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Guideline: Physical therapist management of total knee arthroplasty
6 Oct, 2020 | 00:05h | UTCPhysical Therapist Management of Total Knee Arthroplasty – Physical Therapy
Video: Who gets coronavirus vaccine first?
4 Oct, 2020 | 23:33h | UTCWho Gets Coronavirus Vaccine First? – JAMA
John P.A. Ioannidis: Scientific petitions and open letters in the Covid-19 era
4 Oct, 2020 | 23:27h | UTCJohn P.A. Ioannidis: Scientific petitions and open letters in the covid-19 era – The BMJ Opinion
Framework for equitable allocation of COVID-19 vaccine
4 Oct, 2020 | 23:34h | UTCRelated: WHO SAGE values framework for the allocation and prioritization of COVID-19 vaccination – World Health Organization AND An ethical framework for global vaccine allocation – Science AND US Adults’ Preferences for Public Allocation of a Vaccine for Coronavirus Disease 2019 – JAMA Network Open
Study: Four out of five people with sudden loss of smell or taste had COVID-19
4 Oct, 2020 | 23:30h | UTCCommentaries: Coronavirus: Loss of smell may be clearer sign than cough – BBC AND Coronavirus: Four out of five with sudden loss of smell or taste had COVID-19, study finds – Sky News
Commentary on Twitter
Four out of five people who experienced sudden loss of smell or taste had #COVID19, in a study by @ProfBatterhamMD and colleagues @ucl and @uclh #SARSCoV2
? @PLOSMedicine paper: https://t.co/MoGTowbPus
? @SkyNews article: https://t.co/qgZJt9NHk6— PLOS (@PLOS) October 2, 2020
Podcast: Sweden and COVID-19
4 Oct, 2020 | 23:31h | UTC
The use of mobile phone data to inform analysis of COVID-19 pandemic epidemiology
4 Oct, 2020 | 23:26h | UTCThe use of mobile phone data to inform analysis of COVID-19 pandemic epidemiology – Nature
Commentary on Twitter
In this Perspective, @khgrantz, @hanmered, @datcummings, @CJEMetcalf, @GilesJohnR, @shrutihmehta, @sss_cubed, @alabriqu, @nish_epi, @Caroline_OF_B, @apwez review the different applications for mobile phone data to support the COVID-19 pandemic responsehttps://t.co/tvmRlYcMww
— Nature Communications (@NatureComms) October 2, 2020
Perspective: What we know about vitamin D and Covid-19 (spoiler: not much)
4 Oct, 2020 | 23:28h | UTCWhat We Know About Vitamin D and Covid-19 – Medium
Editorial: COVID ARDS is not different from ARDS of other causes. Patients should be managed according to the evidence-based recommendations for non COVID related ARDS.
4 Oct, 2020 | 23:23h | UTC
Commentary on Twitter
#COVID19 #ARDS? after careful bedside physiological assessment, we may state #SARSCoV2 pts may be managed according to evidence-based recommendations for non COVID related ARDS@audreydejongMD @oriolrocag https://t.co/71TqeTJXMW
On @cafeoranestesia et al https://t.co/FZS2oGm30D pic.twitter.com/HJQ4FLCuL2
— Intens Care Med (@yourICM) October 3, 2020
Evaluation of oxygenation in 129 proning sessions in 34 mechanically ventilated COVID-19 patients
4 Oct, 2020 | 23:24h | UTC
[Abstract Only] Randomized trial: Management of adults with primary frozen shoulder in secondary care
4 Oct, 2020 | 23:21h | UTCManagement of adults with primary frozen shoulder in secondary care (UK FROST): a multicentre, pragmatic, three-arm, superiority randomised clinical trial – The Lancet (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
De-adopting low-value care: Evidence, eminence, and economics
4 Oct, 2020 | 23:20h | UTCDe-adopting Low-Value Care: Evidence, Eminence, and Economics – JAMA (free for a limited period)
Author Interview: De-Adopting Low-Value Care—Evidence, Eminence, and Economics
Commentary on Twitter
Evidence alone is NOT sufficient for many healthcare professionals to abandon low-value treatments that provide little or no benefit to patients.
Often it's only when their financial reimbursement is reduced or stopped that their use declines quickly. https://t.co/YiggZyqUMp
— The Sp⚽️rts Physio (@AdamMeakins) October 3, 2020
ASH 2020 guidelines for the management of deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism
4 Oct, 2020 | 23:12h | UTC
Cohort study: Fecal microbiota transplant is highly effective in real-world practice
4 Oct, 2020 | 23:10h | UTCFecal Microbiota Transplant is Highly Effective in Real-World Practice: Initial Results from the FMT National Registry – Gastroenterology (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: 9 in 10 Cured a Month After Fecal Microbiota Transplantation for C. diff – NEJM Journal Watch
Systematic review: It is unlikely that magnesium improves skeletal muscle cramps in older adults
4 Oct, 2020 | 22:48h | UTCMagnesium for skeletal muscle cramps – Cochrane Library
Global Burden of Injury: IHME special series of 13 research articles for the Global Burden of Disease Study
4 Oct, 2020 | 23:09h | UTCTable of Contents: Global Burden of Injuries
Commentary on Twitter
Check out our new @IHME_UW special series of 13 research articles on global injury burden in @IP_BMJ lead by our @SpencerJamesMD. We hope that our findings will be used to make the world a safer place in the years to come. pic.twitter.com/UFP1OkytoD
— Ali H. Mokdad (@AliHMokdad) October 2, 2020
Systemic treatments for eczema: A network meta‐analysis
4 Oct, 2020 | 22:45h | UTCSystemic treatments for eczema: a network meta‐analysis – Cochrane Library
Video: Are “superspreaders” the key to stopping COVID?
2 Oct, 2020 | 09:31h | UTCAre “Superspreaders” The Key To Stopping COVID? – ZDoggMD Show
Related: This Overlooked Variable Is the Key to the Pandemic. It’s not R. – The Atlantic
Large study highlights the role of super-spreaders in Covid-19 transmission
2 Oct, 2020 | 09:32h | UTCEpidemiology and transmission dynamics of COVID-19 in two Indian states – Science
Commentaries: Largest COVID-19 contact tracing study to date finds children key to spread, evidence of superspreaders – Princeton University AND Largest study of COVID-19 transmission highlights essential role of super-spreaders – Los Angeles Times AND Huge Study of Coronavirus Cases in India Offers Some Surprises to Scientists – The New York Times
Commentary on Twitter
?Large study of >500,000 people in #India exposed to the #coronavirus found:
▶️Viral spread is driven by a small % of "superspreaders"
▶️Children & young adults are much more important to viral spread—especially within households—than previously reportedhttps://t.co/GziQHVixfL— Dr. Dena Grayson (@DrDenaGrayson) October 1, 2020
Video: The myth of herd immunity
2 Oct, 2020 | 09:28h | UTCThe Myth of Herd Immunity – Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME)
Commentary on Twitter
Herd immunity is not an effective strategy for #COVID19. Learn more from IHME Director and lead COVID-19 modeler Dr. Christopher Murray.
View his full remarks: https://t.co/CtjA0q1SCO pic.twitter.com/WUecSAec5c
— Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (@IHME_UW) October 1, 2020
Ensuring uptake of vaccines against SARS-CoV-2
2 Oct, 2020 | 09:27h | UTCEnsuring Uptake of Vaccines against SARS-CoV-2 – New England Journal of Medicine
What does it mean if a vaccine is ‘successful’?
2 Oct, 2020 | 09:25h | UTCWhat Does It Mean If a Vaccine Is ‘Successful’? – Wired
Cohort study: In-hospital cardiac arrest in critically ill patients with Covid-19
2 Oct, 2020 | 09:24h | UTCCommentary: Cardiac arrest, poor survival rates common in sickest patients with COVID-19 – University of Michigan
Related Study: Clinical Outcomes of In-Hospital Cardiac Arrest in COVID-19 – JAMA Internal Medicine
Commentaries on Twitter
Cardiac arrest with severe #COVID19, in-hospital:
relatively common, very poor outcome, especially w/ ⬆️age
Two series:
701 patients (14%)https://t.co/Pu0V15lemL @bmj_latest @salimhayek @umichmedicine @MHealthLab
60 patients (5%)https://t.co/Exwk68VXgg @JAMAInternalMed pic.twitter.com/9cwS0HlNxz— Eric Topol (@EricTopol) October 2, 2020
Cardiac arrest is common in critically ill patients with #COVID19 and is associated with poor survival, particularly among patients aged 80 or older, finds new research @salimhayek
https://t.co/O2Z2K3TAeT— The BMJ (@bmj_latest) October 1, 2020
Case report: Cerebrospinal fluid leak after nasal swab testing for Covid-19
2 Oct, 2020 | 09:22h | UTC
C0mmentary on Twitter
There’s been a lot of joking about getting a nasopharyngeal swab can be like a brain biopsy. Well, that actually happened https://t.co/kczvr9lIFb @JAMAOto pic.twitter.com/Lio0yV0GkS
— Eric Topol (@EricTopol) October 1, 2020
‘Provocative results’ boost hopes of antibody treatment for COVID-19
2 Oct, 2020 | 09:21h | UTC‘Provocative results’ boost hopes of antibody treatment for COVID-19 – Science