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Pandemic debate: Should doctors recommend treatments and vaccines when full data are not publicly available?
27 Aug, 2020 | 09:49h | UTC
Commentary on Twitter
In normal circumstances, insisting on full data transparency and limiting decision making to published data alone is rightly paramount. But what about during a pandemic? https://t.co/pUvM9PK47s
— The BMJ (@bmj_latest) August 26, 2020
[Abstract Only] Randomized trial: Closed-loop control in children with type 1 diabetes
27 Aug, 2020 | 09:45h | UTCCommentary: Artificial pancreas effectively controls type 1 diabetes in children age 6 and up – NIH News Releases
[Abstract Only] Meta-analysis: Mortality in adults with multidrug-resistant tuberculosis and HIV by antiretroviral therapy and tuberculosis drug use
27 Aug, 2020 | 09:43h | UTCCommentary: Treating HIV And Tuberculosis Simultaneously Could Greatly Boost Patient Survival – Forbes
Commentary on Twitter:
NEW Research—Use of ART and more effective anti-tuberculosis drugs is associated with lower odds of death among HIV-positive patients with multidrug-resistant tuberculosis: finding from an individual patient data meta-analysis https://t.co/t3ZlxcaSQC pic.twitter.com/t8z9EWqyPU
— The Lancet (@TheLancet) August 11, 2020
Cities: build networks and share plans to emerge stronger from COVID-19
27 Aug, 2020 | 09:48h | UTCCities: build networks and share plans to emerge stronger from COVID-19 – Nature
AHA Scientific Statement: Considerations for reduction of risk of perioperative stroke in adult patients undergoing cardiac and thoracic aortic operations
27 Aug, 2020 | 09:46h | UTCNews Release: Steps outlined to reduce the risk of stroke during, after heart surgery – American Heart Association
Top Things to Know: Considerations for Reduction of Risk of Perioperative Stroke in Adult Patients Undergoing Cardiac and Thoracic Aortic Operations
Commentary: Teamwork Needed to Reduce Stroke and Its Consequences in Cardiac Surgery: AHA – TCTMD
Africa declared free of wild polio after decades of work
27 Aug, 2020 | 09:42h | UTCAfrica declared free of wild polio after decades of work – The Guardian
See also: Africa declared free of wild polio in ‘milestone’ – BBC AND Eradication of polio in Africa is ‘great day,’ WHO director general says – CNN AND Global polio eradication initiative applauds WHO African region for wild polio-free certification – World Health Organization
COVID-19 re-infection by a phylogenetically distinct SARS-coronavirus-2 strain confirmed by whole genome sequencing
26 Aug, 2020 | 04:13h | UTCSee also: First Covid-19 reinfection documented in Hong Kong
Duration of SARS-CoV-2 infectivity: When is it safe to discontinue isolation?
26 Aug, 2020 | 04:14h | UTC
BCG vaccination in infancy does not protect against COVID-19. Evidence from a natural experiment in Sweden
26 Aug, 2020 | 04:12h | UTC
Post-discharge persistent symptoms and health-related quality of life after hospitalization for COVID-19
26 Aug, 2020 | 04:09h | UTCCommentary: COVID-19 symptoms can persist for months after hospital stay – CIDRAP
Two meters or one: What is the evidence for physical distancing in Covid-19?
26 Aug, 2020 | 04:08h | UTCTwo metres or one: what is the evidence for physical distancing in covid-19? – The BMJ
Commentary: Rigid social distancing rules for COVID-19 based on outdated science – British Medical Journal
Lifting the mask on neurological manifestations of COVID-19
26 Aug, 2020 | 04:07h | UTCLifting the mask on neurological manifestations of COVID-19 – Nature Reviews Neurology
Systematic review: Effect of renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system inhibitors in patients with COVID-19
26 Aug, 2020 | 04:05h | UTCCommentaries: Expert reaction to study looking at blood pressure medicines and COVID-19 – Science Media Centre AND Coronavirus Treatment: Blood Pressure Medicines May Reduce COVID-19 Severity, Deaths: Study – International Business Times
Nosocomial COVID-19 infection: Examining the risk of mortality
26 Aug, 2020 | 04:04h | UTCCommentary: Expert reaction to a study looking at hospital-acquired COVID-19 infections – Science Media Centre
Prevalence of SARS-CoV-2 infection in children without symptoms of Covid-19
26 Aug, 2020 | 04:02h | UTCCommentary: Rate of asymptomatic kids with COVID-19 roughly equal to community rate – UPI
New drool-based tests are replacing the dreaded coronavirus nasal swab
26 Aug, 2020 | 03:59h | UTCNew drool-based tests are replacing the dreaded coronavirus nasal swab – Science
Lockdowns have economic and social costs for world’s poorest families
26 Aug, 2020 | 04:02h | UTC
Maternal caffeine consumption and pregnancy outcomes: A narrative review with implications for advice to mothers and mothers-to-be
26 Aug, 2020 | 03:56h | UTCCommentaries: Caffeine consumption not safe during pregnancy, new study says. Some experts disagree – CNN AND Maternal caffeine consumption and pregnancy outcomes – MedicalResearch.com
Four scenarios on how we might develop immunity to Covid-19
26 Aug, 2020 | 03:58h | UTCFour scenarios on how we might develop immunity to Covid-19 – STAT
Observational study: Risk of hydroxychloroquine alone and in combination with azithromycin in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis
26 Aug, 2020 | 03:57h | UTC
Podcast: Managing acute pancreatitis
26 Aug, 2020 | 03:51h | UTCManaging Acute Pancreatitis – JAMA
Randomized trial: Vitamin D Supplementation does not prevent severe asthma exacerbations in children with asthma and low vitamin D levels
26 Aug, 2020 | 03:52h | UTCEffect of Vitamin D3 Supplementation on Severe Asthma Exacerbations in Children With Asthma and Low Vitamin D Levels: The VDKA Randomized Clinical Trial – JAMA (free for a limited period)
Commentary: Compared to placebo, vitamin D has no benefit for severe asthma attacks, study finds – University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine AND Don’t count on vitamin D to ease childhood asthma – MedicalXpress
Commentary on Twitter
In this RCT, #vitaminD3 supplementation did not improve the time to a severe asthma exacerbation vs placebo in children with persistent asthma and low #vitaminD levels https://t.co/VfYXUrhyT7
— JAMA (@JAMA_current) August 25, 2020
Vaccines targeting SARS-CoV-2 tested in humans
25 Aug, 2020 | 03:56h | UTCVaccines targeting SARS-CoV-2 tested in humans – Nature Medicine
Commentary on Twitter
No #SARSCoV2 vaccine has yet to be shown to be effective or safe.
Effective = it prevents infections.
Safe = it doesn't engender serious adverse effects.https://t.co/dsyk8m6pEx@NatureMedicine
Please keep this in mind now that @US_FDA's @SteveFDA has lost all credibility pic.twitter.com/OgQIpDPv6R— Eric Topol (@EricTopol) August 24, 2020
Randomized trial: Mifepristone and misoprostol vs. misoprostol alone for the management of missed miscarriage
26 Aug, 2020 | 03:54h | UTCInvited commentary: Medical management of miscarriage with mifepristone – The Lancet
First Covid-19 reinfection documented in Hong Kong
25 Aug, 2020 | 04:00h | UTCFirst Covid-19 reinfection documented in Hong Kong, researchers say – STAT
Commentaries: Some people can get the pandemic virus twice, a study suggests. That is no reason to panic – Science AND You can get reinfected with Covid-19 but still have immunity. Let’s explain – Vox AND Expert reaction to first reported case of COVID-19 re-infection in Hong Kong patient – Science Media Centre
Commentary on Twitter
In Hong Kong, researchers reported what appears to be the first confirmed case of Covid-19 reinfection in a 33-year-old man. The virus sequenced from his two infections didn't match, indicating the second one was not tied to the first. https://t.co/4GHd1lMRZ0
— STAT (@statnews) August 24, 2020