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Diagnostic performance of Chest CT for SARS-CoV-2 infection in individuals with or without COVID-19 symptoms
13 Aug, 2020 | 00:22h | UTC
The pandemic appears to have spared Africa so far. Scientists are struggling to explain why
13 Aug, 2020 | 00:15h | UTC
Pseudotumor cerebri syndrome associated with MIS-C/Covid-19: a case report
13 Aug, 2020 | 00:06h | UTCPseudotumor cerebri syndrome associated with MIS-C: a case report – The Lancet
Commentary on Twitter
First report of pseudotumor cerebri, a potentially vision-threatening condition, in a 14-year-old-girl w/ #COVID19 and MIS-C.
Bilateral papilledema, ⬆️intracranial pressure, disc hemorrhages, eye palsyhttps://t.co/xCGuXm9JVf @TheLancet @LanaVerkuil @PennMedicine @ChildrensPhila pic.twitter.com/anrGqdNXjN— Eric Topol (@EricTopol) August 11, 2020
Long after the fire of a Covid-19 infection, mental and neurological effects can still smolder
13 Aug, 2020 | 00:14h | UTC
Active monitoring, radical prostatectomy and radical radiotherapy in PSA-detected clinically localised prostate cancer: the ProtecT three-arm RCT
13 Aug, 2020 | 00:02h | UTC
Pictorial essay: Neurological emergencies associated with COVID-19: stroke and beyond
13 Aug, 2020 | 00:07h | UTCNeurological emergencies associated with COVID-19: stroke and beyond – Emergency Radiology
Impact of hearing loss and universal face masking in the COVID-19 era
13 Aug, 2020 | 00:04h | UTCImpact of Hearing Loss and Universal Face Masking in the COVID-19 Era – Mayo Clinic Proceedings
Related: Face masks can be devastating for people with hearing loss – The BMJ AND Covid-19: The communication needs of D/deaf healthcare workers and patients are being forgotten – The BMJ Opinion AND D/deafness and solidarity in the covid-19 pandemic – The BMJ Opinion
[Abstract Only] Randomized trial: Effect of aspirin on cancer incidence and mortality in older adults
12 Aug, 2020 | 23:59h | UTCCommentary: Aspirin may accelerate progression of advanced cancers in older adults – Massachusetts General Hospital
Randomized trial: No benefit from combination therapy of vitamin C and thiamine for septic shock
13 Aug, 2020 | 00:01h | UTC
Podcast: Updated pulmonary embolism guidelines
12 Aug, 2020 | 23:57h | UTCUpdated Pulmonary Embolism Guidelines – JAMA
[Abstract Only] Randomized trial: Efficacy of Yoga vs. cognitive behavioral therapy vs. stress education for the treatment of generalized anxiety disorder
12 Aug, 2020 | 23:54h | UTCCommentary: Yoga Shown to Improve Anxiety, Study Shows – NYU Langone Health
Systematic review: The role of alcohol use and drinking patterns in socioeconomic inequalities in mortality
12 Aug, 2020 | 23:56h | UTCCommentaries: Understanding the alcohol-harm paradox: what next? – The Lancet Public Health AND Alcohol: a drug in a class of its own – The Mental Elf
Commentary on Twitter
A systematic review of studies containing >400,000 adults, >30,000 deaths from all causes, and >3,000 events where alcohol is entirely attributable, has found that alcohol use explains up to 27% of the socioeconomic inequalities in mortality https://t.co/967K2jQ4zX via @TheLancet
— IAS (@InstAlcStud) June 4, 2020
Opinion: Track COVID-19 sickness, not just positive tests and deaths
12 Aug, 2020 | 02:40h | UTCTrack COVID-19 sickness, not just positive tests and deaths – Nature
Management of post-acute Covid-19 in primary care
12 Aug, 2020 | 02:42h | UTCManagement of post-acute covid-19 in primary care – The BMJ
Commentary: We Need to Take Care of the Growing Number of Long-term COVID-19 Patients – TIME
NEW #BMJInfographic summarises the assessment and initial management of patients with continuing symptoms from #COVID19 #LongCovid https://t.co/MOjVNNcjkw @will_s_t pic.twitter.com/tln3Hw6QkJ
— The BMJ (@bmj_latest) August 11, 2020
Filtration efficiency of hospital face mask alternatives available for use during the Covid-19 pandemic
12 Aug, 2020 | 02:36h | UTCEditorial: Filtration Efficiency, Effectiveness, and Availability of N95 Face Masks for COVID-19 Prevention
Commentary: Sanitized N95s acceptable alternatives to new masks, JAMA study finds – Healthcare Dive
Antibody therapies could be a bridge to a coronavirus vaccine — but will the world benefit?
12 Aug, 2020 | 02:38h | UTCAntibody therapies could be a bridge to a coronavirus vaccine — but will the world benefit? – Nature
Related: Antibody drugs could be one of the best weapons against Covid-19. But will they matter? – STAT AND Designer antibodies could battle COVID-19 before vaccines arrive – Science
Russia has approved ‘world first’ Covid-19 vaccine. But questions over its safety remain
12 Aug, 2020 | 02:28h | UTCSee also: Russia has launched the world’s first COVID-19 vaccine: Here’s all you need to know – Firstpost AND Coronavirus: Putin says vaccine has been approved for use – BBC AND Russia Approves Coronavirus Vaccine Before Completing Tests – The New York Times AND The Russian Vaccine – Science Translational Medicine AND Russia claims first coronavirus vaccine as global cases top 20 million – MedicalXpress
A pragmatic approach to inpatient diabetes management during the COVID-19 pandemic
12 Aug, 2020 | 02:23h | UTC
Delay routine dental checkups, WHO urges, until COVID risk is known
12 Aug, 2020 | 02:26h | UTCDelay routine dental checkups, WHO urges, until COVID risk is known – Reuters
Related WHO Guidance: Considerations for the provision of essential oral health services in the context of COVID-19 – World Health Organization
Commentary on Twitter
WHO advises that routine non-essential #OralHealth care – such as check-ups, dental cleanings & preventive care – be delayed until there has been sufficient reduction in #COVID19 transmission rates https://t.co/jvKuNTZTak pic.twitter.com/93d8B4Tj8t
— World Health Organization (WHO) (@WHO) August 11, 2020
Risk to health from COVID‐19 for anesthetists and intensivists – a narrative review
12 Aug, 2020 | 02:22h | UTCRisk to health from COVID‐19 for anaesthetists and intensivists – a narrative review – Anaesthesia
MASCC/ISOO clinical practice guidelines for the management of mucositis secondary to cancer therapy
12 Aug, 2020 | 02:20h | UTCCommentary: New guidelines for managing mucositis now available – University of Rochester Medical Center
Managing hyperglycemia in the COVID-19 inflammatory storm
12 Aug, 2020 | 02:24h | UTCManaging Hyperglycemia in the COVID-19 Inflammatory Storm – Diabetes
COncise adVice on Inpatient Diabetes (COVID:Diabetes)
11 Aug, 2020 | 10:30h | UTCCOncise adVice on Inpatient Diabetes (COVID:Diabetes) – Diabetes UK
Commentary: Guidance Covers Glycemia in Dexamethasone-Treated COVID-19 – Medscape (free registration required)
Case reports: Myasthenia Gravis associated with SARS-CoV-2 infection
11 Aug, 2020 | 10:28h | UTCMyasthenia Gravis Associated With SARS-CoV-2 Infection – Annals of Internal Medicine
Commentary on Twitter
First report of myasthenia gravis, an autoimmune neurologic disorder, from #COVID19 in 3 patients, days after infection symptoms began @AnnalsofIM https://t.co/AL5cSzW4sZ
This wasn't on the #SARSCoV2 neuro listhttps://t.co/jXfFtQK49I @TheLancetNeuro pic.twitter.com/OKCiybGvmW— Eric Topol (@EricTopol) August 10, 2020
Patient-reported outcomes: Central to the management of COVID-19
11 Aug, 2020 | 10:24h | UTCPatient-reported outcomes: central to the management of COVID-19 – The Lancet
Commentary on Twitter
NEW—Patient-reported outcomes: central to the management of #COVID19
Correspondence from Olalekan Lee Aiyegbusi & Melanie J Calverthttps://t.co/XwF7O34W8I
— The Lancet (@TheLancet) August 11, 2020