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FDA issues emergency use authorization for convalescent plasma as potential COVID–19 treatment
25 Aug, 2020 | 03:58h | UTCCommentaries: Convalescent Plasma: The Science and the Politics – Science Translational Medicine AND Convalescent plasma: another controversial clash of politics & science – Health News Review AND Observational Study of Convalescent Plasma and FDA Response – datamethods AND FDA OKs use of convalescent plasma for COVID-1 – CIDRAP AND Is convalescent plasma safe and effective? We answer the major questions about the Covid-19 treatment – STAT
Anticipating and managing coagulopathy and thrombotic manifestations of severe COVID-19
25 Aug, 2020 | 03:53h | UTC
An inflammatory cytokine signature predicts COVID-19 severity and survival
25 Aug, 2020 | 03:57h | UTCAn inflammatory cytokine signature predicts COVID-19 severity and survival – Nature
Commentary: Researchers discover immune predictors of COVID-19 cases that fare the worst – The Mount Sinai Hospital
Commentary on Twitter
Elevated levels of serum IL-6 and TNF-α at the time of hospitalization are independent and significant predictors of clinical outcome in two cohorts of patients with #COVID19 #biomarker @IcahnMountSinai @SinaiImmunol @TischCancer @MiriamMerad https://t.co/syHWT6QaW0
— Nature Medicine (@NatureMedicine) August 24, 2020
Not just antibodies: B cells and T cells mediate immunity to COVID-19
25 Aug, 2020 | 03:54h | UTCNot just antibodies: B cells and T cells mediate immunity to COVID-19 – Nature Reviews Immunology
Commentary on Twitter
Concise and useful summary of the B and T cell response to #COVID19https://t.co/RQ2ABn8CYf@NatRevImmunol pic.twitter.com/Bk9IiJFfwQ
— Eric Topol (@EricTopol) August 24, 2020
Cost of contact: Redesigning healthcare in the age of COVID
25 Aug, 2020 | 03:51h | UTCCost of contact: redesigning healthcare in the age of COVID – BMJ Quality & Safety
Commentary on Twitter
The ‘cost of contact’ associated with risks of COVID-19 is forcing redesign of healthcare. That may be a good thing. say @sacha_bhatia, @kgshojania and Wendy Levinson, but it needs to be done well. https://t.co/cq5gYtuvMT
— BMJ Quality & Safety (@BMJ_Qual_Saf) August 24, 2020
Building a better health care system post-Covid-19: Steps for reducing low-value and wasteful care
25 Aug, 2020 | 03:52h | UTC
The disappearance of the primary care physical examination—losing touch
25 Aug, 2020 | 03:49h | UTCThe Disappearance of the Primary Care Physical Examination—Losing Touch – JAMA Internal Medicine (free for a limited period)
Face masks: Benefits and risks during the COVID-19 crisis
25 Aug, 2020 | 03:43h | UTCFace masks: benefits and risks during the COVID-19 crisis – European Journal of Medical Research
WHO: 172 countries and multiple candidate vaccines engaged in COVID-19 vaccine Global Access Facility
25 Aug, 2020 | 03:48h | UTC
Commentary on Twitter
Urgent, broadscale commitment & investment from countries is🔑to achieve the goal of COVAX to bring the pandemic under control by accelerating the development & manufacture of #COVID19 vaccines, & to guarantee fair & equitable access for all countries🌐
👉https://t.co/CPNzyTjsLz pic.twitter.com/jBupCY7dur
— World Health Organization (WHO) (@WHO) August 24, 2020
The unequal scramble for coronavirus vaccines — by the numbers
25 Aug, 2020 | 03:47h | UTCThe unequal scramble for coronavirus vaccines — by the numbers – Nature
Meta-analysis: Efficacy and safety of gastrointestinal bleeding prophylaxis in critically ill patients
25 Aug, 2020 | 03:40h | UTC
Podcast: Hypertension in the Hospital
25 Aug, 2020 | 03:38h | UTCAnnals On Call – Hypertension in the Hospital – Annals of Internal Medicine
Commentary on Twitter
Listen to the latest #AnnalsOnCall with @medrants, Dr Timothy Anderson, and @WrayCharles on #Hypertension in the Hospital https://t.co/OouHuYg0wt. pic.twitter.com/CbJyq7wyDq
— Annals of Int Med (@AnnalsofIM) August 24, 2020
Diagnostic and prognostic value of hematological and immunological markers in COVID-19 infection: A meta-analysis of 6320 patients
25 Aug, 2020 | 03:45h | UTC
Observational study: Revascularization practices and outcomes in patients with multivessel coronary artery disease who presented with acute myocardial infarction and cardiogenic shock
25 Aug, 2020 | 03:42h | UTCRevascularization Practices and Outcomes in Patients With Multivessel Coronary Artery Disease Who Presented With Acute Myocardial Infarction and Cardiogenic Shock in the US, 2009-2018 – JAMA Internal Medicine (free for a limited period)
Editorial: Multivessel or Culprit Vessel–Only Percutaneous Coronary Intervention for Patients With Acute Myocardial Infarction and Cardiogenic Shock: Real-World Evidence in Support of CULPRIT-SHOCK (free for a limited period)
Commentaries: Multivessel PCI Associated With Higher In-Hospital Mortality Compared With Culprit-Vessel PCI, NCDR Study Finds – American College of Cardiology AND Less aggressive treatment better for heart patients who go into shock – Yale University
Related Research: PCI Strategies in Patients with Acute Myocardial Infarction and Cardiogenic Shock – New England Journal of Medicine AND One-Year Outcomes after PCI Strategies in Cardiogenic Shock – New England Journal of Medicine
Commentary on Twitter (Thread – Click for more)
In @JAMAInternalMed is our evaluation of revascularization practices in AMI w shock
In 2017, CULPRIT-SHOCK found harm w MV-PCI in MV-CAD – in the decade preceding it, MV-PCI was an increasingly popular strategy.
🧵below
w/ @rwyeh @ACCinTouch https://t.co/xz0HHnvhNU pic.twitter.com/DWaVXG8vcU
— Rohan Khera (@rohan_khera) August 24, 2020
The neuroleptic malignant syndrome—a systematic case series analysis focusing on therapy regimes and outcome
25 Aug, 2020 | 03:37h | UTCCommentary: Treating Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome: A Case Series – NEJM Journal Watch
WHO says children aged 12 and over should follow the same mask guidelines for adults
24 Aug, 2020 | 00:56h | UTCWHO Q&A: Children and masks related to COVID-19
Commentaries: WHO says children aged 12 and over should wear masks like adults – Reuters AND The WHO just released specific mask guidance for kids as they gear up to return to school: children 12 and older should wear them as adults do – Business Insider
The Kids Are (Not) Alright: Analyzing the evidence against—and in support of—reopening schools during COVID-19
24 Aug, 2020 | 00:51h | UTC
Randomized trial: Remdesivir vs. standard care in patients with moderate COVID-19
24 Aug, 2020 | 00:53h | UTCEditorial: Efficacy of Remdesivir in COVID-19
Commentaries: Study: Remdesivir doesn’t boost outcomes in moderate pneumonia from COVID-19 – UPI AND New Remdesivir Study Shows the Trouble With Bad Science – The Wire
Commentary on Twitter
Remdesivir….good editorial, concludes we don't know who to give it to, nor for how long, nor if it improves outcomes, nor whether, if it does, it does that beyond what dexamethasone or other corticosteroids do. https://t.co/Qi1dTSPcYi
— Dr. Tom Frieden (@DrTomFrieden) August 21, 2020
COVID-19: Interim guidance on rehabilitation in the hospital and post-hospital phase
24 Aug, 2020 | 00:54h | UTC
Risk for severe Covid-19 illness among teachers and adults living with school-aged children
24 Aug, 2020 | 00:44h | UTC
CDC updates school guidelines for Covid-19 pandemic
24 Aug, 2020 | 00:48h | UTCCDC updates school guidelines for Covid-19 pandemic – CNN
Original Guideline: Schools and Childcare Programs: Plan, Prepare, and Respond – Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Review: The interpretation of SARS-CoV-2 diagnostic tests
24 Aug, 2020 | 00:40h | UTCThe Interpretation of SARS-CoV-2 Diagnostic Tests – Med
Recurrence or relapse of COVID‐19 in older patients: A description of three cases
24 Aug, 2020 | 00:42h | UTC
CDC Study: Limited secondary transmission of SARS-CoV-2 in child care programs in Rhode Island
24 Aug, 2020 | 00:46h | UTCCommentaries: CDC’s Redfield addresses school reopening, citing promising study – CIDRAP AND CDC: Rhode Island provided childcare to 19,000 kids this summer, and only 30 tested positive for the coronavirus. Here is the 4-step plan they followed – Business Insider AND CDC: Secondary transmission of COVID-19 at childcare sites ‘limited,’ but can disrupt – UPI
Commentary on Twitter
Rhode Island child care programs that followed reopening requirements, such as limited interactions between classes and adults wearing masks, from @RIHumanServices had limited spread of #COVID19. Read more in @CDCMMWR: https://t.co/CujHB1oVnJ. @RIHEALTH pic.twitter.com/6BVk74lozR
— CDC (@CDCgov) August 21, 2020
Review: Addressing postpandemic clinician mental health
24 Aug, 2020 | 00:43h | UTC