General Interest
The facts about herd immunity and COVID-19
9 Oct, 2020 | 09:01h | UTCThe Facts About Herd Immunity and COVID-19 – Medium
Why herd immunity strategy is regarded as fringe viewpoint
9 Oct, 2020 | 09:03h | UTCWhy herd immunity strategy is regarded as fringe viewpoint – The Guardian
Randomized trial: Effect of exercise training for five years on all cause mortality in older adults
9 Oct, 2020 | 08:56h | UTCNews Release: Exercise intensity not linked to mortality risk in older adults, finds trial – BMJ
Infographic: Generation 100 study: randomised controlled trial
Commentary: It’s never too late for older adults to start exercising – The BMJ Opinion
Commentaries on Twitter
Impressive study — 5yr #exercise RCT looking at all cause mortality in over 1500 older adults (~73yo). Adherence to exercise ~50%. @bmj_latest https://t.co/UnthYld2bM pic.twitter.com/t4JMQXiD78
— Jess Scott, PhD (@cardiac_fitness) October 8, 2020
Exercise intensity appears to make no difference to risk of mortality among older adults, suggests a randomised controlled trial from Norway published by @bmj_latest today https://t.co/7h7hzPTymf @UWisloff
— BMJ Group (@bmj_company) October 8, 2020
Study: Electric shocks to the tongue can quiet chronic ringing ears
9 Oct, 2020 | 08:51h | UTCElectric shocks to the tongue can quiet chronic ringing ears – Science
Editorial – Long COVID: let patients help define long-lasting COVID symptoms
8 Oct, 2020 | 09:09h | UTCLong COVID: let patients help define long-lasting COVID symptoms – Nature
What is post-viral fatigue syndrome, the condition affecting some COVID-19 survivors?
8 Oct, 2020 | 09:08h | UTC
5 things to know about a COVID vaccine: It won’t be a ‘magic wand’
8 Oct, 2020 | 09:05h | UTC5 Things to Know About a COVID Vaccine: It Won’t Be a ‘Magic Wand’ – Kaiser Health News
Expert analysis: Very low carbohydrate and ketogenic diets and cardiometabolic risk
8 Oct, 2020 | 08:58h | UTCVery Low Carbohydrate and Ketogenic Diets and Cardiometabolic Risk – American College of Cardiology
WHO: COVID-19 disrupting mental health services in most countries
7 Oct, 2020 | 09:24h | UTCCOVID-19 disrupting mental health services in most countries, WHO survey – World Health Organization
Three lessons COVID-19 has taught us about Open Access publishing
7 Oct, 2020 | 09:19h | UTC
Flurry of coronavirus reinfections leaves scientists puzzled
7 Oct, 2020 | 09:15h | UTCFlurry of coronavirus reinfections leaves scientists puzzled – The Guardian
Face masks: what the data say
7 Oct, 2020 | 09:17h | UTCFace masks: what the data say – Nature
Commentary on Twitter
#Facemasks: what the data say.#Masks work, but they are not infallible.
You decrease your risk of contagion if you wear them properly AND apply other #hygiene measures, keep your physical distance, and ventilate indoor spaces well.#covid #covid19
https://t.co/uNqehIC2pF— Vanessa Campo-Ruiz, MD PhD (@VCSTX) October 6, 2020
WHO: 10% of world’s people may have been infected with virus
6 Oct, 2020 | 01:00h | UTCWHO: 10% of world’s people may have been infected with virus – Associated Press
See also: One in 10 may have caught COVID, as world heads into ‘difficult period’: WHO – Reuters
Updated CDC Guidance: How COVID-19 Spreads
6 Oct, 2020 | 00:59h | UTCHow COVID-19 Spreads – Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Commentary: CDC revises coronavirus guidance to acknowledge that it spreads through airborne transmission – CNBC
Long-term health consequences of COVID-19
6 Oct, 2020 | 00:58h | UTCLong-term Health Consequences of COVID-19 – JAMA
Commentary on Twitter
Persistent post-COVID symptoms could be the from direct tissue invasion by the virus, profound inflammation & cytokine storm, related immune system damage, hypercoagulable state, or some combination https://t.co/G8tI9U3TaL @CarlosdelRio7 lfcollins_md @PreetiNMalani
— JAMA (@JAMA_current) October 5, 2020
Changes in adult alcohol use and consequences during the COVID-19 pandemic in the US
6 Oct, 2020 | 00:56h | UTCCommentaries: Americans over 30 have been drinking more during the coronavirus pandemic, research shows – CNN AND Adult Alcohol Use Has Increased During the COVID-19 Pandemic – NEJM Journal Watch AND Americans Have Turned To Alcohol During The Coronavirus Pandemic, And It’s Concerning – Forbes
Commentary on Twitter
Survey study shows Americans increased their frequency of alcohol consumption during #COVID19, compared with a year earlier. Women also reported increases in days of heavy drinking and in alcohol-related problems. @MichaelSPollard https://t.co/TVjmpoj9ja
— JAMA Network Open (@JAMANetworkOpen) September 30, 2020
Survival of SARS-CoV-2 and influenza virus on the human skin: Importance of hand hygiene in COVID-19
6 Oct, 2020 | 00:52h | UTC
Commentary on Twitter
https://twitter.com/DrZoeHyde/status/1313098114958417921
A ‘herd mentality’ can’t stop the COVID-19 pandemic. Neither can a weak vaccine
6 Oct, 2020 | 00:53h | UTC
Patient page: Risk of COVID-19 during air travel
6 Oct, 2020 | 00:45h | UTCRisk of COVID-19 During Air Travel – JAMA
Commentary on Twitter
"Risk of #COVID19 During Air Travel" https://t.co/wHXgNqeJem via @JAMA_current @JAMANetworkOpen cc @DrJenGunter
"The risk of contracting coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) during air travel is lower than from an office building, classroom, supermarket, or commuter train." pic.twitter.com/SZjCoHlrnw
— Timothy Caulfield (@CaulfieldTim) October 4, 2020
Virologists who discovered hepatitis C win medicine Nobel
6 Oct, 2020 | 00:12h | UTCVirologists who discovered hepatitis C win medicine Nobel – Nature
See also: Medicine Nobel honors three scientists for discoveries on hepatitis C virus – Science AND Trio wins Nobel Prize in medicine for discovery of hepatitis C virus – STAT
Video: Who gets coronavirus vaccine first?
4 Oct, 2020 | 23:33h | UTCWho Gets Coronavirus Vaccine First? – JAMA
John P.A. Ioannidis: Scientific petitions and open letters in the Covid-19 era
4 Oct, 2020 | 23:27h | UTCJohn P.A. Ioannidis: Scientific petitions and open letters in the covid-19 era – The BMJ Opinion
Framework for equitable allocation of COVID-19 vaccine
4 Oct, 2020 | 23:34h | UTCRelated: WHO SAGE values framework for the allocation and prioritization of COVID-19 vaccination – World Health Organization AND An ethical framework for global vaccine allocation – Science AND US Adults’ Preferences for Public Allocation of a Vaccine for Coronavirus Disease 2019 – JAMA Network Open
Study: Four out of five people with sudden loss of smell or taste had COVID-19
4 Oct, 2020 | 23:30h | UTCCommentaries: Coronavirus: Loss of smell may be clearer sign than cough – BBC AND Coronavirus: Four out of five with sudden loss of smell or taste had COVID-19, study finds – Sky News
Commentary on Twitter
Four out of five people who experienced sudden loss of smell or taste had #COVID19, in a study by @ProfBatterhamMD and colleagues @ucl and @uclh #SARSCoV2
🔎 @PLOSMedicine paper: https://t.co/MoGTowbPus
📰 @SkyNews article: https://t.co/qgZJt9NHk6— PLOS (@PLOS) October 2, 2020
Podcast: Sweden and COVID-19
4 Oct, 2020 | 23:31h | UTC