 2020 | 07:44h | UTC
Cohort study: Epidemiology and outcomes of 212 consecutive critically ill patients diagnosed with COVID-19 at Hospital Sírio-Libanês in São Paulo, Brazil
7 Dec, 2020 | 01:13h | UTC
Meta-analysis: Respiratory function post-infection by COVID-19. Altered diffusion capacity, restrictive pattern, and obstructive pattern were found in 39%, 15% and 7% of patients, respectively
7 Dec, 2020 | 01:04h | UTC
Commentary on Twitter
Check out our recent systematic review in post-COVID-19 patients. Altered diffusion capacity, restrictive pattern and obstructive pattern were found in 39%, 15% and 7% of patients, respectively. @VilaroJordi @lvasconcello @RestoyAlsina @BufadorBufador https://t.co/PDHcUOCEbw
— Rodrigo Torres Castro (@klgorodtorres) November 25, 2020
WHO Guidance for improving acceptance and uptake of COVID-19 vaccines
7 Dec, 2020 | 01:16h | UTCCommentary: Guidance For Improving Vaccine Uptake Published By WHO TAG – Health Policy Watch
Myocardial injury in severe COVID-19 is similar to traditional ARDS. It is a function of baseline comorbidities, advanced age, and multisystem organ dysfunction
7 Dec, 2020 | 00:59h | UTCCommentary: Myocardial Injury in Severe COVID-19 vs. ARDS – American College of Cardiology
Commentary on Twitter
About that “permanent heart damage” people associate with #COVID19…
Study published 11/13 found odds of heart damage was found to be *lower* in intubated C19 patients than in those w/ Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome from non-Covid causes.https://t.co/rnRGFkfl0N pic.twitter.com/NN1f3DNrC7
— AJ Kay (@AJKayWriter) November 20, 2020
The UK has approved a COVID vaccine — but scientists still have many questions. One of them is if the vaccines will prevent the transmission of the disease
7 Dec, 2020 | 00:52h | UTCThe UK has approved a COVID vaccine — here’s what scientists now want to know – Nature
Despite vaccinations, COVID-19 death toll likely to increase into April
7 Dec, 2020 | 00:57h | UTC
Study in Germany comparing regions with vs. without mask mandates concluded that 20 d after becoming mandatory, face masks reduced new Covid-19 infections by around 45%
7 Dec, 2020 | 00:46h | UTC
Case-control study: Meningococcus B vaccine prevents disease with 79 percent effectiveness in children and young adults
6 Dec, 2020 | 23:48h | UTCCommentary: Meningococcus B vaccine prevents disease with 79 per cent effectiveness in under-18s – University of Bristol
Commentary on Twitter
In this matched case-control study, children who developed meningococcal disease were less likely to have been vaccinated with 4CMenB vs matched controls without meningococcal disease during the first 5y of vaccine availability in Portugal https://t.co/dGagZ3aTIB @adamhfinn
— JAMA (@JAMA_current) December 3, 2020
Randomized trial: High-dose influenza vaccine shows no additional benefit for heart disease patients
7 Dec, 2020 | 00:44h | UTCEditorial: Influenza Vaccine for Patients With High-risk Cardiovascular Disease
Commentary: High-dose influenza vaccine shows no additional benefit for heart disease patients – NIH News Releases
Commentary on Twitter
In patients w high-risk CVD, high-dose trivalent influenza vaccine, vs standard-dose quadrivalent vaccine, did not significantly reduce all-cause mortality or cardiopulmonary hospitalizations https://t.co/I3XygBajQL
— JAMA (@JAMA_current) December 4, 2020
Meta-analysis reinforces the safety of betablockers in patients with COPD and cardiovascular disease
6 Dec, 2020 | 23:30h | UTCCommentary: Beta-Blockers in Patients With COPD and CVD – American College of Cardiology
IDSA Guideline: Diagnosis and management of Babesiosis
6 Dec, 2020 | 23:41h | UTC
Teledermatology used for triage reduces dermatology referrals and improves access to specialists in the most severe or surgical cases
6 Dec, 2020 | 23:37h | UTCTeledermatology reduces dermatology referrals and improves access to specialists – EClinicalMedicine
Short review: How to diagnose and manage radiation therapy cardiotoxicity
6 Dec, 2020 | 23:27h | UTCHow to Diagnose and Manage Radiation Cardiotoxicity – JACC: CardioOncology
Meta-analysis: High-quality evidence supports fecal microbiota transplantation is effective for recurrent Clostridioides difficile infection
6 Dec, 2020 | 23:35h | UTC
Managing Asthma in Adolescents and Adults: 2020 Asthma Guideline Update From the National Asthma Education and Prevention Program
4 Dec, 2020 | 08:33h | UTCEditorial: Evolving Strategies for Long-term Asthma Management – JAMA
Commentaries: New Asthma Guidelines Published in The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, an Official Journal of the AAAAI – American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology AND New updates to federal guidelines revamp asthma management – NHLBI News
New WHO Guidance on masks for the public and health workers in the context of COVID-19
4 Dec, 2020 | 08:24h | UTCMask use in the context of COVID-19 – World Health Organization
Commentaries: WHO fine-tunes advice on COVID masks for public, health workers – Reuters AND WHO updates mask advice, recommending they be worn in indoor, poorly ventilated areas – CBC
Commentary on Twitter
.@WHO has tightened its guidance on face masks, recommending that where COVID-19 is spreading, masks be worn by everyone in healthcare settings, indoor low ventilated areas & outdoors when a distance of 3 ft from others cannot be maintained. #MaskUpAmerica https://t.co/dJUJ2syDMN
— IDSA (@IDSAInfo) December 3, 2020
The 2020 report of The Lancet Countdown on health and climate change: responding to converging crises
4 Dec, 2020 | 08:27h | UTCEditorial: Climate and COVID-19: converging crises
Commentaries: No country is immune from climate-change health impacts – University of Washington AND Feeling the heat? Scientists warn of climate shocks to global health – Reuters AND ‘We Don’t Have To Live This Way’: Doctors Call For Climate Action – NPR
Commentary on Twitter
NEW—No country is immune from health impacts of worsening climate change. Unless urgent action is taken, #climatechange will threaten global health, disrupt lives & livelihoods, & overwhelm health-care systems: 2020 @LancetCountdown report #LancetClimate20 https://t.co/gSdm1plfNj pic.twitter.com/SeOrI2sTw1
— The Lancet (@TheLancet) December 2, 2020
Meta-analysis: Epidural corticosteroid injections for sciatica are effective, although the effects are small and short-term
4 Dec, 2020 | 08:26h | UTC
Why the CDC changed its Covid-19 quarantine guidelines
4 Dec, 2020 | 08:18h | UTCWhy the CDC changed its Covid-19 quarantine guidelines – Vox
CDC Guideline: Duration of Isolation and Precautions for Adults with COVID-19 – Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Perspective: Why most countries won’t benefit from Moderna and Pfizer’s Covid-19 vaccines
4 Dec, 2020 | 08:14h | UTCWhy Most Countries Won’t Benefit From Moderna And Pfizer’s Covid-19 Vaccines – Forbes
Moderna vaccine: Antibody levels persist for at least 4 months
4 Dec, 2020 | 08:16h | UTCDurability of Responses after SARS-CoV-2 mRNA-1273 Vaccination – New England Journal of Medicine
Could COVID delirium bring on dementia?
4 Dec, 2020 | 08:11h | UTCCould COVID delirium bring on dementia? – Nature
China has promised millions of coronavirus vaccines to countries globally. And it is ready to deliver them.
4 Dec, 2020 | 08:12h | UTC
WHO looks at possible ‘e-vaccination certificates’ for travel
4 Dec, 2020 | 08:09h | UTCWHO looks at possible ‘e-vaccination certificates’ for travel – Reuters