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Evaluation and Management of Premature Ventricular Complexes
29 Apr, 2020 | 04:52h | UTCEvaluation and Management of Premature Ventricular Complexes – Circulation (free for a limited period)
Randomized Trial: Beta-Blocker Therapy Promising in Severe Traumatic Brain Injury
29 Apr, 2020 | 04:47h | UTCRelated Meta-Analysis: Beta-Blockers and Traumatic Brain Injury: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis – Annals of Surgery
“We recommend further high-quality trials to answer questions about the mechanisms of action, effectiveness on subgroups, dose-response, length of therapy, functional outcome, and quality of life after β-blocker use for TBI” (from the 2017 meta-analysis above)
BTS Guideline for the Use of Long-term Macrolides in Adults with Respiratory Disease
29 Apr, 2020 | 04:49h | UTC
Systematic Review: Antidepressants for Smoking Cessation
29 Apr, 2020 | 04:40h | UTCAntidepressants for smoking cessation – Cochrane Library
Summary: Do medicines used to treat depression help people to quit smoking? – Cochrane Library
Systematic Review: Vaginal Preparation with Antiseptic Solution Before Cesarean Section for Preventing Postoperative Infections
29 Apr, 2020 | 04:36h | UTC
USPSTF Draft Statement: Not Enough Evidence to Recommend Hypertension Screening in Children
29 Apr, 2020 | 04:34h | UTCHigh Blood Pressure in Children and Adolescents: Screening – U.S. Preventive Services Task Force
ASCO Guideline: Diagnosis and Management of Squamous Cell Carcinoma of Unknown Primary in the Head and Neck
29 Apr, 2020 | 04:43h | UTC
Randomized Trial: Focal Mass Drug Administration and Reactive Focal Vector Control Can Reduce Malaria Transmission by 75%
29 Apr, 2020 | 04:32h | UTCCommentaries: Reducing malaria transmission with reactive focal interventions – The Lancet AND Smart interventions reduce malaria transmission by 75% – University of the Witwatersrand
Report: Diagnosis, Prevention, and Treatment of Thromboembolic Complications in COVID-19
28 Apr, 2020 | 04:45h | UTC
IDSA Guidelines on Infection Prevention in Patients with Suspected or Known COVID-19
28 Apr, 2020 | 04:47h | UTC
Consensus Statement: Chest Imaging in Pediatric COVID-19 Patient Management
28 Apr, 2020 | 04:43h | UTCCommentary: Recommendations issued for imaging use in pediatric COVID-19 – MedicalXpress
Perspective: Pseudoscience and COVID-19 — We’ve Had Enough Already
28 Apr, 2020 | 04:35h | UTCPseudoscience and COVID-19 — we’ve had enough already – Nature
Aerodynamic Analysis of SARS-CoV-2 in Two Wuhan Hospitals
28 Apr, 2020 | 04:36h | UTCAerodynamic analysis of SARS-CoV-2 in two Wuhan hospitals – Nature
Commentary: SARS-CoV-2 Found in Aerosols in Hospital Staff Areas, Public Places – NEJM Journal Watch AND Coronavirus Lingers in Air of Crowded Spaces, New Study Finds – Bloomberg AND Expert reaction to a Nature paper presenting evidence for the presence of SARS-CoV-2 RNA in the air – Science Media Centre
Study: COVID-19 and Risks Posed to Personnel During Endotracheal Intubation
28 Apr, 2020 | 04:40h | UTCEditorial: COVID-19 and Risks Posed to Personnel During Endotracheal Intubation – JAMA
Which Epidemiologist do you Believe? The Debate About Lockdown is Not a Contest Between Good and Evil
28 Apr, 2020 | 04:33h | UTCWhich epidemiologist do you believe? – UnHeard
“The debate about lockdown is not a contest between good and evil”
Perspective: Scientists Who Express Different Views on Covid-19 Should Be Heard, not Demonized
28 Apr, 2020 | 04:30h | UTCScientists who express different views on Covid-19 should be heard, not demonized – STAT
Twitter-based Learning for Continuing Medical Education? A New Perspective for a Paradigm Shift in Medical Education, Accelerated by COVID-19
28 Apr, 2020 | 04:28h | UTCRelated: How Twitter is Changing Medical Research (texts on the subject)
Twentieth-Century Lessons for a Modern Coronavirus Pandemic
28 Apr, 2020 | 04:25h | UTCTwentieth-Century Lessons for a Modern Coronavirus Pandemic – JAMA
Related Podcasts: Pandemic Part 1: 1918 Flu Pandemic and COVID-19 – JAMA AND Pandemic Part 2: A Trip to Philadelphia’s Mutter Museum – JAMA
Study: Asymptomatic SARS-CoV-2 Infection Common Among Residents of a Large Homeless Shelter
28 Apr, 2020 | 04:26h | UTCPrevalence of SARS-CoV-2 Infection in Residents of a Large Homeless Shelter in Boston – JAMA
“36.0% had PCR test results positive for SARS-CoV-2… Among individuals with PCR test results positive for SARS-CoV-2, cough (7.5%), shortness of breath (1.4%), and fever (0.7%) were all uncommon, and 87.8% were asymptomatic”
Mitigating the Wider Health Effects of Covid-19 Pandemic Response
28 Apr, 2020 | 04:23h | UTCAnalysis: Mitigating the wider health effects of covid-19 pandemic response – The BMJ
Covid-19: What do We Know so Far About a Vaccine?
28 Apr, 2020 | 04:20h | UTCCovid-19: What do we know so far about a vaccine? – The BMJ
Richard Lehman’s Covid-19 Reviews—27 April 2020
28 Apr, 2020 | 04:21h | UTCRichard Lehman’s covid-19 reviews, 27 April 2020 – The BMJ Opinion
“In this weekly round-up, Richard Lehman looks at a personal selection of articles of relevance to clinicians dealing with covid-19”
Pandemic Parlance: Public Health Needs new Language for the Coronavirus Pandemic
28 Apr, 2020 | 04:22h | UTCPandemic parlance: public health needs new language for the coronavirus pandemic – The BMJ Opinion
Closely Watched Arthritis Drug Disappoints as a Covid-19 Treatment, Studies Show
28 Apr, 2020 | 04:18h | UTCClosely watched arthritis drug disappoints as a Covid-19 treatment, studies show – STAT
Global Injury Morbidity and Mortality from 1990 to 2017
28 Apr, 2020 | 04:14h | UTCRelated Studies: The Burden of Unintentional Drowning: Global, Regional and National Estimates of Mortality from the Global Burden of Disease Study AND Global and National Burden from Road Injuries