Family Medicine
Debate: Is it Wrong to Prioritize Younger Patients with Covid-19?
24 Apr, 2020 | 03:30h | UTCIs it wrong to prioritise younger patients with covid-19? – The BMJ
Commentary: Should age be a prioritizing factor in deciding who gets treated for COVID-19? – News Medical
Hydroxychloroquine and Coronavirus: A Guide to the Scientific Studies so Far
24 Apr, 2020 | 03:28h | UTCHydroxychloroquine and coronavirus: a guide to the scientific studies so far – The Guardian
Study: Colorectal Cancer Incidence and Mortality After Removal of Adenomas During Screening Colonoscopies
24 Apr, 2020 | 03:24h | UTCRelated Study: Another Large Cohort Study Suggests Patients with Low-Risk Adenomas are Not At Increased Risk of Colorectal Cancer (studies on the subject)
Community-acquired Pneumonia: Strategies for Triage and Treatment
24 Apr, 2020 | 03:20h | UTC
GERD: A Practical Approach
24 Apr, 2020 | 03:21h | UTCGERD: A practical approach – Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine
[Abstract Only] Randomized Trial: Antibiotics Do Not Reduce Length of Hospital Stay for Uncomplicated Diverticulitis
24 Apr, 2020 | 03:23h | UTCAntibiotics Do Not Reduce Length of Hospital Stay for Uncomplicated Diverticulitis in a Pragmatic Double-Blind Randomized Trial – Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Related: Treatment of Uncomplicated Acute Diverticulitis Without Antibiotics: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis – Diseases of the Colon & Rectum (link to abstract – $ for full-text) AND Randomized Trial: Antibiotic Avoidance Associated with Similar Long-term Outcomes in Uncomplicated Diverticulitis (randomized trials on the subject)
CDC Guidance: Preexposure Prophylaxis for Prevention of HIV Acquisition Among Adolescents
24 Apr, 2020 | 03:19h | UTC
Systematic Review: SARS-CoV-2 Infection in Children and Adolescents
23 Apr, 2020 | 09:40h | UTCCommentaries: Most kids with coronavirus usually recover within two weeks, JAMA study finds – CNBC AND Young people at lower risk for COVID-19, can still transmit the virus – UPI AND Expert reaction to systematic review of COVID-19 in children – Science Media Centre
Clinical Features and Outcomes Among 5700 Patients Hospitalized With COVID-19 in the New York City Area
23 Apr, 2020 | 09:43h | UTC
Alterations in Smell or Taste in Mildly Symptomatic Outpatients With SARS-CoV-2 Infection
23 Apr, 2020 | 09:41h | UTCAlterations in Smell or Taste in Mildly Symptomatic Outpatients With SARS-CoV-2 Infection – JAMA
Related: Study Validates Loss of Smell and Taste as Symptoms of Covid-19
[Preprint] Study: Saliva is More Sensitive for SARS-CoV-2 Detection in COVID-19 Patients than Nasopharyngeal Swabs
23 Apr, 2020 | 09:36h | UTC
COVID-19 in Children in the United States
23 Apr, 2020 | 09:38h | UTCCommentaries: The coronavirus has probably infected far more children in the US than thought, a study says – Business Insider AND COVID-19 possibly striking more children than expected – University of South Florida
Potassium Enriched Salt Substitution Could Prevent a Large Number of Cardiovascular Deaths
23 Apr, 2020 | 09:27h | UTCCommentaries: Salt substitution could prevent almost half a million deaths from CVD in China – George Institute for Global Health AND Embracing salt substitutes could help China prevent 450K CVD deaths per year – Cardiovascular Business
Cochrane Review Confirms Effectiveness and Safety of MMR vaccines
23 Apr, 2020 | 09:24h | UTCVaccines for measles, mumps, rubella, and varicella in children – Cochrane Library
News Release: Cochrane Review confirms effectiveness of MMR vaccines – Cochrane Library
Preoperative Evaluation Before Noncardiac Surgery
23 Apr, 2020 | 09:17h | UTCPreoperative Evaluation Before Noncardiac Surgery – Mayo Clinic Proceedings
Related Review: Preoperative Cardiac Risk Assessment (review and guidelines)
Review: The Treatment of Gallstone Disease
23 Apr, 2020 | 09:19h | UTCThe Treatment of Gallstone Disease – Deutsches Ärzteblatt international
NIH COVID-19 Treatment Guidelines
22 Apr, 2020 | 09:02h | UTCNIH Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Treatment Guidelines – National Institutes of Health
News Release: Expert U.S. panel develops NIH treatment guidelines for COVID-19
Commentary: New U.S. Treatment Guidelines for Covid-19 Don’t See Much Progress – The New York Times
[Preprint] Observational Study: No Benefit from Hydroxychloroquine in Patients Hospitalized with Covid-19
22 Apr, 2020 | 08:58h | UTCOutcomes of hydroxychloroquine usage in United States veterans hospitalized with Covid-19 – medRxiv
Commentaries: Study finds no benefit, higher death rate in patients taking hydroxychloroquine for Covid-19 – CNN AND More deaths, no benefit from malaria drug in VA virus study – Associated Press
ESC Guidance for the Diagnosis and Management of CV Disease during the COVID-19 Pandemic
22 Apr, 2020 | 09:00h | UTC
Evidence Review: Tests for Screening, Diagnosis and Monitoring of COVID-19
22 Apr, 2020 | 08:55h | UTC
Endocrinology in the Time of COVID-19: Management of Adrenal Insufficiency
22 Apr, 2020 | 08:52h | UTC
Study: SARS-CoV-2 Persists Longer in Stool and in Patients with Severe Disease
22 Apr, 2020 | 08:53h | UTC
Richard Lehman’s Covid-19 Reviews—20 April 2020
22 Apr, 2020 | 08:50h | UTCRichard Lehman’s covid-19 reviews, 20 April 2020 – The BMJ Opinion
“In this weekly round-up, Richard Lehman looks at a personal selection of articles of relevance to clinicians dealing with covid-19”.
WHO Guideline on Use of Ferritin to Assess Iron Status in Individuals and Populations
22 Apr, 2020 | 08:38h | UTCNews Release: WHO guidance helps detect iron deficiency and protect brain development
Video: Perspectives on the Pandemic | Dr. John Ioannidis Update
21 Apr, 2020 | 08:12h | UTCPerspectives on the Pandemic | Dr. John Ioannidis Update: 4.17.20
Related (from Dr. John Ioannidis): Antibody Tests Suggest that Coronavirus Infections Vastly Exceed Official Counts AND Study: Population-level COVID-19 Mortality Risk