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Position Paper: Guidance on Diagnosis, Prevention and Treatment of Thromboembolic Complications in COVID-19
18 Jun, 2020 | 09:03h | UTC
CDC Report: Characteristics Associated with Hospitalization Among Patients with COVID-19
18 Jun, 2020 | 08:57h | UTCCommentary: Black Patients With COVID-19 in Atlanta More Likely to Be Hospitalized: CDC – Reuters
The Pandemic Reality of COVID-19 Clinical Trials
18 Jun, 2020 | 08:52h | UTC
COVID-19 Clinical Trials: A Teachable Moment for Improving Our Research Infrastructure and Relevance
18 Jun, 2020 | 08:54h | UTC
Huge Open-access Journal Deal Inked by University of California and Springer Nature
18 Jun, 2020 | 08:51h | UTCHuge open-access journal deal inked by University of California and Springer Nature – Science
Related: UC Terminates Subscriptions with World’s Largest Scientific Publisher in Push for Open Access (several resources on the subject)
No Symptoms in 37% of COVID-19 Nursing Home Patients, Research Finds
18 Jun, 2020 | 08:56h | UTCNo symptoms in 37% of COVID-19 nursing home patients, research finds – CIDRAP
Podcast: Social Determinants of Health
18 Jun, 2020 | 08:47h | UTC#220 Social Determinants of Health with Karen DeSalvo MD – The Curbsiders Internal Medicine Podcast
Guideline and Checklist for Reporting Randomized Trials that Use an Adaptive Design
18 Jun, 2020 | 08:50h | UTC
Related Commentary on Twitter
https://twitter.com/bmj_latest/status/1273352249134198789
Study Commentary: Fluconazole During Pregnancy – Is It Safe?
18 Jun, 2020 | 08:46h | UTCFluconazole During Pregnancy – Is It Safe? – Journal Feed
Original Study: Oral fluconazole use in the first trimester and risk of congenital malformations: population based cohort study – The BMJ
[Abstracts Only] Studies: Effect of Continuous Glucose Monitoring on Hypoglycemia in Patients with Type 1 Diabetes
18 Jun, 2020 | 08:42h | UTCStudy 1: Effect of Continuous Glucose Monitoring on Glycemic Control in Adolescents and Young Adults With Type 1 Diabetes: A Randomized Clinical Trial – JAMA (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Variable CGM benefits in high-risk subgroups – medwire News AND Continuous Glucose Monitoring Reduces Hypoglycemia in Older Adults with Type 1 Diabetes – University of North Carolina School of Medicine
Study Commentary: Haloperidol for Headache – THE HA Study RCT
18 Jun, 2020 | 08:44h | UTCHaloperidol for Headache – THE HA Study RCT – Journal Feed
Original Study: Treatment of Headache in the Emergency Department: Haloperidol in the Acute Setting (THE-HA Study): A Randomized Clinical Trial – The Journal of Emergency Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Randomized Trial: Dexamethasone Reduces Death by Up to One Third in Patients with Severe COVID-19
17 Jun, 2020 | 02:49h | UTCCommentaries: Coronavirus breakthrough: dexamethasone is first drug shown to save lives – Nature AND WHO welcomes preliminary results about dexamethasone use in treating critically ill COVID-19 patients – World Health Organization AND Major study finds common steroid reduces deaths among patients with severe Covid-19 – STAT AND Dexamethasone reduces death in hospitalised patients with severe respiratory complications of COVID-19 – University of Oxford AND Coronavirus: Dexamethasone proves first life-saving drug – BBC
Related Commentary on Twitter
Dexamethasone reduced deaths by 1/3rd in ventilated patients (rate ratio 0.65 [95% CI 0.48 to 0.88]; p=0.0003) and by 1/5th in patients receiving oxygen only (0.80 [0.67 to 0.96]; p=0.0021). No benefit in patients not requiring respiratory support (1.22 [0.86 to 1.75; p=0.14).
— Peter Horby @peterhorby.bsky.social (@PeterHorby) June 16, 2020
Effectiveness of Isolation, Testing, Contact Tracing, and Physical Distancing on Reducing Transmission of SARS-CoV-2 in Different Settings
17 Jun, 2020 | 02:47h | UTC
Coronavirus Antibody Tests Have a Mathematical Pitfall
17 Jun, 2020 | 02:45h | UTCCoronavirus Antibody Tests Have a Mathematical Pitfall – Scientific American
How Deadly is the Coronavirus? Scientists are Close to an Answer
17 Jun, 2020 | 02:44h | UTCHow deadly is the coronavirus? Scientists are close to an answer – Nature
A Visual Guide to the SARS-CoV-2 Coronavirus
17 Jun, 2020 | 02:46h | UTCA Visual Guide to the SARS-CoV-2 Coronavirus – Scientific American
Cohort Study: Ibuprofen Use Not Associated with Worse Outcomes in Covid-19 Patients
17 Jun, 2020 | 02:41h | UTCIbuprofen use and clinical outcomes in COVID-19 patients – Clinical Microbiology and Infection
Related Commentary on Twitter
A new cohort @CMIJournal :
403 COVID-19 patients, Ibuprofen use was NOT associated with worse clinical outcomes, compared to paracetamol or no antipyretic
Ibuprofen use and clinical outcomes in #COVID19 patients.
⛔Median age : 45, younghttps://t.co/Y4WL2UsIDU— Antibiotic Steward Bassam Ghanem 🅱️C🆔🅿️🌟 (@ABsteward) June 12, 2020
Age-dependent Effects in the Transmission and Control of COVID-19 Epidemics
17 Jun, 2020 | 02:43h | UTCAge-dependent effects in the transmission and control of COVID-19 epidemics – Nature Medicine
Commentary: People under 20 half as likely to catch Covid-19, study finds – CNN AND Expert reaction to new paper looking at age and COVID-19 susceptibility and severity – Science Media Centre
Temperature, Humidity, and Latitude Analysis to Estimate Potential Spread and Seasonality of COVID-19
17 Jun, 2020 | 02:35h | UTCCommentaries: Hotter Temperatures, Higher Humidity May Reduce Covid-19 Spread – Physician’s Weekly AND Temperature, Humidity, Latitude, and Seasonality of COVID-19 – American College of Cardiology
COVID-19: Pandemic Surgery Guidance
17 Jun, 2020 | 02:39h | UTCCOVID-19: Pandemic surgery guidance – 4open
Commentary: Surgical guidance in the time of COVID-19 – SciencePOD
Systematic Review: Maternal and Neonatal Outcomes Associated With COVID-19 Infection
17 Jun, 2020 | 02:32h | UTCMaternal and Neonatal Outcomes Associated With COVID-19 Infection: A Systematic Review – PLOS One
Systematic Review: Maternal Transmission of SARS‐COV‐2 to the Neonate
17 Jun, 2020 | 02:34h | UTC
The Science Behind the Search for a Covid-19 Vaccine
17 Jun, 2020 | 02:37h | UTCThe Science Behind the Search for a Covid-19 Vaccine – University of Melbourne
Debate on Covid-19 Forecasting: Ioannidis vs. Taleb
17 Jun, 2020 | 02:31h | UTCIntroduction: Ioannidis vs. Taleb on Covid-19
John P.A. Ioannidis: Forecasting for COVID-19 has failed
Nassim Nicholas Taleb: On single point forecasts for fat tailed variables
Randomized Trial: Metabolic Effects of Late Dinner in Healthy Volunteers
17 Jun, 2020 | 02:29h | UTCCommentary: People who eat a late dinner may gain weight – The Endocrine Society