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Should Azithromycin be Used to Treat COVID-19?
20 May, 2020 | 09:47h | UTCShould azithromycin be used to treat COVID-19? A rapid review – BJGP Open
Management of Acute Kidney Injury in Patients with COVID-19
19 May, 2020 | 04:40h | UTCManagement of acute kidney injury in patients with COVID-19 – The Lancet Respiratory Medicine
Related: Acute Kidney Injury In Patients Hospitalized With Covid-19 – Kidney International
Covid-19 Case Series: Acute Heart Failure in Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children
19 May, 2020 | 04:37h | UTCRelated Case Report: Cardiac dysfunction and thrombocytopenia-associated multiple organ failure inflammation phenotype in a severe paediatric case of COVID-19 – The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health
Related Commentary on Twitter
3 reports of #COVID in children and adolescents today:
35 kids w/ multi-organ inflammatory syndrome and heart failure https://t.co/0gMMS7Kgdm
3 kids w/ skin presentations @TheLancetInfDis https://t.co/WwafDSMA8p
Adolescent like top above @LancetChildAdol https://t.co/AbSkLbN6On pic.twitter.com/vsfpNT173A— Eric Topol (@EricTopol) May 18, 2020
Meta-Analysis: Psychiatric and Neuropsychiatric Presentations Associated with Severe Coronavirus Infections
19 May, 2020 | 04:39h | UTC
Viewpoint: Accelerating COVID-19 Therapeutic Interventions and Vaccines
19 May, 2020 | 04:31h | UTCRelated Viewpoint: Planning for a COVID-19 Vaccination Program – JAMA
Seroprevalence of SARS-CoV-2–Specific Antibodies Among Adults in Los Angeles County, California
19 May, 2020 | 04:34h | UTC“the prevalence of antibodies to SARS-CoV-2 was 4.65%. The estimate implies that approximately 367 000 adults had SARS-CoV-2 antibodies, which is substantially greater than the 8430 cumulative number of confirmed infections in the county on April 10”
Cross-neutralization of SARS-CoV-2 by a Human Monoclonal SARS-CoV Antibody
19 May, 2020 | 04:35h | UTCCross-neutralization of SARS-CoV-2 by a human monoclonal SARS-CoV antibody – Nature
Commentary: Cross-neutralization of SARS and COVID-19 coronaviruses by a monoclonal antibody – News Medical
[No Publication Available] Hamster Research Shows Effectiveness of Masks ‘Huge’ in Covid-19 Battle
19 May, 2020 | 04:30h | UTC
Decline in Child Vaccination Coverage During the COVID-19 Pandemic
19 May, 2020 | 04:26h | UTCCommentaries: More evidence US childhood vaccinations are dropping amid coronavirus pandemic – CNN AND Michigan reports a sharp drop in child vaccinations after the CDC warned missed shots could lead to a measles resurgence across the US – Business Insider
SARS-CoV-2 Transmission from Presymptomatic Meeting Attendee, Germany
19 May, 2020 | 04:22h | UTC
Infectious SARS-CoV-2 in Feces of Patient with Severe COVID-19
19 May, 2020 | 04:24h | UTCInfectious SARS-CoV-2 in Feces of Patient with Severe COVID-19 – CDC Emerging Infectious Diseases
Early Data Show Moderna Covid-19 Vaccine Generates Immune Response
19 May, 2020 | 04:29h | UTCEarly data show Moderna Covid-19 vaccine generates immune response – STAT
See also: Moderna Coronavirus Vaccine Trial Shows Promising Early Results – The New York Times AND Expert reaction to Moderna announcement about their phase 1 trial data on their mRNA vaccine (mRNA-1273) candidate against COVID-19 – Science Media Centre
Infection of Dogs with SARS-CoV-2
19 May, 2020 | 04:19h | UTCInfection of dogs with SARS-CoV-2 -Nature
Commentary: Coronavirus in cats and dogs: How does COVID-19 impact pets? – CNet
Mechanical Ventilation in COVID-19: Interpreting the Current Epidemiology
19 May, 2020 | 04:20h | UTC
Cardiac Surgery during the COVID‐19 Pandemic
19 May, 2020 | 04:17h | UTC
Resuming Elective Orthopedic Surgery During the COVID-19 Pandemic
19 May, 2020 | 04:15h | UTC
COVID-19 Implications for Perioperative and Critical Care Physicians
19 May, 2020 | 04:18h | UTCCOVID-19 Infection: Implications for Perioperative and Critical Care Physicians – Anesthesiology
Open-access Science Funders Announce Price Transparency Rules for Publishers
19 May, 2020 | 04:12h | UTCOpen-access science funders announce price transparency rules for publishers – Science
Original Guidance: Plan S Price Transparency Frameworks: guidance & requirements – Plan S
News Release: cOAlition S announces price transparency requirements – Plan S
Related: Plan S: Making Full and Immediate Open Access a Reality AND UC Terminates Subscriptions with World’s Largest Scientific Publisher in Push for Open Access (several resources on the subject) AND PLOS and the University of California announce open access publishing agreement – PLOS Blogs AND The war to free science – Vox (free) AND WHO Joins Coalition for Free Digital Access to Health Research
Shifting the Paradigm: Using Disease Outbreaks to Build Resilient Health Systems
19 May, 2020 | 04:13h | UTCShifting the paradigm: using disease outbreaks to build resilient health systems – BMJ Global Health
Predicting Conversion to Wet Age-related Macular Degeneration Using Deep Learning
19 May, 2020 | 04:11h | UTCPredicting conversion to wet age-related macular degeneration using deep learning – Nature Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: Using AI to predict retinal disease progression – Deep Mind
New NICE Covid-19 Rapid Guidelines: Chronic Kidney Disease & Interstitial Lung Disease
18 May, 2020 | 02:15h | UTCCOVID-19 rapid guideline: chronic kidney disease – National Institute for Health and Care Excellence
See also: Complete Collection of Covid-19 Rapid Guidelines
WHO Scientific Brief: Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children and Adolescents with COVID-19
18 May, 2020 | 02:18h | UTCNews Release: Multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children and adolescents temporally related to COVID-19
Related: Covid-19: Cases of inflammatory syndrome in children surge after urgent alert – The BMJ AND Description of an Outbreak of Severe Kawasaki-like Disease at the Italian Epicenter of the SARS-CoV-2 Epidemic
WHO Policy Brief: COVID-19 and the Need for Action on Mental Health
18 May, 2020 | 02:17h | UTCPolicy Brief: COVID-19 and the Need for Action on Mental Health – World Health Organization
News Release: Substantial investment needed to avert mental health crisis – World Health Organization
Commentary: “Mental health services are an essential part of all government responses to COVID-19” – United Nations
Randomized Trial: No Benefit from Hydroxychloroquine in Patients with Mild to Moderate Covid-19
18 May, 2020 | 02:11h | UTCCommentary: Further evidence does not support hydroxychloroquine for patients with COVID-19 – BMJ
Clinical Practice: Severe Covid-19
18 May, 2020 | 02:09h | UTCSevere Covid-19 – New England Journal of Medicine