Family Medicine
Just the Facts: What Drugs are Safe and Effective for COVID-19?
27 May, 2020 | 02:31h | UTCRelated Guidelines: NIH Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Treatment Guidelines – National Institutes of Health AND Infectious Diseases Society of America Guidelines on the Treatment and Management of Patients with COVID-19 Infection
“Apart from supportive care, there are no current effective therapeutics for COVID-19”
Short Review: Using Insulin to Treat Poorly Controlled Type 2 Diabetes in 2020
27 May, 2020 | 02:18h | UTCUsing Insulin to Treat Poorly Controlled Type 2 Diabetes in 2020 – JAMA (free for a limited period)
Randomized Trial: Antihypertensive Medication Reduction vs. Usual Care Among Older Adults Taking Multiple Antihypertensive Medications
27 May, 2020 | 02:16h | UTC
Related Commentary on Twitter
Less is more? Our new trial suggests #deprescribing #bloodpressure lowering medications is safe in the short-term in older people with frailty and multimorbidity – see thread for details https://t.co/fLf2Vv42hB #hypertension #RCT @richardjmcmanus @jenniaburt @HomeUrs29 @prof_mant pic.twitter.com/HfScHju6HS
— James Sheppard (@jamessheppard48) May 26, 2020
Study Shows Abnormalities in Placentas from COVID-19-positive Pregnant Women
26 May, 2020 | 10:00h | UTCPlacental Pathology in COVID-19 – American Journal of Clinical Pathology
Commentaries: Placentas from COVID-19-positive pregnant women show injury – Northwestern University AND Expert reaction to study looking at placentas from COVID19-positive pregnant women – Science Media Centre AND Covid-19 appears to attack placenta during pregnancy, study says – CNN AND Placenta Injury Observed in Pregnant Women Who Test Positive For Coronavirus – Forbes
Review: COVID-19 and Cardiovascular Disease
26 May, 2020 | 10:05h | UTCCOVID-19 and Cardiovascular Disease – Circulation
Related Guidelines: COVID-19 rapid guideline: acute myocardial injury – National Institute for Health and Care Excellence AND ESC Guidance for the Diagnosis and Management of CV Disease during the COVID-19 Pandemic – European Society of Cardiology AND Management of Acute Myocardial Infarction During the COVID-19 Pandemic – Journal of the American Academy of Cardiology
Perspective: In Pandemic, Many Seeing Upsides to Telemedicine
26 May, 2020 | 09:52h | UTCPart I: In pandemic, many seeing upsides to telemedicine – CIDRAP
Part II: COVID-19 reveals telehealth barriers, solutions – CIDRAP
Study: Androgenetic Alopecia Present in the Majority of Hospitalized COVID-19 Patients
26 May, 2020 | 09:43h | UTC
Perspective: “Here’s What Needs to Happen Before We Can All Get Vaccinated for COVID-19”
26 May, 2020 | 09:45h | UTCHere’s what needs to happen before we can all get vaccinated for COVID-19 – CBC
WHO Pauses Hydroxychloroquine Arm Of COVID-19 Clinical Trial Due to Safety Concerns
26 May, 2020 | 09:35h | UTCSee also: WHO halts hydroxychloroquine trial for coronavirus amid safety fears – The Guardian AND WHO Halts Hydroxychloroquine Trial Over Safety Concerns – NPR
Opinion: The ‘Just Stay Home’ Message Will Backfire
26 May, 2020 | 09:33h | UTCThe ‘Just Stay Home’ Message Will Backfire – The Atlantic
“We need less extreme and more nuanced recommendations for navigating life during the pandemic.”
Related Commentary on Twitter
The #JustStayHome Message Will Backfire: We need less extreme and more nuanced recommendations for navigating life during the pandemic, by @ProfEmilyOster https://t.co/qy8TumP1z6 via @TheAtlantic @VPrasadMDMPH #Covid19 #HarmReduction
— André Picard (@picardonhealth) May 24, 2020
[Abstract Only] Meta-Analysis: Helicobacter Pylori Eradication Therapy to Prevent Gastric Cancer
26 May, 2020 | 09:21h | UTCHelicobacter pylori eradication therapy to prevent gastric cancer: systematic review and meta-analysis – Gut (abstract only – $ for full-text)
Systematic Review Shows Evidence is Inconclusive on the Use of Non‐nutritive Sweeteners for Diabetes Mellitus
26 May, 2020 | 09:27h | UTCNon‐nutritive sweeteners for diabetes mellitus – Cochrane Library
Summary: Non-nutritive sweeteners for diabetes mellitus – Cochrane Library
Perspective: The World May Be Overestimating the Power of Vaccines
25 May, 2020 | 01:55h | UTCThe world needs Covid-19 vaccines. It may also be overestimating their power – STAT
Hydroxychloroquine and Chloroquine for Covid-19: Large Observational Analysis Finds No Benefit and Possible Harm
25 May, 2020 | 02:03h | UTCCommentaries: Chloroquine or hydroxychloroquine for COVID-19: why might they be hazardous? – The Lancet AND What a big new study on malaria drugs as Covid-19 treatments tells us — and what it doesn’t – STAT AND Hydroxychloroquine May Cause More Harm Than Benefit To COVID-19 Patients, Says New Lancet Study – Health Policy Watch
Opinion: Why Countries Should Stop Using Anti-malarial Drugs for COVID-19
25 May, 2020 | 02:02h | UTCWhy countries should stop using anti-malarial drugs for COVID-19 – The Conversation
[Preprint] Meta-Analysis: Susceptibility to and Transmission of COVID-19 Amongst Children and Adolescents Compared with Adults
25 May, 2020 | 01:52h | UTCCommentaries: Children appear half as likely to catch COVID-19 as adults – London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine AND Expert reaction to systematic review preprint looking at susceptibility to SARS-CoV-2 infection in children and adolescents compared with adults – Science Media Centre
Promising Early Results with New Vaccine from China in Phase I Trial
25 May, 2020 | 01:57h | UTCCommentaries: First human trial of COVID-19 vaccine finds it is safe and induces rapid immune response – The Lancet AND Early Study Of Covid-19 Vaccine Developed In China Sees Mixed Results – Forbes AND Coronavirus Vaccine Shows Promising Early Results in China – The New York Times AND A Chinese biotech just published the first human data for its coronavirus vaccine candidate, supporting further trials – Business Insider AND Experts skeptical after researchers report positive vaccine results – CNN AND Two COVID-19 Vaccine Candidates Induce Immune Response In Healthy Volunteers – Health Policy Watch
Study: 10 of 60 Patients Treated for COVID-19 Persisted with Positive RT-PCR Results from 4 to 24 Days After Hospital Discharge
25 May, 2020 | 01:50h | UTCCommentaries: Expert reaction to study on PCR testing results from 60 people after clinical recovery from COVID-19 – Science Media Centre AND 16% of recovered patients test positive for COVID-19 weeks after discharge: study – UPI
Cloth Masks May Prevent Transmission of COVID-19: An Evidence-Based, Risk-Based Approach
25 May, 2020 | 01:42h | UTC
Cohort Study: Fluconazole Use in the First Trimester of Pregnancy Linked to Increased Risk of Musculoskeletal Malformations
25 May, 2020 | 01:31h | UTCCommentary: Musculoskeletal Malformations Up With Fluconazole in Pregnancy – Physician’s Weekly
How Coronavirus Lockdowns Stopped Flu in its Tracks
22 May, 2020 | 04:53h | UTCHow coronavirus lockdowns stopped flu in its tracks – Nature
“Reported rates of influenza and other infections have fallen sharply, but some communicable diseases may see a rise.”
Olfactory Dysfunction in COVID-19: Diagnosis and Management
21 May, 2020 | 09:24h | UTCOlfactory Dysfunction in COVID-19: Diagnosis and Management – JAMA
Related: Loss of smell and taste as symptoms of COVID-19: what does the evidence say? – CEBM Oxford
COVID-19 in Children: Clinical Approach and Management
21 May, 2020 | 09:19h | UTCCOVID-19 in Children: Clinical Approach and Management – The Indian Journal of Pediatrics
Related Systematic Reviews: SARS-CoV-2 Infection in Children and Adolescents (study and commentaries) AND SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19): What do we know about children? A systematic review – Clinical Infectious Diseases
Systematic Review: Safety and Adverse Effects of 80 Antidepressants, Antipsychotics, Anti‐attention‐deficit/hyperactivity Medications and Mood Stabilizers in Children and Adolescents
21 May, 2020 | 09:10h | UTC
[No Publication Available] Covid-19 Patients Testing Positive After Recovery Aren’t Infectious
20 May, 2020 | 10:00h | UTCCovid Patients Testing Positive After Recovery Aren’t Infectious, Study Shows – Bloomberg