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Covid: WHO calls for booster pause to vaccinate poorer nations.

5 Aug, 2021 | 08:59h | UTC

Covid: WHO calls for booster pause to vaccinate poorer nations – BBC

See also:

WHO Calls for G20 Support for Moratorium on COVID Vaccine Boosters Until End of September – Health Policy Watch

Why WHO Is Calling For A Moratorium On COVID Vaccine Boosters – NPR

WHO calls for moratorium on COVID-19 boosters – CIDRAP

WHO asks wealthy nations to hold off on Covid vaccine boosters at least through September – CNBC

WHO calls for a temporary moratorium on administering booster shots of Covid-19 vaccines – STAT

WHO calls for moratorium on booster vaccine shots through September, citing global disparity – the Washington Post

The W.H.O. calls for a moratorium on Covid vaccine boosters to help each country get more people vaccinated. – The New York Times ($)

 

Commentary on Twitter (thread – click for more)

 

Cancer care in the wake of a cyberattack: how to prepare and what to expect.

5 Aug, 2021 | 08:41h | UTC

Cancer Care in the Wake of a Cyberattack: How to Prepare and What to Expect – JCO Oncology Practice

 

Commentary on Twitter

 

Illness duration and symptom profile in symptomatic school-aged children tested for SARS-CoV-2 – “Only 25 (1.8%) of 1379 children experienced symptoms for at least 56 days.”

4 Aug, 2021 | 10:06h | UTC

Illness duration and symptom profile in symptomatic UK school-aged children tested for SARS-CoV-2 – The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health

Invited commentary: Citizen science and biomedical research (free registration required)

Commentaries:

Expert reaction to study looking at long-lasting symptoms from COVID-19 in children – Science Media Centre

Long Covid uncommon in children, analysis finds – King’s College London

Study finds long-term Covid symptoms rare in school-age children – The Guardian

Most children with Covid-19 recover within a week, but a small percentage have long-term symptoms, a study says. – The New York Times

Related:

Long-term Symptoms After SARS-CoV-2 Infection in Children and Adolescents – “This study found a low prevalence of symptoms compatible with long COVID in a randomly selected cohort of children assessed 6 months after serologic testing”.

Cohort study: Risk factors for long covid in previously hospitalized children.

Study shows low incidence of post-acute COVID-19 symptoms (“Long Covid”) in children after mild disease

 

Commentary on Twitter

 

Opinion (video): “The Delta Surge May Collapse Faster Than You Think.”

4 Aug, 2021 | 09:53h | UTC

The Delta Surge May Collapse Faster Than You Think – ZDoggMD

Related:

The study behind new CDC’s mask guidance found vaccinated people can spread delta variant.

How the coronavirus infects cells — and why Delta is so dangerous.

COVID vaccines slash viral spread, but Delta is an unknown – “Studies show that vaccines reduce the spread of SARS-CoV-2 by more than 80%, but the Delta variant is creating fresh uncertainty”.

CDC changes mask guidance in response to threat of Delta variant of Covid-19.

 

Cannabis and Cannabinoid Analgesia position statement – “Due to the lack of high-quality clinical evidence, the IASP does not currently endorse general use of cannabis and cannabinoids for pain relief.”

4 Aug, 2021 | 09:07h | UTC

International Association for the Study of Pain Presidential Task Force on Cannabis and Cannabinoid Analgesia position statement – Pain

See also:

Cannabinoids, cannabis, and cannabis-based medicine for pain management: a systematic review of randomised controlled trials – Pain

General risks of harm with cannabinoids, cannabis, and cannabis-based medicine possibly relevant to patients receiving these for pain management: an overview of systematic reviews – Pain

Commentary:

More evidence needed to back cannabis as pain treatment, says review – Imperial College London

Medicinal cannabis to manage chronic pain? We don’t have evidence it works – The Conversation

Related:

NICE Guideline: Cannabis-Based Medicinal Products

Consensus recommendations for perioperative management of cannabis and cannabinoid-based medicine users

Living Systematic Review on Cannabis and Other Plant-Based Treatments for Chronic Pain – Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

Short Review: Drug Interactions with Cannabinoids

Meta-Analysis: Cannabinoids Not Effective for Cancer-Related Pain

 

How much worse can the coronavirus get?

4 Aug, 2021 | 09:09h | UTC

How much worse can the coronavirus get? – Vox

 

Ketogenic Diets and Chronic Disease: Weighing the Benefits Against the Risks – “Given often-temporary improvements, unfavorable effects on dietary intake, and inadequate data demonstrating long-term safety, for most individuals, the risks of ketogenic diets may outweigh the benefits.”

4 Aug, 2021 | 08:53h | UTC

Ketogenic Diets and Chronic Disease: Weighing the Benefits Against the Risks – Frontiers in Nutrition

Commentary: Keto diets review finds heart risks, cancer risk, dangers to pregnant women and kidney patients – Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine

 

A blood marker predicts who gets ‘breakthrough’ COVID (neutralizing antibodies).

3 Aug, 2021 | 09:01h | UTC

A blood marker predicts who gets ‘breakthrough’ COVID – Nature

Related:

A correlate of protection for SARS-CoV-2 vaccines is urgently needed – “Recent studies suggest that neutralizing antibodies could serve as a correlate of protection for vaccines against SARS-CoV-2 in humans”.

Neutralizing antibody levels are highly predictive of immune protection from symptomatic SARS-CoV-2 infection.

Covid-19 breakthrough infections in vaccinated health care workers.

 

Covid: Pulse oxygen monitors work less well on darker skin, experts say.

3 Aug, 2021 | 09:00h | UTC

Covid: Pulse oxygen monitors work less well on darker skin, experts say – BBC

Related:

FDA issues alert on ‘limitations’ of pulse oximeters, without explicit mention of racial bias

“Racial Bias in Pulse Oximetry Measurement”. In two large cohorts, Black patients had nearly three times the frequency of occult hypoxemia that was not detected by pulse oximetry as White patients

 

WHO special envoys: To beat Covid, there’s a simple lesson – no one’s safe until everyone’s safe.

3 Aug, 2021 | 08:58h | UTC

To beat Covid, there’s a simple lesson – no one’s safe until everyone’s safe – The Guardian

 

Commentary on Twitter

 

AHA Scientific Statement: Considerations for cardiovascular genetic and genomic research with marginalized racial and ethnic groups and indigenous peoples.

3 Aug, 2021 | 02:24h | UTC

Considerations for Cardiovascular Genetic and Genomic Research With Marginalized Racial and Ethnic Groups and Indigenous Peoples: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association – Circulation

News release: New statement provides path to include ethnicity, ancestry, race in genomic research – American Heart Association

 

How to safely dispose of medication.

3 Aug, 2021 | 01:55h | UTC

How to safely dispose of medication – Medical News Today

 

The study behind new CDC’s mask guidance found vaccinated people can spread delta variant.

2 Aug, 2021 | 00:33h | UTC

CDC Report: Outbreak of SARS-CoV-2 Infections, Including COVID-19 Vaccine Breakthrough Infections, Associated with Large Public Gatherings — Barnstable County, Massachusetts, July 2021 – Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Commentaries:

The Study Behind CDC’s Mask Guidance Found Vaccinated People Can Spread Delta Variant – NPR

What Delta has changed in the Covid pandemic — and what it hasn’t – STAT

 

Commentary on Twitter (thread – click for more)

 

Study: Patients who have recovered from COVID-19 may have persistent cognitive symptoms.

30 Jul, 2021 | 12:03h | UTC

Cognitive deficits in people who have recovered from COVID-19 – EClinicalMedicine

 

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Self-reported memory problems 8 months after COVID-19 infection.

30 Jul, 2021 | 12:02h | UTC

Self-reported Memory Problems 8 Months After COVID-19 Infection – JAMA Network Open

Commentary: Post-acute Sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 Infection and Subjective Memory Problems – JAMA Network Open

 

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Israel to offer 3rd COVID booster shot to older citizens.

30 Jul, 2021 | 11:57h | UTC

Israel to offer 3rd COVID booster shot to older citizens – Associated Press

 

COVID-19 false dichotomies and a comprehensive review of the evidence regarding public health, COVID-19 symptomatology, SARS-CoV-2 transmission, mask wearing, and reinfection.

29 Jul, 2021 | 11:32h | UTC

COVID-19 false dichotomies and a comprehensive review of the evidence regarding public health, COVID-19 symptomatology, SARS-CoV-2 transmission, mask wearing, and reinfection – BMC Infectious Diseases

 

Commentary on Twitter

 

What is a breakthrough infection? 6 questions answered about catching COVID-19 after vaccination.

29 Jul, 2021 | 11:28h | UTC

What is a breakthrough infection? 6 questions answered about catching COVID-19 after vaccination – The Conversation

 

Olympic Pseudoscience – Tokyo Edition.

29 Jul, 2021 | 11:08h | UTC

Olympic Pseudoscience – Tokyo Edition – Science Based Medicine

 

CDC changes mask guidance in response to threat of Delta variant of Covid-19.

28 Jul, 2021 | 10:23h | UTC

Commentary: CDC changes mask guidance in response to threat of Delta variant of Covid-19 – CNN

See guidance: Guidance for Implementing COVID-19 Prevention Strategies in the Context of Varying Community Transmission Levels and Vaccination Coverage – Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

 

Commentaries on Twitter

 

Editorial: Nine lessons learned from the Covid-19 pandemic for improving hospital care and health care delivery.

28 Jul, 2021 | 10:17h | UTC

Nine Lessons Learned From the COVID-19 Pandemic for Improving Hospital Care and Health Care Delivery – JAMA Internal Medicine

 

WHO reports progress in the fight against tobacco epidemic – Highlights threats posed by new nicotine and tobacco products.

28 Jul, 2021 | 10:01h | UTC

News release: WHO reports progress in the fight against tobacco epidemic – World Health Organization

Report: WHO report on the global tobacco epidemic 2021: New and Emerging Products – World Health Organization

Commentary: While Global Tobacco Control Measures Improve, Electronic Cigarettes Evade Regulation in Many Countries – Health Policy Watch

 

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Moral uncertainty: A case study of Covid-19.

28 Jul, 2021 | 10:05h | UTC

Moral uncertainty: A case study of Covid-19 – Patient Education and Counseling

 

Commentary on Twitter

 

Amazon and Google are finally tackling one of healthcare’s biggest problems: unstructured health data.

28 Jul, 2021 | 09:50h | UTC

Amazon And Google Are Finally Tackling One Of Healthcare’s Biggest Problems: Unstructured Health Data – Forbes

 

Systematic review and meta-analysis of depression, anxiety, and suicidal ideation among Ph.D. students.

28 Jul, 2021 | 09:54h | UTC

Systematic review and meta-analysis of depression, anxiety, and suicidal ideation among Ph.D. students – Science Reports

 

Commentaries on Twitter

 

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