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Natural History of Asymptomatic SARS-CoV-2 Infection

16 Jun, 2020 | 08:06h | UTC

Natural History of Asymptomatic SARS-CoV-2 Infection – New England Journal of Medicine

Related: Prevalence of Asymptomatic SARS-CoV-2 Infection: A Narrative Review – Annals of Internal Medicine AND Asymptomatic coronavirus spread is real – Vox

 


Thromboelastographic Results and Hypercoagulability Syndrome in Patients with Coronavirus Disease 2019 Who Are Critically Ill

16 Jun, 2020 | 07:58h | UTC

Thromboelastographic Results and Hypercoagulability Syndrome in Patients With Coronavirus Disease 2019 Who Are Critically Ill – JAMA Network Open

Commentary: Researchers recommend TEG test to identify undetected blood clots in COVID-19 ICU patients – Baylor College of Medicine

 


Randomized Trial: Ruxolitinib for the Treatment of Severe COVID-19

16 Jun, 2020 | 07:55h | UTC

Ruxolitinib in treatment of severe coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19): A multicenter, single-blind, randomized controlled trial – Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Commentary: Multicenter RCT evaluating ruxolitinib (a JAK inhibitor) for COVID-19 – PulmCrit

 


Report Suggests Some ‘Mildly Symptomatic’ Covid-19 Patients Endure Serious Long-Term Effects

16 Jun, 2020 | 07:59h | UTC

Report Suggests Some ‘Mildly Symptomatic’ Covid-19 Patients Endure Serious Long-Term Effects – Forbes

Related: COVID-19 Can Last for Several Months – The Atlantic AND Symptoms can last for weeks even in mild cases, lockdowns likely saved millions of lives – Reuters

 


Editorial: How I Approach Weaning from Venoarterial ECMO

16 Jun, 2020 | 07:49h | UTC

How I approach weaning from venoarterial ECMO – Critical Care

 


Study: Airborne Transmission is the Dominant Route for the Spread of COVID-19

15 Jun, 2020 | 03:48h | UTC

Identifying airborne transmission as the dominant route for the spread of COVID-19 – Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

Commentaries: Face masks critical in preventing spread of COVID-19 – Texas A&M University AND Expert reaction to a study looking at mandatory face masks and number of COVID-19 infections in New York, Wuhan and Italy – Science Media Centre

 


Opinion: The Masks Masquerade

15 Jun, 2020 | 03:44h | UTC

The Masks Masquerade – Medium

 


Infographic: Wear a Mask? Yes, Always Wear a Mask

15 Jun, 2020 | 03:46h | UTC

Wear a mask? Yes, always wear a mask – Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation

 


Editorial: COVID-19 and Flu, a Perfect Storm

15 Jun, 2020 | 03:26h | UTC

COVID-19 and flu, a perfect storm – Science

 


The Dual Epidemics of COVID-19 and Influenza

15 Jun, 2020 | 03:28h | UTC

The Dual Epidemics of COVID-19 and Influenza: Vaccine Acceptance, Coverage, and Mandates – JAMA

 


Practical Guidance: Pulse Oximetry for Monitoring Patients with COVID-19 at Home

15 Jun, 2020 | 03:21h | UTC

Pulse Oximetry for Monitoring Patients with COVID-19 at Home: Potential Pitfalls and Practical Guidance – Annals of the American Thoracic Society

 


Face Masks Considerably Reduce COVID-19 Cases in Germany

12 Jun, 2020 | 09:26h | UTC

Face Masks Considerably Reduce COVID-19 Cases in Germany: A Synthetic Control Method Approach – Institute of Labor Economics

 

Related Commentary on Twitter

https://twitter.com/EricTopol/status/1271175922469572608

 


Covid-19: Appropriate PPE Prevents Infections in Doctors in Frontline Roles, Study Shows

12 Jun, 2020 | 09:23h | UTC

Covid-19: Appropriate PPE prevents infections in doctors in frontline roles, study shows – The BMJ

Original Study: Use of personal protective equipment against coronavirus disease 2019 by healthcare professionals in Wuhan, China: cross sectional study – The BMJ

 


Covid-19 Patient Gets Double Lung Transplant, Offering Hope for Others

12 Jun, 2020 | 09:14h | UTC

Covid-19 Patient Gets Double Lung Transplant, Offering Hope for Others – The New York Times

See also: After COVID-19 Left Her Lungs ‘Full of Holes,’ First U.S. Coronavirus Patient Receives Double Lung Transplant – TIME

 


Rehabilitation after COVID-19: An Evidence-based Approach

12 Jun, 2020 | 09:13h | UTC

Rehabilitation after COVID-19: an evidence-based approach – Clinical Medicine Journal

 


Study: Widespread Mask-wearing Could Prevent COVID-19 Second Waves

12 Jun, 2020 | 09:29h | UTC

Widespread mask-wearing could prevent COVID-19 second waves: study – Reuters

Original Study: A modelling framework to assess the likely effectiveness of facemasks in combination with ‘lock-down’ in managing the COVID-19 pandemic – Proceedings of the Royal A

 


Why, When, and How to Use Lung Ultrasound During the COVID-19 Pandemic

11 Jun, 2020 | 09:46h | UTC

Why, when, and how to use lung ultrasound during the COVID-19 pandemic: enthusiasm and caution – European Heart Journal – Cardiovascular Imaging

 


Guideline: Prone Position Ventilation in Non-Intubated, Spontaneously Ventilating Patients

11 Jun, 2020 | 09:47h | UTC

Prone position ventilation in non-intubated, spontaneously ventilating patients: New guidance from the Intensive Care Society (UK) and existing evidence – Journal of the Intensive Care Society

 


Risks to Healthcare Workers Following Tracheal Intubation of Patients with COVID‐19

11 Jun, 2020 | 09:45h | UTC

Risks to healthcare workers following tracheal intubation of patients with COVID‐19: a prospective international multicentre cohort study – Anaesthesia

 

Related Commentary on Twitter

 


Asymptomatic Coronavirus Spread is Real

11 Jun, 2020 | 09:41h | UTC

Asymptomatic coronavirus spread is real – Vox

Related: Fauci says the WHO’s comment on asymptomatic spread is wrong. Here’s the difference between asymptomatic and pre-symptomatic spread – CNN AND WHO Clarifies Comments on Asymptomatic Spread of Covid-19

 


[Preprints Studies] Relationship Between Blood Group and Risk of Infection and Death in COVID-19

11 Jun, 2020 | 09:28h | UTC

Study 1: Relationship Between Blood Group and Risk of Infection and Death in COVID-19: a live Meta-Analysis – medRxiv AND Commentary:  Blood type plays role in SARS-CoV-2 infection – News Medical

Study 2: The ABO blood group locus and a chromosome 3 gene cluster associate with SARS-CoV-2 respiratory failure in an Italian-Spanish genome-wide association analysis – medRxiv AND Commentary:  The Role Of Blood Type In Covid-19 Infection And Respiratory Failure – Forbes

 


WHO Welcomes Favorable World Trade Organization Ruling On Plain Tobacco Product Packaging

11 Jun, 2020 | 09:24h | UTC

World Health Organization Welcomes Favorable World Trade Organization Ruling On Plain Tobacco Product Packaging – Health Policy Watch

Commentary: Landmark legal victory for public health and a major setback for the tobacco industry – World Health Organization

 


Covid-19: Three Big Studies Say Hydroxychloroquine Does Not Help

10 Jun, 2020 | 04:58h | UTC

Three big studies dim hopes that hydroxychloroquine can treat or prevent COVID-19 – Science

Original Studies: No Benefit From the Use of Hydroxychloroquine in Hospitalized Patients with COVID-19 AND Hydroxychloroquine Not Effective as Postexposure Prophylaxis for Covid-19

 

Related Commentary on Twitter

 


10-minute Consultation: Assessment and Management of Adults with Asthma During the Covid-19 Pandemic

9 Jun, 2020 | 05:01h | UTC

Assessment and management of adults with asthma during the covid-19 pandemic – The BMJ

 


Perspective: Positive Covid-19 Tests Kept a Mom and Baby Apart for 55 Days. Experts See it as a Bigger Testing Problem

9 Jun, 2020 | 04:56h | UTC

Positive Covid-19 tests kept a mom and baby apart for 55 days. Experts see it as a bigger testing problem – STAT

 


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