Family Medicine
FDA Letter Warns About the Limitations of Antibody Tests for COVID-19
21 Apr, 2020 | 08:08h | UTCCommentary: FDA Warns Providers About Limits of SARS-CoV-2 Antibody Tests – NEJM Journal Watch
The Pandemic’s Hidden Victims: Sick or Dying, but Not from the Virus
21 Apr, 2020 | 08:01h | UTCThe Pandemic’s Hidden Victims: Sick or Dying, but Not From the Virus – The New York Times
Thrombocytopenia and Its Association with Mortality in Patients with COVID‐19
21 Apr, 2020 | 08:04h | UTC
[Preprint] Meta-Analysis: Smoking is Associated with COVID-19 Progression
21 Apr, 2020 | 08:02h | UTCSmoking is Associated with COVID-19 Progression: A Meta-Analysis – medRxiv
Commentary: Smoking doubles risk of severe COVID-19 disease – News Medical
Podcast: Hypothyroidism Master Class
21 Apr, 2020 | 07:56h | UTC
Cohort Study: Association of Early-Life Social and Digital Media Experiences with Development of Autism Spectrum Disorder–Like Symptoms
21 Apr, 2020 | 07:55h | UTCAssociation of Early-Life Social and Digital Media Experiences With Development of Autism Spectrum Disorder–Like Symptoms – JAMA Pediatrics (free for a limited period)
Commentaries: Expert reaction to study looking at screen time in infants and autism spectrum disorder-like symptoms – Science Media Centre AND More Screen Time, Less Parental Playtime Increase Toddler’s ASD-Like Symptoms – Physician’s Weekly
Mapping Local Patterns of Childhood Overweight and Wasting in Low- and Middle-income Countries
21 Apr, 2020 | 07:53h | UTC
Antibody Tests Suggest that Coronavirus Infections Vastly Exceed Official Counts
20 Apr, 2020 | 00:25h | UTCAntibody tests suggest that coronavirus infections vastly exceed official counts – Nature
See original preprint study: COVID-19 Antibody Seroprevalence in Santa Clara County, California – medRxiv
Author interview: Dr. John Ioannidis Announces Results of COVID-19 Serology Study (video)
Other commentaries: Far more people may have been infected by coronavirus in one California county, study estimates – CNN AND The number of coronavirus infections in Santa Clara, California may be up to 85 times higher than testing shows, according to new research – Business Insider AND Up to 4% of Silicon Valley is already infected with coronavirus – MIT Technology Review
The Promise and Peril of Antibody Testing for COVID-19
20 Apr, 2020 | 00:23h | UTCThe Promise and Peril of Antibody Testing for COVID-19 – JAMA
See also: Will antibody tests for the coronavirus really change everything? – Nature AND Antibody Test, Seen as Key to Reopening Country, Does Not Yet Deliver – The New York Times AND With Broad, Random Tests for Antibodies, Germany Seeks Path out of Lockdown
The Pandemic’s Effects on Patients Without Covid-19
19 Apr, 2020 | 23:58h | UTC
Observational Study: Inpatient Use of Angiotensin Converting Enzyme Inhibitors and Angiotensin II Receptor Blockers Seems Safe Among Patients with Hypertension Hospitalized With COVID-19
20 Apr, 2020 | 00:01h | UTC
Systematic Review: Prophylactic Role of Chloroquine and Hydroxychloroquine in COVID‐19
19 Apr, 2020 | 23:57h | UTC
COVID-19 and Renin Angiotensin Blockers: Current Evidence and Recommendations
20 Apr, 2020 | 00:00h | UTCCOVID-19 and Renin Angiotensin Blockers: Current Evidence and Recommendations – Circulation
Commentary: COVID-19 and Renin Angiotensin Blockers – American College of Cardiology
Coronavirus: Nine in 10 Dying Have Existing Illness
17 Apr, 2020 | 02:20h | UTCCoronavirus: Nine in 10 dying have existing illness – BBC
Original Report: Deaths involving COVID-19, England and Wales: deaths occurring in March 2020 – Office for National Statistics
Study Commentary: Hydroxychloroquine Fails First Meaningful RCT
17 Apr, 2020 | 02:25h | UTCHydroxychloroquine fails first meaningful RCT – PulmCrit
Original Study: Hydroxychloroquine for Covid-19: No Benefit in New Open-label, Randomized Trial
Related Commentary: Hydroxychloroquine in the management of critically ill patients with COVID-19: the need for an evidence base – The Lancet Respiratory Medicine
CDC Guidance: Key Strategies to Prepare for COVID-19 in Long-term Care Facilities
17 Apr, 2020 | 02:18h | UTC
Chest CT and Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19): A Critical Review of the Literature to Date
17 Apr, 2020 | 02:08h | UTC
Review: Antidepressants for Irritable Bowel Syndrome
17 Apr, 2020 | 01:52h | UTCAntidepressants for irritable bowel syndrome – Canadian Family Physician
Pharyngitis: Approach to Diagnosis and Treatment
17 Apr, 2020 | 01:53h | UTCPharyngitis: Approach to diagnosis and treatment – Canadian Family Physician
Podcast: Caring for Patients with Covid-19
16 Apr, 2020 | 02:57h | UTCAudio Interview: Caring for Patients with Covid-19 – New England Journal of Medicine
Video: Visualizing Speech-Generated Oral Fluid Droplets with Laser Light Scattering
16 Apr, 2020 | 02:59h | UTCCommentaries: Droplets and Aerosols in the Transmission of SARS-CoV-2 – New England Journal of Medicine AND Simply speaking could transmit coronavirus, new study suggests – STAT
NIH Study Validates Decontamination Methods for Re-use of N95 Respirators
16 Apr, 2020 | 02:50h | UTCNews Release: NIH study validates decontamination methods for re-use of N95 respirators – NIH News Releases
Original Study: [Preprint] Assessment of N95 respirator decontamination and re-use for SARS-CoV-2 – medRxiv
Study Confirms Substantial Presymptomatic Transmission of Covid-19
16 Apr, 2020 | 02:52h | UTCTemporal dynamics in viral shedding and transmissibility of COVID-19 – Nature Medicine
Commentaries: People might be most infectious with coronavirus before they show symptoms, study suggests – CNN AND Expert reaction to a study looking at the timing of SARS-CoV-2 transmission – Science Media Centre
Evidence Based Management Guideline for the COVID-19 Pandemic
16 Apr, 2020 | 02:48h | UTC
Rates of Co-infection Between SARS-CoV-2 and Other Respiratory Pathogens
16 Apr, 2020 | 02:42h | UTCRates of Co-infection Between SARS-CoV-2 and Other Respiratory Pathogens – JAMA