General Interest
Integrating Transwomen and Female Athletes with Differences of Sex Development (DSD) into Elite Competition: The FIMS 2021 Consensus Statement
28 Mar, 2021 | 22:06h | UTC
Cohort study: Even small amounts of Caffeine consumption in pregnancy were linked to smaller neonatal birth size
28 Mar, 2021 | 22:14h | UTCCommentaries: Even a Little Coffee in Pregnancy Could Impact Newborn’s Weight: Study – HealthDay AND Moderate daily caffeine intake during pregnancy may lead to smaller birth size – NIH News Releases
Commentary on Twitter
Cohort study finds even small amounts of caffeine consumption in pregnancy were associated with smaller birthweight and lean tissue measures, consistent for measured plasma caffeine/paraxanthine, and self-reported caffeine consumption. @NIH https://t.co/YzDVU6ejYO
— JAMA Network Open (@JAMANetworkOpen) March 25, 2021
Opinion | The Coronavirus Variants Don’t Seem to Be Highly Variable So Far
28 Mar, 2021 | 22:46h | UTCThe Coronavirus Variants Don’t Seem to Be Highly Variable So Far – Scientific American
Persistent neurologic symptoms and cognitive dysfunction in non‐hospitalized Covid‐19 “long haulers”
28 Mar, 2021 | 22:48h | UTCCommentary: 85% of COVID-19 long-haulers have multiple brain-related symptoms – LiveScience AND ‘Brain fog’ and other neurologic symptoms can last for months after Covid – NBC News AND Neurologic Symptoms Persistent for Many COVID-19 ‘Long-Haulers’ – Health Day
Opinion | COVID-19 Is Different Now: The coronavirus is changing. So is the disease it causes.
28 Mar, 2021 | 22:44h | UTCCOVID-19 Is Different Now – The Atlantic
Pushing back against U.S. health officials, AstraZeneca says new analysis confirms efficacy of its Covid-19 vaccine
26 Mar, 2021 | 09:01h | UTCNews release: AZD1222 US Phase III primary analysis confirms safety and efficacy – AstraZeneca
See also: Latest results put Oxford–AstraZeneca COVID vaccine back on track – Nature AND AstraZeneca’s absurd and unprecedented dispute with regulators, explained – Vox AND Expert reaction to press release from AstraZeneca announcing primary data on safety and efficacy from the US trial of the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine – Science Media Centre AND AstraZeneca says COVID-19 vaccine 76% effective in new analysis, to seek U.S. approval – Reuters AND AstraZeneca’s new data showing Covid vaccine slightly less effective than suggested doesn’t worry experts – The Guardian AND Latest AstraZeneca Report Supports Effectiveness Of COVID Vaccine – NPR
Practice Pointer: Remote management of Covid-19 using home pulse oximetry and virtual ward support
26 Mar, 2021 | 09:05h | UTCRemote management of covid-19 using home pulse oximetry and virtual ward support – The BMJ
Related: Virtual clinics are reassuring but sometimes daunting – The BMJ
Commentary on Twitter
https://twitter.com/trishgreenhalgh/status/1375110854094520322
Covid: The London bus trip that saved maybe a million lives (about the creation of the RECOVERY Trial)
26 Mar, 2021 | 08:53h | UTCCovid: The London bus trip that saved maybe a million lives – BBC
Related: Covid-19: The Inside Story of the RECOVERY Trial
Commentary on Twitter
Very cool story by @JamesTGallagher about a convo on a London bus that led to the creation of the RECOVERY trial, which has been a shining (& too rare) example of how to do critical research in a pandemic. Bravo @PeterHorby & @MartinLandray h/t @hildabast https://t.co/BRSJLSFXdc
— Helen Branswell 🇨🇦 (@HelenBranswell) March 25, 2021
Perspective | Leveraging Open Science to Accelerate Research
25 Mar, 2021 | 08:37h | UTCLeveraging Open Science to Accelerate Research – New England Journal of Medicine
Fully vaccinated people can visit unvaccinated family and friends, but one household at a time, CDC official says
24 Mar, 2021 | 08:26h | UTCUpdated Guidance: When You’ve Been Fully Vaccinated – Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Ultra-Processed Foods and Incident Cardiovascular Disease in the Framingham Offspring Study
24 Mar, 2021 | 08:02h | UTCCommentaries: Eating More Ultraprocessed ‘Junk’ Food Linked to Higher CVD Risk – TCTMD AND Ultra-Processed Foods and Incident Cardiovascular Disease – American College of Cardiology
Study Commentary | Cherry Picking Patients – Resident Self-Assignment Pitfalls
23 Mar, 2021 | 02:07h | UTCCherry Picking Patients – Resident Self-Assignment Pitfalls – Journal Feed
Original study: Association of resident characteristics with patterns of patient self-assignment – The American Journal of Emergency Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Editorial | Covid-19: variants and vaccination
24 Mar, 2021 | 08:32h | UTCCovid-19: variants and vaccination – The BMJ
World TB Day | Report: COVID-19 Eliminates Twelve Years of Progress Against Tuberculosis
24 Mar, 2021 | 08:19h | UTCSee also: 1.4 million with tuberculosis, lost out on treatment during first year of COVID-19 – United Nations
Perspective | Don’t Be Surprised When Vaccinated People Get Infected
24 Mar, 2021 | 08:28h | UTCDon’t Be Surprised When Vaccinated People Get Infected – The Atlantic
[Press release – not published yet] AstraZeneca vaccine 79% effective for preventing symptomatic COVID-19
23 Mar, 2021 | 02:36h | UTCCommentaries: AstraZeneca vaccine is 79% effective against symptomatic Covid-19, company says – CNN AND AstraZeneca’s Covid-19 vaccine shows better-than-expected efficacy in U.S. trial – STAT AND Expert reaction to press release from AstraZeneca announcing interim data on safety and efficacy from the US trial of the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine – Science Media Centre AND AstraZeneca Publishes Reassuring Trial Data, But Vaccine Hesitancy Remains Widespread In European Union – Health Policy Watch
EMA advises against use of ivermectin for the prevention or treatment of COVID-19 outside randomized clinical trials
23 Mar, 2021 | 02:30h | UTCRelated: FDA: Why you should not use Ivermectin to treat or prevent COVID-19 (statement, commentary, and RCT)
Opinion | We need to start thinking more critically — and speaking more cautiously — about long Covid
23 Mar, 2021 | 02:28h | UTCWe need to start thinking more critically — and speaking more cautiously — about long Covid – STAT
Editorial | Scholarly communications harmed by covid-19
23 Mar, 2021 | 02:25h | UTCScholarly communications harmed by covid-19 – The BMJ
Commentaries on Twitter
Our new editorial in @bmj_latest
The covid-19 pandemic has accentuated an erosion in civility in academic discourse, leading to deep divisions
Measured, constructive criticism confined to the content, *not the person*, is the basis of academic freedomhttps://t.co/8NVVVTDz5I
— Alasdair Munro (@apsmunro) March 22, 2021
The pandemic has accentuated an erosion in civility in academic discourse, leading to deep divisions being played out in the media. This is potentially harmful to public trust in scientists and healthcare professionals, say Raj Bhopal and @apsmunrohttps://t.co/31bQm2GJfD
— The BMJ (@bmj_latest) March 22, 2021
Covid-19 disruptions killed 228,000 children in South Asia, says UN report
23 Mar, 2021 | 02:22h | UTCCovid-19 disruptions killed 228,000 children in South Asia, says UN report – BBC
Report: Direct and indirect effects of the COVID-19 pandemic and response in South Asia – United Nations
Opinion | An open plea for dignity and respect in science
23 Mar, 2021 | 02:24h | UTCAn open plea for dignity and respect in science – The BMJ Opinion
Related: Scientists who express different views on Covid-19 should be heard, not demonized – STAT
Commentary on Twitter
Only by listening to and debating honest opposing views, can we hope to overcome the fear and anger that surrounds us. #COVID19 #pandemia
With @iona_heath and Jerome Hoffman @bmj_latest Opinion blog.https://t.co/deGGapwhnS pic.twitter.com/BtUkfhUIV0
— Luca De Fiore (@lucadf) March 22, 2021
Bioethics | “Nazi anatomical drawings are donated in effort to address ethical quandary — and spotlight a dark history”
21 Mar, 2021 | 21:38h | UTCRelated: ”The surgeon had a dilemma only a Nazi medical text could resolve. Was it ethical to use it?” – STAT
Researchers identify head impact rates in four major high school sports
21 Mar, 2021 | 21:30h | UTCNews release: Researchers Identify Head Impact Rates in Four Major High School Sports – Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
Original study: Sport- and Gender-Based Differences in Head Impact Exposure and Mechanism in High School Sports – Orthopaedic Journal of Sports Medicine
Commentary on Twitter
Excited to share our publication in @OJSM_SportsMed with @kristyarb and @drtinamaster! Male and female high school soccer had the highest head impact rate across four sports. Male teams also had higher impact rates than female teams of the same sport.https://t.co/eMOL925s04 https://t.co/elutojRfwJ
— Colin Huber, PhD (@Colin_M_Huber) March 18, 2021
Cohort study: Preschoolers’ extensive electronic media use linked to emotional/behavioral issues
21 Mar, 2021 | 21:29h | UTCOriginal Study: High-dose electronic media use in five-year-olds and its association with their psychosocial symptoms: a cohort study – BMJ Open
Commentaries: Preschoolers’ extensive electronic media use linked to emotional/behavioural issues – British Medical Journal AND Expert reaction to observational study on electronic media use in 5 year olds and psychosocial symptoms – Science Media Centre AND Does Too Much ‘Screen Time’ Have Your Preschooler Acting Out? – HealthDay
Commentary on Twitter
Preschoolers’ extensive use of electronic media, including game consoles, mobile phones, and tablets, is linked to a heightened risk of emotional and behavioural problems by the age of 5, finds new research in @BMJ_Open https://t.co/RIheqGDneF @EJPaavon pic.twitter.com/Ax6cnW1iZ4
— BMJ Group (@bmj_company) March 18, 2021
WHO Report: Kicking off a global conversation about ageism
19 Mar, 2021 | 08:12h | UTCGlobal report on ageism – World Health Organization
News release: Kicking off a global conversation about ageism: launch of the first UN Global report on ageism – World Health Organization