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[Abstract Only] Does Tweeting Improve Citations? One-Year Results from the TSSMN Prospective Randomized Trial
21 Jun, 2020 | 23:26h | UTC
Related Commentary on Twitter
On using twitter to spread science:
RCT of 112 papers randomly chosen to be shared on twitter by a group of surgeons w ~58K followers (or to not be shared). Papers that were tweeted had 4x more citations a year later. NB @EndoSurgSF @jackhttps://t.co/6toVbAcCq4 pic.twitter.com/UJraiK9zkP
— Nicholas A. Christakis (@NAChristakis) June 15, 2020
A Rapid Risk Analysis Tool to Prioritize Response to Infectious Disease Outbreaks
21 Jun, 2020 | 23:27h | UTC
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A rapid risk analysis tool to prioritise response to infectious disease outbreaks https://t.co/3TMpQvZvRx pic.twitter.com/cYygnclbaq
— BMJ Global Health (@GlobalHealthBMJ) June 17, 2020
[Abstract Only] Randomized Trial: Systematic vs. Test-Guided Treatment for Tuberculosis in Patients with Advanced HIV
21 Jun, 2020 | 23:24h | UTCSystematic or Test-Guided Treatment for Tuberculosis in HIV-Infected Adults – New England Journal of Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Empiric systemic tuberculosis treatment not superior to test-guided treatment for HIV patients – 2 Minute Medicine AND Empirical TB Treatment Fails in Patients with Advanced HIV – Physician’s Weekly
Antidepressants and Movement Disorders: A Postmarketing Study in the World Pharmacovigilance Database
21 Jun, 2020 | 23:23h | UTC
CDC Reports Novel Resistant Meningococcus Strain
21 Jun, 2020 | 23:18h | UTCCDC reports novel resistant meningococcus strain – CIDRAP
Association of Azithromycin Use with Cardiovascular Mortality
21 Jun, 2020 | 23:21h | UTCAssociation of Azithromycin Use With Cardiovascular Mortality – JAMA Network Open
Commentary: Azithromycin tied to higher risk of death – CIDRAP
[Abstract Only] Assessment of Risk Factors for Suicide Among US Health Care Professionals
21 Jun, 2020 | 23:20h | UTCAssessment of Risk Factors for Suicide Among US Health Care Professionals – JAMA Surgery
Commentaries: Factors related to suicide and burnout among physicians – 2 Minute Medicine AND New Research Identifies Risk Factors for Physician Suicide – Health Leaders AND Study IDs Physicians at Highest Risk of Suicide – PsychCentral
Related: Has suicide become an occupational hazard of practising medicine? – CMAJ News AND Preventing physician suicide – ACP Hospitalist AND Why are doctors killing themselves? – To Medicine with Love AND Why are doctors plagued by depression and suicide? A crisis comes into focus – STAT AND Protecting interns and other physicians from depression and suicide – STAT
Perspective: We Need Better Masks
19 Jun, 2020 | 09:46h | UTCWe Need Better Masks – Harvard Business Review
The Other Infectious Diseases Spreading in the Shadow of the Pandemic
19 Jun, 2020 | 09:40h | UTCThe other infectious diseases spreading in the shadow of the pandemic – Vox
Related: AIDS, TB and Malaria Set to Get Deadlier Due To Coronavirus (resources on the subject) AND How Covid is making it tougher to tackle TB, AIDS, malaria and child health – The Print
Perspective: COVID-19 Is Far More Lethal Than Influenza
19 Jun, 2020 | 09:43h | UTCCOVID-19 Is Far More Lethal Than Influenza – Medium
Challenges of “Return to Work” in an Ongoing Pandemic
19 Jun, 2020 | 09:44h | UTCChallenges of “Return to Work” in an Ongoing Pandemic – New England Journal of Medicine
Perspective: How Likely are Kids to Get Covid-19?
19 Jun, 2020 | 09:42h | UTCHow likely are kids to get Covid-19? Scientists see a ‘huge puzzle’ without easy answers – STAT
[Preprint] Limited Role for Antibiotics in COVID-19: Scarce Evidence of Bacterial Coinfection
19 Jun, 2020 | 09:36h | UTCLimited Role for Antibiotics in COVID-19: Scarce Evidence of Bacterial Coinfection – medRxiv
Related Commentary on Twitter
Limited Role for Antibiotics in COVID-19: Scarce Evidence of Bacterial Coinfection | pre-peer review in @medrxivpreprint colleagues from @UTSWInfDis remind us that bacterial co-infections are UNCOMMON in #Covid_19 so don’t use antibiotics! https://t.co/dpNLRZiOZn
— Carlos del Rio (@CarlosdelRio7) June 18, 2020
Depression, Pain, Breathing Problems—and That’s After Surviving COVID-19
19 Jun, 2020 | 09:37h | UTCDepression, Pain, Breathing Problems—and That’s After Surviving COVID-19 – Global Health NOW
Related: Report Suggests Some ‘Mildly Symptomatic’ Covid-19 Patients Endure Serious Long-Term Effects (other commentaries on the subject)
Ethical Dilemmas Due to the Covid-19 Pandemic
19 Jun, 2020 | 09:33h | UTCEthical dilemmas due to the Covid-19 pandemic – Annals of Intensive Care
What Oncologists Should Know About Treating Sexual and Gender Minority Patients with Cancer
19 Jun, 2020 | 09:30h | UTC
Randomized Trial: Tranexamic Acid Does Not Reduce Death from Gastrointestinal Bleeding
19 Jun, 2020 | 09:32h | UTCInvited Commentary: Tranexamic acid for severe gastrointestinal bleeding – The Lancet
Blood Type Linked to Outcomes in Covid-19 Patients: Type O May Be Protective and Type A May Increase Risk
18 Jun, 2020 | 09:12h | UTCCommentary: Study ties blood type to COVID-19 risk; O may help, A hurt – Associated Press
Study: Face Mask Policies May Have Averted as Many as 230,000–450,000 Covid-19 Cases in the US
18 Jun, 2020 | 09:10h | UTCCommentary: Face mask requirements may have prevented 450,000 coronavirus cases – BGR
Related Commentary on Twitter
New study in @Health_Affairs: data suggest that the 15 states and DC that mandated mask-wearing in public between 4/8 and 5/15 averted as many as 230,000–450,000 #covid19 cases.
Wear your mask. Keep your distance. It's not politics; it's science. https://t.co/JUQNJg5DqH
— Zeke Emanuel (@ZekeEmanuel) June 17, 2020
Diabetes and COVID-19: Risks, Management, and Learnings from Other National Disasters
18 Jun, 2020 | 09:08h | UTC
Podcast: A Look at SARS-CoV-2 Transmission
18 Jun, 2020 | 09:05h | UTCAudio Interview: A Look at SARS-CoV-2 Transmission – New England Journal of Medicine
Study: Household Secondary Attack Rate of COVID-19 and Associated Determinants
18 Jun, 2020 | 09:04h | UTCInvited Commentary: Household studies provide key insights on the transmission of, and susceptibility to, SARS-CoV-2 – The Lancet Infectious Diseases
Prone Positioning in Awake, Nonintubated Patients With COVID-19 Hypoxemic Respiratory Failure
18 Jun, 2020 | 09:07h | UTCInvited Commentary: Prone Positioning in Awake, Nonintubated Patients With COVID-19: Necessity Is the Mother of Invention – JAMA Internal Medicine
ACP Update Alert: Should Clinicians Use Chloroquine or Hydroxychloroquine Alone or in Combination with Azithromycin for the Prophylaxis or Treatment of COVID-19?
18 Jun, 2020 | 08:59h | UTC
WHO To Include Dexamethasone in Updated COVID-19 Care Guidelines; Drops Hydroxychloroquine from Massive Solidarity Trial
18 Jun, 2020 | 09:02h | UTCSee also: WHO drops hydroxychloroquine from Covid-19 clinical trial – STAT AND WHO halts malaria drug study, eyes steroid for COVID-19 – CIDRAP AND Steroid should be kept for serious coronavirus cases, WHO says – Reuters