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Study shows COVID-19 vaccines offer lasting protection against hospitalization and death.

13 Jan, 2022 | 09:01h | UTC

Duration of Protection against Mild and Severe Disease by Covid-19 Vaccines – New England Journal of Medicine

News Release: Study shows COVID-19 vaccines offer lasting protection – University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

 

The COVID generation: how is the pandemic affecting kids’ brains?

13 Jan, 2022 | 08:53h | UTC

The COVID generation: how is the pandemic affecting kids’ brains? – Nature

 

Omicron Infection Curve ‘Staggering’ – 36 Countries Have Vaccinated Less than 10% of Citizens.

13 Jan, 2022 | 08:49h | UTC

Omicron Infection Curve ‘Staggering’ – 36 Countries Have Vaccinated Less than 10% of Citizens – Health Policy Watch

 

Two years of coronavirus: how pandemic unfolded around the world.

12 Jan, 2022 | 09:02h | UTC

Two years of coronavirus: how pandemic unfolded around the world – The Guardian

 

Cohort Study: Higher consumption of olive oil linked to lower risk of cardiovascular, cancer, and all-cause mortality.

12 Jan, 2022 | 08:41h | UTC

Consumption of Olive Oil and Risk of Total and Cause-Specific Mortality Among U.S. Adults – Journal of the American College of Cardiology (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

Commentaries:

Higher olive oil intake associated with lower risk of CVD mortality – American College of Cardiology

Higher Olive Oil Intake May Be Associated With Lower Risk of CVD Mortality – American College of Cardiology

 

Perspective: What Sci-Hub’s latest court battle means for research.

12 Jan, 2022 | 08:32h | UTC

What Sci-Hub’s latest court battle means for research – Nature

 

Estimation of the global prevalence of dementia in 2019 and forecasted prevalence in 2050: an analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019.

11 Jan, 2022 | 02:38h | UTC

Estimation of the global prevalence of dementia in 2019 and forecasted prevalence in 2050: an analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019 – The Lancet Public Health

News Release: Global dementia cases set to triple by 2050 unless countries address risk factors – The Lancet

Commentaries:

Forecasting the prevalence of dementia – The Lancet Public Health

Dementia cases expected to almost triple across the world by 2050 – BBC

Number of adults with dementia to exceed 150m by 2050, study finds – The Guardian

 

Commentary on Twitter (thread – click for more)

 

In 1st, US surgeons transplant pig heart into human patient.

11 Jan, 2022 | 02:34h | UTC

In 1st, US surgeons transplant pig heart into human patient – Associated Press

 

Medical Decisions: Some are Easy and Some Not So Much.

11 Jan, 2022 | 02:31h | UTC

Medical Decisions: Some are Easy and Some Not So Much – Stop and Think blog, by John Mandrola

 

Commentary on Twitter

 

Covid-19: An urgent call for global “vaccines-plus” action.

11 Jan, 2022 | 01:22h | UTC

Covid-19: An urgent call for global “vaccines-plus” action – The BMJ

 

New CDC Guidance shortens isolation and quarantine period for Covid-19; patients that tested positive should isolate for 5 days and, if asymptomatic after this period, can leave isolation if they can continue to mask for 5 days to minimize the risk of infecting others.

9 Jan, 2022 | 01:13h | UTC

CDC Updates and Shortens Recommended Isolation and Quarantine Period for General Population – Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

See also: Quarantine and Isolation – Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Commentaries:

Facing criticism, CDC updates Covid-19 isolation recommendations with guidance on testing – CNN

CDC posts rationale for shorter isolation, quarantine – Associated Press

Covid-19: CDC shortens isolation period as US cases hit record high – The BMJ

Shortened CDC COVID isolation guide draws sharply mixed reviews – CIDRAP

New CDC isolation guidelines raise concerns among health experts – NPR

CDC Reduces Recommended Isolation Time for People With COVID-19 – HealthDay

COVID isolation and quarantine period for general population shortened by CDC – News Medical

CDC shortens recommended Covid-19 isolation and quarantine time – CNN

CDC cuts the recommended isolation and quarantine periods for coronavirus infections – NPR

US officials recommend shorter COVID isolation, quarantine – Associated Press

See new recommendations from other countries:

France cuts isolation times and plans crackdown on unvaccinated amid record surge in Covid cases – CNN

Covid: Self-isolation cut from 10 days to seven with negative tests – BBC

 

WHO: 10 key global health moments from 2021.

8 Jan, 2022 | 23:20h | UTC

10 key global health moments from 2021 – World Health Organization

 

Commentary on Twitter (thread – click for more)

 

Opinion: COVID-19 vaccine strategies must focus on severe disease and global equity.

17 Dec, 2021 | 09:45h | UTC

COVID-19 vaccine strategies must focus on severe disease and global equity – The Lancet

 

How COVID vaccines shaped 2021 in eight powerful charts.

17 Dec, 2021 | 09:44h | UTC

How COVID vaccines shaped 2021 in eight powerful charts – Nature

 

Perspective: Doctors are trained to be kind and empathetic – but a ‘hidden curriculum’ makes them forget on the job.

16 Dec, 2021 | 08:41h | UTC

Doctors are trained to be kind and empathetic – but a ‘hidden curriculum’ makes them forget on the job – The Conversation

 

Rapidly spreading Omicron is now in 77 countries and WHO warns against assuming its effects are mild.

15 Dec, 2021 | 08:39h | UTC

Rapidly Spreading Omicron is Now in 77 Countries and WHO Warns Against Assuming its Effects are Mild – Health Policy Watch

 

COVID-19 in 2022: controlling the pandemic is within our grasp.

15 Dec, 2021 | 08:36h | UTC

COVID-19 in 2022: controlling the pandemic is within our grasp – Nature Medicine

 

Commentaries on Twitter

 

[Not published yet] Initial data from South Africa showed vaccine protection vs. Omicron infection may drop to 30% but does cut severe disease.

15 Dec, 2021 | 08:38h | UTC

Vaccine protection vs. omicron infection may drop to 30% but does cut severe disease – NPR

See also: South Africa Omicron study finds drop in vaccine protection, fewer hospitalized – CIDRAP

 

Perspective: Alcohol-related harm is a public health issue, not a lifestyle choice.

14 Dec, 2021 | 08:41h | UTC

Alcohol-related harm is a public health issue, not a lifestyle choice – Health Policy Watch

Related:

COVID-19 pandemic and alcohol consumption: Impacts and interconnections – Toxicology Reports

National, Regional, and Global Burdens of Disease Attributable to Alcohol Use

Study: Alcohol Use and Burden for 195 Countries and Territories

Study: The Global Burden of Disease Attributable to Alcohol and Drug Use

Study: Global Alcohol Exposure Between 1990 and 2017 and Forecasts Until 2030

Analysis: Prioritizing Action on Alcohol for Health and Development

5000 alcohol-related cancer deaths could be prevented every year by doubling alcohol taxes in the European Region, says WHO/Europe.

Global burden of cancer attributable to alcohol consumption – “Globally, an estimated 741.300, or 4·1% of all new cases of cancer in 2020 were attributable to alcohol consumption”.

Research: Contribution of alcohol use disorders to the burden of dementia

 

UK Report on SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern finds significantly lower vaccine effectiveness (VE) against Omicron infection, but a moderate to high VE of 70 to 75% is seen after a third (booster) dose.

13 Dec, 2021 | 09:53h | UTC

Report: SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern and variants under investigation in England – UK Health Security Agency

Commentaries:

Omicron: Three vaccine doses key for protection against variant – BBC

Two jabs offer little protection against Omicron infection, UK data shows – The Guardian

UK Says Omicron to Become Its Dominant Variant Within Days – Associated Press

 

Fauci says Omicron-specific version of Covid-19 vaccines may not be necessary.

13 Dec, 2021 | 09:51h | UTC

Fauci says Omicron-specific version of Covid-19 vaccines may not be necessary – STAT

 

Opinion: Revoke the Omicron travel ban against African countries.

13 Dec, 2021 | 09:48h | UTC

Revoke the Omicron Travel Ban Against African Countries – The New York Times (a few articles per month are free)

 

Commentary on Twitter

 

Editorial | Emerging SARS-CoV-2 variants: shooting the messenger.

10 Dec, 2021 | 10:19h | UTC

Emerging SARS-CoV-2 variants: shooting the messenger – The Lancet Infectious Diseases

 

Commentary on Twitter

 

Omicron spreads, but severe cases remain low in South Africa.

10 Dec, 2021 | 10:17h | UTC

Omicron spreads but severe cases remain low in South Africa – WHO Africa

 

Infodemics: a new challenge for public health.

10 Dec, 2021 | 10:18h | UTC

Infodemics: A new challenge for public health – Cell

See also:

What is an infodemic and how can we prevent it?

The Covid-19 Infodemic — Applying the Epidemiologic Model to Counter Misinformation – New England Journal of Medicine

 

Commentary on Twitter

 

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