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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— Dena Grayson, MD, PhD drdenagrayson.bsky.social (@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) (@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
Delivering cancer care during the covid-19 pandemic: recommendations and lessons learned from ASCO global webinars
2 Oct, 2020 | 09:19h | UTC
Germans embrace fresh air to ward off coronavirus
2 Oct, 2020 | 09:18h | UTCGermans embrace fresh air to ward off coronavirus – The Guardian
Medication related hospital admissions and readmissions in older patients: an overview of literature
2 Oct, 2020 | 09:15h | UTC
India pushes bold ‘one nation, one subscription’ journal-access plan
2 Oct, 2020 | 09:10h | UTCIndia pushes bold ‘one nation, one subscription’ journal-access plan – Nature
Drug-related orthostatic hypotension: Beyond anti-hypertensive medications
2 Oct, 2020 | 09:13h | UTCDrug-Related Orthostatic Hypotension: Beyond Anti-Hypertensive Medications – Drugs & Aging
Commentary on Twitter
Drug-Related Orthostatic Hypotension: Beyond Anti-Hypertensive Medications. An open access review … https://t.co/YB0KiEiAtF pic.twitter.com/YzfsmQmtbZ
— Rohan Elliott (@elliott_rohan) September 30, 2020
Randomized trial: Hydroxychloroquine vs. placebo for pre-exposure SARS-CoV-2 prophylaxis among health care workers
1 Oct, 2020 | 09:17h | UTCCommentary: Hydroxychloroquine didn’t prevent COVID-19 among health care workers in new study – CNN
Commentary on Twitter
#Hydroxychloroquine taken daily by hospital-based health care providers over 8 weeks did not prevent #SARSCoV2 infection, in a double-blind randomized placebo-controlled trial performed at 2 University of Pennsylvania hospitals https://t.co/7XHn6uBh4Z
— JAMA Internal Medicine (@JAMAInternalMed) September 30, 2020
HHMI, one of the largest research philanthropies, will require immediate open access to papers
2 Oct, 2020 | 09:09h | UTCRelated: UC Terminates Subscriptions with World’s Largest Scientific Publisher in Push for Open Access (several resources on the subject)
This overlooked variable is the key to the pandemic. It’s k, the dispersion factor, not R.
1 Oct, 2020 | 09:12h | UTCThis Overlooked Variable Is the Key to the Pandemic. It’s not R. – The Atlantic
Commentary on Twitter
It's k, the dispersion factor, not R. @zeynep's ★ synthesis of the opportunity to get ahead of the virus by taking advantage of the 80/20 rule for how it spreads, the avoidance of superspreading (not overlooked by me; a compelling case here)https://t.co/dZSHHdkOTA @TheAtlantic
— Eric Topol (@EricTopol) September 30, 2020
COVID has killed more than one million people. How many more will die?
1 Oct, 2020 | 09:13h | UTCCOVID has killed more than one million people. How many more will die? – Nature
Commentary on Twitter
Researchers warn that official figures underestimate the pandemic’s real death toll, which could more than triple if the virus is allowed to spread unchecked. https://t.co/H9hbI38ZEa
— nature (@Nature) September 30, 2020
Recommendations for antibacterial therapy in adults with COVID-19 – An evidence based guideline
1 Oct, 2020 | 09:15h | UTC
Commentary on Twitter
🔥Just published🔥@CMIJournal
Recommendations for antibacterial therapy in adults with COVID-19 – An evidence based guideline by the Dutch Working Party on Antibiotic Policy. #IDTwitter #COVID19 https://t.co/7cfZtS6Duv pic.twitter.com/Kz7CPMNLmh— Antibiotic Steward Bassam Ghanem 🅱️C🆔🅿️🌟 (@ABsteward) September 30, 2020
The evolving picture of SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 in children: critical knowledge gaps
1 Oct, 2020 | 09:09h | UTC
Commentary on Twitter
The evolving picture of SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 in children: critical knowledge gapshttps://t.co/vPWuNytBPP pic.twitter.com/pbLY1m9ZD2
— BMJ Global Health (@GlobalHealthBMJ) September 30, 2020
Audio interview: Covid-19 testing and the individual physician
1 Oct, 2020 | 09:11h | UTCAudio Interview: Covid-19 Testing and the Individual Physician – New England Journal of Medicine
Perspective: Rethinking Covid-19 test sensitivity — a strategy for containment
1 Oct, 2020 | 09:10h | UTCRethinking Covid-19 Test Sensitivity — A Strategy for Containment – New England Journal of Medicine