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Opinion: Revoke the Omicron travel ban against African countries.

13 Dec, 2021 | 09:48h | UTC

Revoke the Omicron Travel Ban Against African Countries – The New York Times (a few articles per month are free)

 

Commentary on Twitter

 

Editorial | Emerging SARS-CoV-2 variants: shooting the messenger.

10 Dec, 2021 | 10:19h | UTC

Emerging SARS-CoV-2 variants: shooting the messenger – The Lancet Infectious Diseases

 

Commentary on Twitter

 

Infodemics: a new challenge for public health.

10 Dec, 2021 | 10:18h | UTC

Infodemics: A new challenge for public health – Cell

See also:

What is an infodemic and how can we prevent it?

The Covid-19 Infodemic — Applying the Epidemiologic Model to Counter Misinformation – New England Journal of Medicine

 

Commentary on Twitter

 

Raising awareness for time-limited trial discussion upon ICU triage and admission.

8 Dec, 2021 | 09:57h | UTC

Raising awareness for time-limited trial discussion upon ICU triage and admission – Intensive Care Medicine (if the link is paywalled, try this one)

 

Commentary on Twitter

 

Care of older people and people requiring palliative care with COVID-19: guidance from the Australian National COVID-19 Clinical Evidence Taskforce.

7 Dec, 2021 | 10:12h | UTC

Care of older people and people requiring palliative care with COVID-19: guidance from the Australian National COVID-19 Clinical Evidence Taskforce – Medical Journal of Australia

 

Omicron-variant border bans ignore the evidence, say scientists – “Researchers say travel restrictions in response to the newly detected coronavirus variant come too late and could even slow studies of Omicron”.

3 Dec, 2021 | 10:20h | UTC

Omicron-variant border bans ignore the evidence, say scientists – Nature

 

Germany on Thursday announced a nationwide lockdown for the unvaccinated.

3 Dec, 2021 | 10:14h | UTC

Germany locks down unvaccinated people, as leaders plan to make shots compulsory – CNN

See also: Germany locks unvaccinated out of public life; mandate looms – Associated Press

 

Review: Ethical advice in pediatric care.

1 Dec, 2021 | 08:42h | UTC

Ethical advice in paediatric care – Archives of Disease in Childhood

 

193 countries adopt first-ever global agreement on the Ethics of Artificial Intelligence.

30 Nov, 2021 | 10:16h | UTC

News Release: 193 countries adopt first-ever global agreement on the Ethics of Artificial Intelligence – United Nations

See Guidance: Outcome document: first draft of the Recommendation on the Ethics of Artificial Intelligence – United Nations

 

Editorial: Vax the world.

26 Nov, 2021 | 08:40h | UTC

Vax the world – Science

 

Commentary from the author on Twitter

 

Promoting COVID-19 vaccine acceptance: recommendations from the Lancet Commission on Vaccine Refusal, Acceptance, and Demand in the USA.

24 Nov, 2021 | 08:47h | UTC

Promoting COVID-19 vaccine acceptance: recommendations from the Lancet Commission on Vaccine Refusal, Acceptance, and Demand in the USA – The Lancet

Related: WHO Guidance for improving acceptance and uptake of COVID-19 vaccines

 

Three Neurologic Societies, Including the AAN, Issue Strong Position Statement on Aducanumab.

24 Nov, 2021 | 08:36h | UTC

Three Neurologic Societies, Including the AAN, Issue Strong Position Statement on Aducanumab – Neurology Today

See statement: Decisions With Patients and Families Regarding Aducanumab in Alzheimer Disease, With Recommendations for Consent: AAN Position Statement – Neurology

Related:

Editorial: Aducanumab for Alzheimer’s disease?

FDA approvement of Alzheimer’s drug sparks controversy among doctors.

 

Commentary on Twitter

 

MSF responds to Pfizer and Medicines Patent Pool license for new Covid-19 treatment – “The deal, however, only covers 53 percent of the world’s population and excludes people in several upper-middle-income countries, leaving this promising medicine out of reach for millions”.

17 Nov, 2021 | 08:38h | UTC

MSF responds to Pfizer and Medicines Patent Pool license for new Covid-19 treatment – Médecins Sans Frontières

 

Commentary on Twitter

 

Real-world ethics in palliative care: A systematic review of the ethical challenges reported by specialist palliative care practitioners in their clinical practice.

17 Nov, 2021 | 08:18h | UTC

Real-world ethics in palliative care: A systematic review of the ethical challenges reported by specialist palliative care practitioners in their clinical practice – Palliative Medicine

 

Commentary on Twitter

 

Covid: Austria introduces lockdown for unvaccinated.

16 Nov, 2021 | 08:43h | UTC

Covid: Austria introduces lockdown for unvaccinated – BBC

See also: Austria orders nationwide lockdown for the unvaccinated – Associated Press

 

What influences people’s responses to public health messages for managing risks and preventing infectious diseases? A rapid systematic review of the evidence and recommendations.

14 Nov, 2021 | 20:06h | UTC

What influences people’s responses to public health messages for managing risks and preventing infectious diseases? A rapid systematic review of the evidence and recommendations – BMJ Open

 

Commentary on Twitter

 

Viewpoint | How to Measure Progress in Addressing Physician Well-being: Beyond Burnout.

14 Nov, 2021 | 19:40h | UTC

How to Measure Progress in Addressing Physician Well-being: Beyond Burnout – JAMA

Related:

Physician Well-being 2.0: Where Are We and Where Are We Going?

Consensus Study – Taking Action Against Clinician Burnout: A Systems Approach to Professional Well-Being – National Academies of Medicine

[Abstract Only] Assessment of Risk Factors for Suicide Among US Health Care Professionals

Beyond Burnout: Docs Decry ‘Moral Injury’ From Financial Pressures of Health Care

Perspective: Hospital Administration Response to Physician Stress and Burnout

Opinion: It’s Time to Talk About Physician Burnout and Moral Injury

Systematic Review: Effect of Organization-Directed Workplace Interventions on Physician Burnout

Perspective: The 3 Causes Of Physician Burnout (And Why There’s No Simple Solution)

Physician Burnout: A Global Crisis (several resources on the subject)

 

Series: Diversity, equity, and inclusion in medical research.

12 Nov, 2021 | 10:23h | UTC

Homepage: DEI in medical research – Nature Medicine

Editorial: Diversity, equity and inclusion: we are in it for the long run

Opinion articles:

Role of funders in addressing the continued lack of diversity in science and medicine

The US National Institutes of Health approach to inclusive excellence

Promoting diversity and inclusion in STEMM starts at the top

A commitment to scientific equity from a philanthropic funder

 

Commentary on Twitter (thread – click for more)

 

Actions to transform USPSTF methods to mitigate systemic racism in clinical preventive services.

9 Nov, 2021 | 01:24h | UTC

Actions to Transform US Preventive Services Task Force Methods to Mitigate Systemic Racism in Clinical Preventive Services – JAMA

See also: Addressing Racism in Preventive Services: Methods Report to Support the US Preventive Services Task Force – JAMA

Commentary: USPSTF Proposes Strategies to Mitigate Racism in Preventive Care – HealthDay

 

Mapping conflict of interests: scoping review.

7 Nov, 2021 | 20:10h | UTC

Mapping conflict of interests: scoping review – The BMJ

Press release: Study reveals “extensive network” of industry ties with healthcare – BMJ

 

Debate: Are vaccine passports and covid passes a valid alternative to lockdown?

5 Nov, 2021 | 09:53h | UTC

Are vaccine passports and covid passes a valid alternative to lockdown? – The BMJ

News Release: Covid passes: the best way of preventing another lockdown or a threat to civil freedoms and rights? – BMJ

 

Bioethics | The suggestion Covid deniers should stay out of Australian public hospitals is appalling.

27 Oct, 2021 | 01:37h | UTC

The suggestion Covid deniers should stay out of Australian public hospitals is appalling – The Guardian

 

Consensus statement on measures to promote equitable authorship in the publication of research from international partnerships.

24 Oct, 2021 | 23:35h | UTC

Consensus statement on measures to promote equitable authorship in the publication of research from international partnerships – Anaesthesia

 

Commentary on Twitter

 

Vaccine apartheid: This is not the way to end the pandemic.

22 Oct, 2021 | 10:26h | UTC

Vaccine apartheid: This is not the way to end the pandemic – Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health

 

Commentary on Twitter

 

Bioethics | The Reluctant Patient and the Insistent Doctor.

19 Oct, 2021 | 08:50h | UTC

The Reluctant Patient and the Insistent Doctor – The American Journal of Medicine

 

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