Family Medicine
Study: Combustible vs. Electronic Cigarettes Alterations in Vascular Function
11 May, 2020 | 00:10h | UTCCommentary: Like Tobacco, Long-term E-Cigarettes Harm Vascular Function – TCTMD AND Vascular Damage Similar With E-cigarettes, Traditional Cigarettes – American College of Cardiology
COVID-19 in Older People: A Rapid Clinical Review
8 May, 2020 | 10:22h | UTCCOVID-19 in Older People: A Rapid Clinical Review – Age and Ageing
Interpreting Diagnostic Tests for SARS-CoV-2
7 May, 2020 | 09:28h | UTCInterpreting Diagnostic Tests for SARS-CoV-2 – JAMA
Case Series: Hyperinflammatory Shock in Children During COVID-19 Pandemic
7 May, 2020 | 09:21h | UTCHyperinflammatory shock in children during COVID-19 pandemic – The Lancet
Commentaries: Researchers report “unprecedented cluster” of inflammatory problems in children amid pandemic – CNN AND Expert reaction to report on 8 children with hyperinflammatory shock during the COVID-19 pandemic – Science Media Centre AND Mysterious inflammatory syndrome in children potentially linked to COVID-19 reported in Montreal – National Post AND A New Coronavirus Threat to Children – The New York Times AND What to Know About Kawasaki Disease, the Pediatric Inflammatory Condition Possibly Linked to COVID-19 – TIME AND Kawasaki Disease—The Latest Weird Illness From Coronavirus – Forbes
Reducing Risks from Coronavirus Transmission in the Home—The Role of Viral Load
7 May, 2020 | 09:01h | UTCReducing risks from coronavirus transmission in the home—the role of viral load – The BMJ
Commentaries: Can we do more to protect people at home when a family member has coronavirus? – University of Bristol AND Coronavirus: Exposure to higher ‘viral load’ when infected could make victims more severely ill – Yahoo News
2020 International Society of Hypertension Global Hypertension Practice Guidelines
7 May, 2020 | 09:00h | UTC2020 International Society of Hypertension Global Hypertension Practice Guidelines – Hypertension
Should Schools Reopen? Kids’ Role in Pandemic Still a Mystery
6 May, 2020 | 03:50h | UTCShould schools reopen? Kids’ role in pandemic still a mystery – Science
Related: Did Closing Schools Actually Help? – The New York Times AND New Studies Add to Evidence that Children May Transmit the Coronavirus – The New York Times AND When Should Schools Reopen? – Center for Global Development AND Systematic Review: School Closure During Coronavirus Outbreaks AND Children are not COVID-19 super spreaders: time to go back to school – Archives of Disease in Childhood
COVID-19: AMA Step-by-step Guide for Physicians Planning to Reopen Medical Practices
6 May, 2020 | 04:00h | UTCCOVID-19: A physician practice guide to reopening – American Medical Association
News Release: AMA launches physician guide for reopening medical practices
Tests in Recovered Patients Found to be False Positives, Not Reinfections
6 May, 2020 | 03:48h | UTCTests in recovered patients found false positives, not reinfections, experts say – The Korea Herald
See also: Recovered patients who tested positive for COVID-19 likely not reinfected – Live Science AND South Korea says recovered coronavirus patients who tested positive again did not relapse: Tests picked up ‘dead virus fragments’ – Business Insider
Systematic Review: Chloroquine and Hydroxychloroquine as a Treatment for COVID‐19
6 May, 2020 | 03:44h | UTC“Pending further results from more extensive studies with more stringent study parameters, clinicians should defer from routine use of HCQ and CQ.”
Perspective: Treatments Can Harm
6 May, 2020 | 03:38h | UTCTreatments can harm – Evidently Cochrane
Related: Treatments can harm – Students 4 Best Evidence (commentary and EBM resource) AND Patients’ Expectations of the Benefits and Harms of Treatments, Screening, and Tests: A Systematic Review – JAMA Internal Medicine AND If Patients Only Knew How Often Treatments Could Harm Them – The New York Times
Perspective: The Cost of Technology
6 May, 2020 | 03:35h | UTC
Obesity Could Shift Severe COVID-19 Disease to Younger Ages
5 May, 2020 | 04:53h | UTCObesity could shift severe COVID-19 disease to younger ages – The Lancet
NEW Correspondence—D Kass et al examined the correlation between BMI & age in 265 #COVID19 patients admitted to ICU at 6 hospitals & found a significant inverse correlation between age & BMI, in which younger individuals were more likely to be obese https://t.co/SrNSp2W7JQ pic.twitter.com/ozpBug5Mv9
— The Lancet (@TheLancet) May 1, 2020
[Abstract Only] Randomized Trial: No Benefit from L-thyroxine Among Elderly Patients with Symptomatic Subclinical Hypothyroidism
5 May, 2020 | 04:11h | UTCL-Thyroxine Therapy for Older Adults With Subclinical Hypothyroidism and Hypothyroid Symptoms: Secondary Analysis of a Randomized Trial – Annals of Internal Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: L-thyroxine did not improve symptoms or tiredness in older patients with subclinical hypothyroidism – ACP Internist AND More Evidence Against L-Thyroxine for Subclinical Hypothyroidism – NEJM Journal Watch
Related Articles: Association Between Levothyroxine Treatment and Thyroid-Related Symptoms Among Adults Aged 80 Years and Older With Subclinical Hypothyroidism – JAMA AND Thyroid Hormone Therapy for Older Adults with Subclinical Hypothyroidism – New England Journal of Medicine
Recommendations for the Management of Lower Urinary Tract Infections in Pregnant and Non-pregnant Women
5 May, 2020 | 03:57h | UTC
Study: In Utero Antidepressants and Neurodevelopmental Outcomes in Kindergarteners
5 May, 2020 | 03:47h | UTCIn Utero Antidepressants and Neurodevelopmental Outcomes in Kindergarteners – Pediatrics
Commentaries: Providing the Evidence for Managing Depression in Pregnancy – Pediatrics AND Adverse neurodevelopmental outcomes linked to prenatal exposure to antidepressants – 2 Minute Medicine
Systematic Review: Corticosteroids as Standalone or Add‐on Treatment for Sore Throat
5 May, 2020 | 03:36h | UTCCorticosteroids as standalone or add‐on treatment for sore throat – Cochrane Library
Summary: Corticosteroids as standalone or add‐on treatment for sore throat – Cochrane Library
Characteristics of 100 Children with Covid-19
3 May, 2020 | 22:29h | UTCChildren with Covid-19 in Pediatric Emergency Departments in Italy – New England Journal of Medicine
Related Systematic Review: SARS-CoV-2 Infection in Children and Adolescents (study and commentaries)
New NICE Coronavirus Rapid Guidelines
3 May, 2020 | 22:46h | UTC- COVID-19 rapid guideline: antibiotics for pneumonia in adults in hospital – National Institute for Health and Care Excellence
- COVID-19 rapid guideline: gastrointestinal and liver conditions treated with drugs affecting the immune response – National Institute for Health and Care Excellence
- COVID-19 rapid guideline: children and young people who are immunocompromised – National Institute for Health and Care Excellence
See Previous NICE Coronavirus Guidelines: Rapid guidelines and evidence summaries – National Institute for Health and Care Excellence
New Observational Studies Confirm the Safety of Renin–Angiotensin–Aldosterone System Blockers in Patients with Covid-19
3 May, 2020 | 22:32h | UTCStudy 3: Cardiovascular Disease, Drug Therapy, and Mortality in Covid-19 – New England Journal of Medicine
Commentary: Blood Pressure Drugs Don’t Increase Coronavirus Risk, Studies Find – The New York Times
See also: Observational Study: Renin-Angiotensin System Inhibitors are Not Associated with Severity or Mortality in Hospitalized Patients with Coronavirus Disease (2 other studies on the subject)
Short Review: Coagulopathy Associated with COVID-19
3 May, 2020 | 22:09h | UTCCoagulopathy associated with COVID-19 – Canadian Medical Association Journal
Case Series: QT Intervals in Patients with COVID-19 Treated with Hydroxychloroquine Alone or in Combination with Azithromycin
3 May, 2020 | 22:01h | UTCCommentary: Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center – Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Related Studies: The Effect of Chloroquine, Hydroxychloroquine and Azithromycin on the Corrected QT Interval in Patients with SARS-CoV-2 Infection – Circulation: Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology (link to abstract – $ for full-text) AND [Preprint] QT Interval Prolongation and Torsade De Pointes in Patients with COVID-19 treated with Hydroxychloroquine/Azithromycin – medRxiv
FDA Issues Emergency Use Authorization for the Use of Remdesivir to Treat COVID-19
3 May, 2020 | 22:03h | UTCSee also: Remdesivir: A Non-Antiviral Antiviral Drug? – Forbes
Classification of the Cutaneous Manifestations of COVID‐19 with 375 Illustrative Cases
1 May, 2020 | 03:43h | UTCRelated: Journal articles on coronavirus with relevance for skin diseases and dermatology – Centre of Evidence Based Dermatology, University of Nottingham AND Characterization of acute acro-ischemic lesions in non-hospitalized patients: a case series of 132 patients during the COVID-19 outbreak – Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology
Great atlas with the different cutaneous manifestations of Covid-19.
New CDC Guidance: Care for Breastfeeding Women with Covid-19
1 May, 2020 | 03:53h | UTCCare for Breastfeeding Women – Centers for Disease Control and Prevention