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[Abstract Only] Randomized trial: Carfilzomib, dexamethasone, and daratumumab vs. carfilzomib and dexamethasone for patients with relapsed or refractory multiple myeloma
22 Jul, 2020 | 02:11h | UTC
AHA scientific statement: Importance of housing and cardiovascular health and well-being
22 Jul, 2020 | 02:08h | UTCNews Release: Housing conditions affect cardiovascular health risks – American Heart Association
Top Things to Know: Importance of Housing and Cardiovascular Health and Well-Being
Phase 2 randomized trial: immunogenicity and safety of a recombinant adenovirus type-5-vectored COVID-19 vaccine in healthy adults
21 Jul, 2020 | 09:29h | UTCCommentaries: China’s Ad5 vectored COVID-19 vaccine safe and induces immune response – News Medical AND CanSino COVID-19 vaccine generates immune response in 90% of patients – UPI
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Editorial: encouraging results from phase 1/2 COVID-19 vaccine trials
21 Jul, 2020 | 09:35h | UTCEncouraging results from phase 1/2 COVID-19 vaccine trials – The Lancet
Commentaries: Promising early findings for 2 more COVID-19 vaccines – CIDRAP AND Expert reaction to two vaccine candidate studies: a phase 1/2 trial of the University of Oxford’s ChAdOx1 vaccine candidate; and a phase 2 trial of China’s Ad5-vectored COVID-19 vaccine candidate – Science Media Centre
[Press release-based medicine…] Synairgen announces positive results from trial of SNG001 in hospitalized COVID-19 patients
21 Jul, 2020 | 09:27h | UTCSynairgen announces positive results from trial of SNG001 in hospitalised COVID-19 patients
Commentaries: New Treatment for Covid-19 Shows Promise, but Scientists Urge Caution – The New York Times AND Expert reaction to announcement by Synairgen that their drug SNG001 has had positive results in initial trials on COVID-19 patients – Science Media Centre AND Trial of Covid-19 drug given via inhaler ‘very promising’, say scientists – The Guardian
Phase 1/2 randomized trial: safety and immunogenicity of the ChAdOx1 nCoV-19 vaccine against SARS-CoV-2
21 Jul, 2020 | 09:33h | UTCCommentaries: New study reveals Oxford coronavirus vaccine produces strong immune response – University of Oxford AND Oxford’s Covid-19 vaccine appears safe and induces immune response, early results suggest, but more research is needed – CNN AND Early Oxford-AstraZeneca Coronavirus Vaccine Data ‘Encouraging,’ Scientists Say – NPR
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NEW—UK’s #COVID19 vaccine is safe and induces an immune reaction, according to preliminary results https://t.co/rDPlB9fDKr pic.twitter.com/z2t9Aubjim
— The Lancet (@TheLancet) July 20, 2020
Survivorship after COVID-19 ICU stay
21 Jul, 2020 | 09:23h | UTCSurvivorship after COVID-19 ICU stay – Nature Reviews
[Preprint] Covid-19: Six clusters of symptoms could be used as a clinical prediction tool
21 Jul, 2020 | 09:25h | UTCCommentaries: Covid-19: Study reveals six clusters of symptoms that could be used as a clinical prediction tool – The BMJ AND Six distinct ‘types’ of COVID-19 identified – King’s College London AND Coronavirus symptoms fall into six different groupings, study finds – The Guardian
Modeling study: impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on cancer deaths due to delays in diagnosis
21 Jul, 2020 | 09:19h | UTC
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NEW—Disruption to cancer diagnosis services & people avoiding healthcare because of #COVID19 could result in 3500 potentially avoidable deaths from the 4 main cancers in England by 2025: a national, population-based, modelling study @TheLancetOncol https://t.co/kuuNEmcQgt pic.twitter.com/keS43vDF16
— The Lancet (@TheLancet) July 20, 2020
Thrombosis in hospitalized patients with COVID-19 in a New York City health system
21 Jul, 2020 | 09:21h | UTCThrombosis in Hospitalized Patients With COVID-19 in a New York City Health System – JAMA
[Abstract Only] Randomized trial: Dexmedetomidine does not decrease postoperative atrial arrhythmias or delirium in patients recovering from cardiac surgery
21 Jul, 2020 | 09:16h | UTC
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Study: Increased incidence of ketoacidosis in children and adolescents with newly diagnosed Type 1 Diabetes during the COVID-19 pandemic
21 Jul, 2020 | 09:22h | UTC
How (not) to write about global health
21 Jul, 2020 | 09:05h | UTCHow (not) to write about global health – The BMJ Global Health
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Great satirical article on the ethics of global health research collaboration and the common faux pas by @desmondtanko #globalhealth #ethics https://t.co/foOcXnK1FY
— Rennie Qin (@RennieQin) July 20, 2020
Guideline: Diagnosing acute aortic syndrome
21 Jul, 2020 | 09:18h | UTCCommentary: New guideline can help clinicians identify hard-to-diagnose acute aortic syndrome – News Medical
Podcast on acute kidney injury: myths & musings
21 Jul, 2020 | 08:59h | UTC#226 Kidney Boy on Acute Kidney Injury: Myths & Musings – The Curbsiders Internal Medicine Podcast
Randomized trial: dexamethasone in hospitalized patients with Covid-19
20 Jul, 2020 | 08:18h | UTCCommentary: Trial data support dexamethasone, but not hydroxychloroquine, for COVID-19 – CIDRAP
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A randomized controlled trial testing dexamethasone for Covid-19 (the RECOVERY trial) showed that, compared with usual care, this corticosteroid drug reduced 28-day mortality in hospitalized patients. #COVID19 #SARSCoV2
— NEJM (@NEJM) July 18, 2020
Burnout, a silent crisis in global health
21 Jul, 2020 | 09:00h | UTCBurnout, A Silent Crisis In Global Health – Forbes
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Burnout, A Silent Crisis In Global Health
This was not easy to write, but I am grateful to over a dozen colleagues who made valuable contributions.
Please read, comment, share, so we can collectively address burnout in global health.https://t.co/EPCknsAvxH via @Forbes pic.twitter.com/LiHIMx6IB7
— Madhu Pai, MD, PhD (@paimadhu) July 20, 2020
The role of chest radiography in confirming Covid-19 pneumonia
20 Jul, 2020 | 08:13h | UTCThe role of chest radiography in confirming covid-19 pneumonia – The BMJ
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"No single feature of covid-19 pneumonia on a chest radiograph is specific or diagnostic, but a combination of multifocal peripheral lung changes of ground glass opacity and/or consolidation, which are most commonly bilateral, may be present."#BMJEducation https://t.co/22nRTBVxmj
— The BMJ (@bmj_latest) July 19, 2020
Editorial: research in the context of a pandemic
20 Jul, 2020 | 08:16h | UTCResearch in the Context of a Pandemic – New England Journal of Medicine
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"Research in the Context of a Pandemic," an editorial by H. Clifford Lane, MD, and Anthony Fauci, MD, now available. #COVID19 #SARSCoV2
— NEJM (@NEJM) July 18, 2020
Study: household transmission of SARS-CoV-2 is high if the index patient is 10–19 years of age
20 Jul, 2020 | 08:14h | UTCCommentaries: Older Children Spread the Coronavirus Just as Much as Adults, Large Study Finds – The New York Times AND Children over age 10 spread COVID-19 as much as adults, study finds – CTV
Benefits of routine childhood vaccines far outweigh risks of additional COVID-19 transmission in Africa, modeling study suggests
20 Jul, 2020 | 08:07h | UTC
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In a new risk-benefit analysis, researchers estimate that for every one excess death due to #COVID19 acquired during routine vaccination clinic visits, 84 deaths in children could be prevented by sustaining routine childhood #immunisation in Africa https://t.co/BBQOwsRMKM
— The Lancet Global Health (@LancetGH) July 18, 2020
Policy responses to the coronavirus pandemic
20 Jul, 2020 | 08:09h | UTCPolicy Responses to the Coronavirus Pandemic – Our World in Data
What counts as a Covid-19 death?
20 Jul, 2020 | 08:11h | UTCWhat counts as a covid-19 death? – The BMJ
COVID-19 in people with diabetes: understanding the reasons for worse outcomes
20 Jul, 2020 | 08:06h | UTCRelated: New-Onset Diabetes in Covid-19 – New England Journal of Medicine
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#New #COVID19 content: Stefano Del Prato & colleagues review: #COVID-19 in people with #diabetes: understanding the reasons for worse outcomes https://t.co/7eYPmdsgvE pic.twitter.com/y9EmhG8Rsv
— The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology (@TheLancetEndo) July 18, 2020
Is coronavirus reinfection possible?
20 Jul, 2020 | 08:01h | UTCIs Coronavirus Reinfection Possible? – Self