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How COVID-19 can damage the brain

17 Sep, 2020 | 09:36h | UTC

How COVID-19 can damage the brain – Nature

Commentary on Twitter

How COVID-19 can damage the brain https://t.co/uQUS5y9AXU 125 people in the United Kingdom with COVID-19 who had neurological or psychiatric effects. 62% had strokes and haemorrhages, and 31% had altered mental states, such as confusion or prolonged unconsciousness.

— Carlos del Rio (@CarlosdelRio7) September 16, 2020

Antimicrobial resistance: The next big pandemic?

18 Sep, 2020 | 09:19h | UTC

Antimicrobial resistance: The next big pandemic? – Open Access Government

Detection of SARS-CoV-2 with a CRISPR-based test

17 Sep, 2020 | 09:38h | UTC

Detection of SARS-CoV-2 with a CRISPR-Based Test – New England Journal of Medicine

Fast coronavirus tests: what they can and can’t do

17 Sep, 2020 | 09:35h | UTC

Fast coronavirus tests: what they can and can’t do – Nature

Opinion: “Is lockdown worth the pain? No, it’s a sledgehammer and we have better options”

17 Sep, 2020 | 09:31h | UTC

Is lockdown worth the pain? No, it’s a sledgehammer and we have better options – The Conversation

[Press release – not published yet] Eli Lilly reports first, promising results for an antibody against COVID-19

17 Sep, 2020 | 09:28h | UTC

Eli Lilly reports first, promising results for an antibody against COVID-19 – Science

Press release: Lilly announces proof of concept data for neutralizing antibody LY-CoV555 in the COVID-19 outpatient setting

Updated Cochrane Rapid Review assesses the effectiveness of quarantine during the COVID-19 pandemic

17 Sep, 2020 | 09:32h | UTC

Updated Cochrane Rapid Review assesses the effectiveness of quarantine during the COVID-19 pandemic – Cochrane Library

Full review: Quarantine alone or in combination with other public health measures to control COVID‐19: a rapid review – Cochrane Library

Commentary on Twitter

Recently published: https://t.co/lLM4ehhyro Updated @cochranecollab Rapid Review assesses the effectiveness of #quarantine during the #COVID-19 pandemic. It includes 51 relevant studies – 22 more than in the first version. @CochraneAus pic.twitter.com/ME5CiuTzUa

— The Cochrane Library (@CochraneLibrary) September 16, 2020

CDC Study: Characteristics and maternal and birth outcomes of hospitalized pregnant women with laboratory-confirmed COVID-19

17 Sep, 2020 | 09:29h | UTC

Characteristics and Maternal and Birth Outcomes of Hospitalized Pregnant Women with Laboratory-Confirmed COVID-19 — COVID-NET, 13 States, March 1–August 22, 2020 – CDC Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report

Commentary on Twitter

.@CDCMMWR report looking at almost 600 hospitalized pregnant women with #COVID19 found that pregnant women can have severe illness and poor birth outcomes, such as the mother requiring intensive care, pregnancy loss, and preterm birth. Learn more: https://t.co/g7WsFWJdDs. pic.twitter.com/Ve0dnGNTDM

— CDC (@CDCgov) September 16, 2020

When to replicate systematic reviews of interventions: Consensus checklist

17 Sep, 2020 | 09:23h | UTC

When to replicate systematic reviews of interventions: consensus checklist – The BMJ

Commentary on Twitter

Delighted this is out today! Thanks to @CIHR_IRSC funding and great team: When to replicate systematic reviews of interventions: consensus checklist https://t.co/1WDc9a6VBq

— Vivian A Welch (@vawelch) September 15, 2020

Investigating whether blood type is linked to COVID-19 risk

17 Sep, 2020 | 09:26h | UTC

Investigating Whether Blood Type Is Linked to COVID-19 Risk – JAMA

Commentary on Twitter

Researchers find no relationship between blood type and severe #COVID19, despite early studies suggesting possible higher risk for those with type A. “The basic science on this is extremely weak.” https://t.co/tYreg896DK

— JAMA (@JAMA_current) September 17, 2020

Estimating risk ratios and risk differences: Alternatives to odds ratios

17 Sep, 2020 | 09:25h | UTC

Estimating Risk Ratios and Risk Differences: Alternatives to Odds Ratios – JAMA (free for a limited period)

Commentary on Twitter

Why Risk Ratios and Risk Differences are better than odds ratios https://t.co/zGOKAMQDHI via @JAMA_current part of @JAMANetwork

— Ed Livingston (@ehlJAMA) September 16, 2020

Randomized trial: Opportunistic screening vs. usual care for detection of atrial fibrillation in primary care

17 Sep, 2020 | 09:21h | UTC

Opportunistic screening versus usual care for detection of atrial fibrillation in primary care: cluster randomised controlled trial – The BMJ

Commentary on Twitter

Opportunistic screening for atrial fibrillation in primary care patients, aged 65 and over, did not increase the detection rate of atrial fibrillation, finds this cluster randomised controlled trialhttps://t.co/PnjTZO9IKC

— The BMJ (@bmj_latest) September 16, 2020

[Abstract Only] Two-year, randomized, controlled trial of belimumab in lupus nephritis

17 Sep, 2020 | 09:20h | UTC

Two-Year, Randomized, Controlled Trial of Belimumab in Lupus Nephritis – New England Journal of Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

Gates Foundation COVID-19 Report: A Global Perspective

16 Sep, 2020 | 09:19h | UTC

2020 Goalkeepers Report – Covid-19: A Global Perspective – Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

Commentaries: 25 years wiped out in 25 weeks: Pandemic sets the world back decades – Politico AND New report says Covid-19 pandemic has caused historic setbacks in global health – STAT AND The COVID-19 Pandemic Has Erased Decades of Progress on Childhood Vaccination – TIME

Gates Foundation report:

— Vaccination coverage is dropping to 1990s-era levels

— Nearly 37M more people globally are now living on less than $1.90 per day

Gates: “We’ve been set back about 25 years in about 25 weeks.”

Shocking stuff from @carmenpaun.https://t.co/FPDzCxqDhw

— Dan Diamond (@ddiamond) September 15, 2020