Chest Medicine
Video: Emergency intubation in Covid-19
18 Feb, 2021 | 03:16h | UTCEmergency Intubation in Covid-19 – New England Journal of Medicine
RCT: Avacopan for the treatment of ANCA-associated vasculitis
18 Feb, 2021 | 02:50h | UTCAvacopan for the Treatment of ANCA-Associated Vasculitis – New England Journal of Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Why more contagious variants are emerging now, more than a year into the COVID-19 pandemic
17 Feb, 2021 | 01:41h | UTC
Effectiveness of telerehabilitation in physical therapy: A rapid overview
16 Feb, 2021 | 01:53h | UTCEffectiveness of telerehabilitation in physical therapy: A rapid overview – Physical Therapy
Podcast: Sarcoidosis
16 Feb, 2021 | 01:51h | UTC#256 Sarcoidosis – The Curbsiders Internal Medicine Podcast
Covid-19: Are cloth masks still effective? And other questions answered
16 Feb, 2021 | 02:22h | UTCCovid-19: Are cloth masks still effective? And other questions answered – The BMJ
Review: Diagnostics for SARS-CoV-2 infections
16 Feb, 2021 | 02:20h | UTCDiagnostics for SARS-CoV-2 infections – Nature Materials
Potential health and economic impacts of dexamethasone treatment for patients with COVID-19
16 Feb, 2021 | 02:10h | UTC
Commentary on Twitter
RCTs Save Live$
DEXA saves live$
Potential health&economic impacts of dexamethasone treatment for #COVID19 patients
The study estimate that between July & Dec 2020, for 🇬🇧, ~12,000 lives could be saved & ~650,000 lives saved globally over the same time https://t.co/B7jVa5Xc0s pic.twitter.com/mI0wPVUj4C— Antibiotic Steward Bassam Ghanem 🅱️C🆔🅿️🌟 (@ABsteward) February 10, 2021
SARS-CoV-2 variants and ending the COVID-19 pandemic
16 Feb, 2021 | 02:17h | UTCSARS-CoV-2 variants and ending the COVID-19 pandemic – The Lancet
Commentary on Twitter
2021 will be the year of the #COVID19 variant. A commentary in press in the @TheLancet discusses the issue and makes proposals on how to tackle it. The whole world will need to work together to get over this one. https://t.co/5Z6uNW7vBF pic.twitter.com/bnkYkmOtYm
— Michael Makris (@ProfMakris) February 12, 2021
Opinion: RECOVERY confirms benefit of tocilizumab combined with dexamethasone
16 Feb, 2021 | 02:09h | UTCPulmCrit – RECOVERY confirms benefit of toci combined with dexamethasone
Original study: RCT: Tocilizumab reduces deaths in patients hospitalized with COVID-19 (study and commentaries)
Corticosteroids for community acquired pneumonia, influenza and COVID-19: when, how and benefits or harm?
15 Feb, 2021 | 00:47h | UTC
Cohort study: Early initiation of prophylactic anticoagulation linked to reduced mortality in patients admitted to hospital with Covid-19
15 Feb, 2021 | 01:18h | UTCCommentaries: Preventive blood thinning drugs could reduce COVID hospital deaths – London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine AND Preventive blood thinning drugs linked to reduced risk of death in COVID-19 patients – The BMJ AND Expert reaction to a study looking at prophylactic anticoagulants as a treatment for hospitalised patients with COVID-19 – Science Media Centre AND
Commentary on Twitter
Blood thinning drugs are now linked to a reduced risk of death for COVID19 patients. Those given preventive blood thinners (prophylactic anticoagulants) within 24 hours of hospital admission for Covid were less likely to die. New report in the BMJ https://t.co/KQqQ3Zoj8B pic.twitter.com/6wJj8mEucw
— delthia ricks 🔬 (@DelthiaRicks) February 12, 2021
Take whatever COVID vaccine you can get. All of them stop death and hospitalization
15 Feb, 2021 | 01:17h | UTCTake whatever COVID vaccine you can get. All of them stop death and hospitalization – USA Today
“All seven COVID-19 vaccines that have completed large efficacy trials — Pfizer, Moderna, Johnson & Johnson, Novavax, AstraZeneca, Sputnik V and Sinovac — appear to be 100% effective for serious complications. Not one vaccinated person has gotten sick enough to require hospitalization. Not a single vaccinated person has died of COVID-19.”
Small RCT: No effect from Zinc and Vitamin C supplementation among ambulatory patients with SARS-CoV-2 infection
15 Feb, 2021 | 01:20h | UTCCommentaries: Vitamin C, zinc don’t lessen Covid-19 symptoms, study finds – CNN AND Supplements for the Treatment of Mild COVID-19—Challenging Health Beliefs With Science From A to Z – JAMA Network Open AND Zinc, vitamin C show no effect for COVID-19 in small study – CIDRAP AND Expert reaction to a study looking at prophylactic anticoagulants as a treatment for hospitalised patients with COVID-19 – Science Media Centre
Commentary on Twitter
RCT finds high-dose zinc, ascorbic acid (vitamin C), or both, did not significantly decrease the duration of symptoms in ambulatory patients with #COVID19 vs standard of care. @DesaiMilindY @ClevelandClinic @ErinMichos @miguelcainzos23 #VisualAbstract https://t.co/ahcc2awJB8
— JAMA Network Open (@JAMANetworkOpen) February 12, 2021
Increase aerosol transmission of Covid-19 with increased age and obesity
15 Feb, 2021 | 01:03h | UTCCommentary: Older, heavier adults possible ‘superspreaders’ of COVID-19, study finds – UPI AND Researchers unravel what makes someone a COVID-19 super-spreader – Tulane University
France’s health authority recommends single vaccine shot for people who have had COVID-19
15 Feb, 2021 | 01:02h | UTCFrance’s health authority recommends single vaccine shot for people who have had COVID-19 – Euronews
See also: Covid: France says just one jab needed for previously infected – BBC
Related: Covid-19: People who have had infection might only need one dose of mRNA vaccine – The BMJ AND You’ve had COVID: maybe one dose of vaccine is enough, studies suggest – MedicalXpress
M-A: As consumer products, E-Cigarettes are not associated with increased smoking cessation, but may improve smoking cessation rates as a prescription therapy intervention
12 Feb, 2021 | 01:52h | UTCInvited Commentaries: E-Cigarettes: A Public Health Threat, Not a Population Health Intervention – American Journal of Public Health AND Reporting Certainty of Evidence on E-Cigarette Use for Adult Smoking Cessation – American Journal of Public Health AND Is Good Enough Good Enough? E-Cigarettes, Evidence, and Policy – American Journal of Public Health AND Should E-Cigarette Regulation Be Based on Randomized Trials or Observational Studies? – American Journal of Public Health AND
Related: Updated Cochrane Review shows electronic cigarettes can help people quit smoking – Cochrane Library
RCT: Delayed antibiotic prescription feasible for children with uncomplicated respiratory infections
12 Feb, 2021 | 02:02h | UTCDelayed Antibiotic Prescription for Children With Respiratory Infections: A Randomized Trial – Pediatrics (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: Data support delayed antibiotics in kids with respiratory infections – CIDRAP
RCT: Tocilizumab reduces deaths in patients hospitalized with COVID-19
12 Feb, 2021 | 02:25h | UTCNews release: Tocilizumab reduces deaths in patients hospitalised with COVID-19 – University of Oxford
Commentary: Tocilizumab cuts death rate in severe COVID-19, study finds – CIDRAP
Commentary on Twitter
👇RECOVERY pre-print:
Tocilizumab
– reduces mortality
– shortens hospital stay
– reduces progression to invasive mechanical ventilationClear benefits on top of corticosteroids
Good news!https://t.co/dal17tQG5b
— Martin Landray (@MartinLandray) February 11, 2021
Video (6 min): A visual guide to the new coronavirus variants
12 Feb, 2021 | 02:20h | UTCA Visual Guide to the New Coronavirus Variants – Scientific American
SR: How accurate are tests (Xpert Ultra and Xpert MTB/RIF) for diagnosing extrapulmonary tuberculosis and rifampicin resistance?
12 Feb, 2021 | 01:55h | UTC
Commentary on Twitter
How accurate are tests for diagnosing #tuberculosis #TB outside the lungs and rifampicin resistance? This @Cochrane_IDG systematic review found that Xpert Ultra and Xpert MTB/RIF may be helpful in diagnosing extrapulmonary tuberculosis. https://t.co/H79gK5CcR0 pic.twitter.com/bVy88zNpqQ
— The Cochrane Library (@CochraneLibrary) February 5, 2021
ERS guidelines for the management of children and adolescents with bronchiectasis
11 Feb, 2021 | 02:05h | UTC
CDC Guidance: Improve the fit and filtration of your mask to reduce the spread of COVID-19
11 Feb, 2021 | 02:21h | UTC
CDC study on practical ways for maximizing fit for masks to reduce SARS-CoV-2 transmission and exposure
11 Feb, 2021 | 02:25h | UTCCommentaries: CDC Says Double-Masking Offers More Protection Against The Coronavirus – NPR AND CDC report: Double-masking can block more than 90 percent of viral particles – NBC News
Case report: Severe reinfection with South African SARS-CoV-2 variant
11 Feb, 2021 | 02:17h | UTC
Commentary on Twitter
🔥NEW Case report 🔥#CID @IDSAInfo
Severe reinfection with South African SARS-CoV-2 501Y.V2 lineage B.1.351 variant four months after a first mild infection. @InfectiousDz https://t.co/zjjJED4r0D— Antibiotic Steward Bassam Ghanem 🅱️C🆔🅿️🌟 (@ABsteward) February 10, 2021