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Perspective: Covid-19 — A Reminder to Reason
30 Apr, 2020 | 04:15h | UTCCovid-19 — A Reminder to Reason – New England Journal of Medicine
Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest during the Covid-19 Outbreak in Italy
30 Apr, 2020 | 04:19h | UTC
COVID-19 and Its Implications for Thrombosis and Anticoagulation
30 Apr, 2020 | 04:13h | UTCCOVID-19 and its implications for thrombosis and anticoagulation – Blood
Science Has an Ugly, Complicated Dark Side. And the Coronavirus Is Bringing It Out
30 Apr, 2020 | 04:10h | UTCScience Has an Ugly, Complicated Dark Side. And the Coronavirus Is Bringing It Out – Mother Jones
What Is the Infection-Fatality Rate of COVID-19?
30 Apr, 2020 | 04:04h | UTCWhat Is the Infection-Fatality Rate Of COVID-19? – Medium
Randomized Trial: Hypofractionated Breast Radiotherapy for 1 Week Noninferior to 3 weeks
30 Apr, 2020 | 04:02h | UTCCommentaries: 1-week hypofractionated adjuvant whole-breast radiotherapy: towards a new standard? – The Lancet AND One-week course of radiotherapy could benefit women with early stage breast cancer, study finds – Institute of Cancer Research
General Guidelines in the Management of an Obstetrical Patient on the Labor and Delivery Unit during the COVID-19 Pandemic
30 Apr, 2020 | 04:07h | UTC
[Abstract Only] Feasibility of Blood Testing Combined with PET-CT to Screen for Cancer and Guide Intervention
30 Apr, 2020 | 04:00h | UTCFeasibility of blood testing combined with PET-CT to screen for cancer and guide intervention – Science (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: DNA blood test spots cancers in seemingly cancer-free women, but also produces false alarms – Science AND First study of multicancer blood test to screen for cancer guide intervention – Johns Hopkins Medicine
USPSTF Statement: Primary Care Interventions for Prevention and Cessation of Tobacco Use in Children and Adolescents
30 Apr, 2020 | 03:48h | UTCEditorial: Recommendations From the USPSTF for Prevention and Cessation of Tobacco Use in Children and Adolescents (free for a limited period)
Author Interview: USPSTF Recommendation: Tobacco Use Prevention and Cessation in Children and Adolescents
Commentary: USPSTF: Clinicians Should Counsel Kids to Not Start Smoking – NEJM Journal Watch
Clinical Guidelines for the Management of Eosinophilic Esophagitis
30 Apr, 2020 | 03:55h | UTC
Consensus Statement on Fundamental Concepts in Perioperative Fluid Management
30 Apr, 2020 | 03:51h | UTC
Systematic Review: Treating Disseminated Histoplasmosis in People Living with HIV
30 Apr, 2020 | 03:41h | UTCTreating progressive disseminated histoplasmosis in people living with HIV – Cochrane Library
Summary: How best to treat progressive disseminated histoplasmosis in people with HIV – Cochrane Library
[Abstract Only] Randomized Trial: Olaparib for Metastatic Castration-Resistant Prostate Cancer
30 Apr, 2020 | 03:38h | UTCOlaparib for Metastatic Castration-Resistant Prostate Cancer – New England Journal of Medicine
Advances in Regenerative Medicine for Otolaryngology/Head and Neck Surgery
30 Apr, 2020 | 03:45h | UTCAdvances in regenerative medicine for otolaryngology/head and neck surgery – The BMJ
Perspective: Pandemic Science Out of Control
29 Apr, 2020 | 05:20h | UTCPandemic Science Out of Control – Issues in Science and Technology
Related Commentary on Twitter
"Especially in times of crisis, statistically meaningless, methodologically shoddy, and even fraudulent research can find a receptive audience in desperate patients, credulous doctors, and uninformed journalists."
@JeanneLenzer1 & @ShannonBrownlee https://t.co/Jdw3nT3Z8E— Issues in Science and Technology (@ISSUESinST) April 28, 2020
Perspective: What Policy Makers Need to Know About COVID-19 Protective Immunity
29 Apr, 2020 | 05:19h | UTCWhat policy makers need to know about COVID-19 protective immunity – The Lancet
Related: What Covid-19 antibody tests say — and don’t say — about immunity – Vox AND The False Hope of Antibody Tests – The Atlantic AND What Antibody Studies Can Tell You — and More Importantly, What They Can’t – ProPublica AND What if immunity to covid-19 doesn’t last? – MIT Technology Review AND Beware of Antibody-based COVID-19 “Immunity Passports” – Scientific American AND Coronavirus immunity: Can you catch it twice? – BBC
Related Commentary on Twitter
An especially astute and succinct essay on #COVID19 protective immunity @TheLancet todayhttps://t.co/HFGUGPdson
highlights unknowns on duration, role of T lymphocytes, what constitutes real protection, and herd immunity features pic.twitter.com/oBC48DcGCl— Eric Topol (@EricTopol) April 28, 2020
Case Series: Atypical Presentation of COVID-19 in Young Infants
29 Apr, 2020 | 05:17h | UTCAtypical presentation of COVID-19 in young infants – The Lancet
“In the pandemic context, infants younger than 3 months with isolated fever should be tested for SARS-CoV-2. “
Case Series: Characterization of Ischemic Cutaneous Lesions Associated with Covid-19
29 Apr, 2020 | 05:14h | UTCSee also: Journal articles on coronavirus with relevance for skin diseases and dermatology – Centre of Evidence Based Dermatology, University of Nottingham AND From ‘COVID Toes’ to Hives, These Are the Skin Conditions Dermatologists Think Could Be Signs of Coronavirus – TIME
Large-Vessel Stroke as a Presenting Feature of Covid-19 in the Young
29 Apr, 2020 | 05:21h | UTC
Covid-19: Concerns Grow Over Inflammatory Syndrome Emerging in Children
29 Apr, 2020 | 05:16h | UTCCovid-19: concerns grow over inflammatory syndrome emerging in children – The BMJ
Related: UK says some children have died from syndrome linked to COVID-19 – Reuters
Lung Pathology of COVID-19: Is AFOP in Play?
29 Apr, 2020 | 04:58h | UTCLung pathology of COVID-19: is AFOP in play? – PulmCrit
Why Don’t Some Coronavirus Patients Sense their Alarmingly Low Oxygen Levels?
29 Apr, 2020 | 05:11h | UTCWhy don’t some coronavirus patients sense their alarmingly low oxygen levels? – Science
How Sweden Has Faced the Virus Without a Lockdown
29 Apr, 2020 | 04:53h | UTC‘Life Has to Go On’: How Sweden Has Faced the Virus Without a Lockdown – The New York Times
Patients with Cancer More Vulnerable to SARS-COV-2
29 Apr, 2020 | 05:00h | UTCCommentaries: COVID-19 Increases Overall Risk of Death, Complications in Patients With Cancer, Study Shows – AJMC AND Patients with blood and lung cancers are three times more at risk of dying of coronavirus than people with other tumors, study finds – Daily Mail AND Coronavirus: Cancer patients nearly three times more likely to die of Covid-19, study says – Independent
Inpatient Care of Patients with COVID-19: A Guide for Hospitalists
29 Apr, 2020 | 04:55h | UTC