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Survival of SARS-CoV-2 and influenza virus on the human skin: Importance of hand hygiene in COVID-19
6 Oct, 2020 | 00:52h | UTC
Commentary on Twitter
https://twitter.com/DrZoeHyde/status/1313098114958417921
Report: Adolescent with COVID-19 as the source of an outbreak at a 3-week family gathering
6 Oct, 2020 | 00:50h | UTC
A ‘herd mentality’ can’t stop the COVID-19 pandemic. Neither can a weak vaccine
6 Oct, 2020 | 00:53h | UTC
[Abstract Only] A Randomized trial comparing antibiotics with appendectomy for appendicitis
6 Oct, 2020 | 00:44h | UTCA Randomized Trial Comparing Antibiotics with Appendectomy for Appendicitis – New England Journal of Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: Benefits, risks seen with antibiotics-first for appendicitis – University of Washington School of Medicine
Infographic: Deciding Between Antibiotics & Surgery for Appendicitis: Findings from the CODA Study
Commentary on Twitter
For the treatment of appendicitis, antibiotics noninferior to appendectomy on the basis of results of a standard health-status measure. In the antibiotics group, nearly 3 in 10 participants had undergone appendectomy by 90 days. #ACSCC20
— NEJM (@NEJM) October 5, 2020
Patient page: Risk of COVID-19 during air travel
6 Oct, 2020 | 00:45h | UTCRisk of COVID-19 During Air Travel – JAMA
Commentary on Twitter
"Risk of #COVID19 During Air Travel" https://t.co/wHXgNqeJem via @JAMA_current @JAMANetworkOpen cc @DrJenGunter
"The risk of contracting coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) during air travel is lower than from an office building, classroom, supermarket, or commuter train." pic.twitter.com/SZjCoHlrnw
— Timothy Caulfield (@CaulfieldTim) October 4, 2020
People with ‘silent’ COVID-19 have as much coronavirus as those with symptoms
6 Oct, 2020 | 00:48h | UTCOriginal Study: Upper respiratory viral load in asymptomatic individuals and mildly symptomatic patients with SARS-CoV-2 infection – Thorax
Commentary on Twitter
People with ‘silent’ COVID-19 infection have as much coronavirus in their noses and throats as those with symptoms.https://t.co/DUQvmbBadb
Podcast: https://t.co/xyXT5jlBA9— ThoraxBMJ (@ThoraxBMJ) September 22, 2020
Systematic review: Carotid endarterectomy for symptomatic carotid stenosis
6 Oct, 2020 | 00:10h | UTCCarotid endarterectomy for symptomatic carotid stenosis – Cochrane Library
Systematic review: Sublingual immunotherapy for asthma
6 Oct, 2020 | 00:11h | UTCSublingual immunotherapy for asthma – Cochrane Library
Summary: Sublingual immunotherapy for asthma – Cochrane Library
Virologists who discovered hepatitis C win medicine Nobel
6 Oct, 2020 | 00:12h | UTCVirologists who discovered hepatitis C win medicine Nobel – Nature
See also: Medicine Nobel honors three scientists for discoveries on hepatitis C virus – Science AND Trio wins Nobel Prize in medicine for discovery of hepatitis C virus – STAT
KDOQI clinical practice guideline for nutrition in CKD: 2020 update
6 Oct, 2020 | 00:08h | UTC
Review: Prehabilitation for the Anesthesiologist
6 Oct, 2020 | 00:07h | UTCPrehabilitation for the Anesthesiologist – Anesthesiology
Commentary on Twitter
Review by Dr. Carli @mcgillanesth focuses on fast-track and enhanced recovery after surgery protocols https://t.co/ItIe8RLDL7 pic.twitter.com/lGhq8Xll7I
— Anesthesiology (@_Anesthesiology) August 28, 2020
Case series of multisystem inflammatory syndrome in adults associated with SARS-CoV-2 infection
4 Oct, 2020 | 23:36h | UTCCommentary: Mysterious inflammatory syndrome tied to COVID-19 strikes adults as well as kids – Live Science
Commentary on Twitter
A new @CDCMMWR finds that adults who had #COVID19 can develop a condition similar to multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children and have severe outcomes including requiring intensive care. Learn more: https://t.co/dU1tS85Sj3. pic.twitter.com/RitCzJsLTL
— CDC (@CDCgov) October 2, 2020
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
— Intensive Care Medicine (@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