General Interest
Perspective: What we know about vitamin D and Covid-19 (spoiler: not much)
4 Oct, 2020 | 23:28h | UTCWhat We Know About Vitamin D and Covid-19 – Medium
De-adopting low-value care: Evidence, eminence, and economics
4 Oct, 2020 | 23:20h | UTCDe-adopting Low-Value Care: Evidence, Eminence, and Economics – JAMA (free for a limited period)
Author Interview: De-Adopting Low-Value Care—Evidence, Eminence, and Economics
Commentary on Twitter
Evidence alone is NOT sufficient for many healthcare professionals to abandon low-value treatments that provide little or no benefit to patients.
Often it's only when their financial reimbursement is reduced or stopped that their use declines quickly. https://t.co/YiggZyqUMp
— The Sp⚽️rts Physio (@AdamMeakins) October 3, 2020
Video: Are “superspreaders” the key to stopping COVID?
2 Oct, 2020 | 09:31h | UTCAre “Superspreaders” The Key To Stopping COVID? – ZDoggMD Show
Related: This Overlooked Variable Is the Key to the Pandemic. It’s not R. – The Atlantic
Large study highlights the role of super-spreaders in Covid-19 transmission
2 Oct, 2020 | 09:32h | UTCEpidemiology and transmission dynamics of COVID-19 in two Indian states – Science
Commentaries: Largest COVID-19 contact tracing study to date finds children key to spread, evidence of superspreaders – Princeton University AND Largest study of COVID-19 transmission highlights essential role of super-spreaders – Los Angeles Times AND Huge Study of Coronavirus Cases in India Offers Some Surprises to Scientists – The New York Times
Commentary on Twitter
🚨Large study of >500,000 people in #India exposed to the #coronavirus found:
▶️Viral spread is driven by a small % of "superspreaders"
▶️Children & young adults are much more important to viral spread—especially within households—than previously reportedhttps://t.co/GziQHVixfL— Dena Grayson, MD, PhD drdenagrayson.bsky.social (@DrDenaGrayson) October 1, 2020
Video: The myth of herd immunity
2 Oct, 2020 | 09:28h | UTCThe Myth of Herd Immunity – Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME)
Commentary on Twitter
Herd immunity is not an effective strategy for #COVID19. Learn more from IHME Director and lead COVID-19 modeler Dr. Christopher Murray.
View his full remarks: https://t.co/CtjA0q1SCO pic.twitter.com/WUecSAec5c
— Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) (@IHME_UW) October 1, 2020
What does it mean if a vaccine is ‘successful’?
2 Oct, 2020 | 09:25h | UTCWhat Does It Mean If a Vaccine Is ‘Successful’? – Wired
Case report: Cerebrospinal fluid leak after nasal swab testing for Covid-19
2 Oct, 2020 | 09:22h | UTC
C0mmentary on Twitter
There’s been a lot of joking about getting a nasopharyngeal swab can be like a brain biopsy. Well, that actually happened https://t.co/kczvr9lIFb @JAMAOto pic.twitter.com/Lio0yV0GkS
— Eric Topol (@EricTopol) October 1, 2020
Germans embrace fresh air to ward off coronavirus
2 Oct, 2020 | 09:18h | UTCGermans embrace fresh air to ward off coronavirus – The Guardian
India pushes bold ‘one nation, one subscription’ journal-access plan
2 Oct, 2020 | 09:10h | UTCIndia pushes bold ‘one nation, one subscription’ journal-access plan – Nature
Randomized trial: Hydroxychloroquine vs. placebo for pre-exposure SARS-CoV-2 prophylaxis among health care workers
1 Oct, 2020 | 09:17h | UTCCommentary: Hydroxychloroquine didn’t prevent COVID-19 among health care workers in new study – CNN
Commentary on Twitter
#Hydroxychloroquine taken daily by hospital-based health care providers over 8 weeks did not prevent #SARSCoV2 infection, in a double-blind randomized placebo-controlled trial performed at 2 University of Pennsylvania hospitals https://t.co/7XHn6uBh4Z
— JAMA Internal Medicine (@JAMAInternalMed) September 30, 2020
HHMI, one of the largest research philanthropies, will require immediate open access to papers
2 Oct, 2020 | 09:09h | UTCRelated: UC Terminates Subscriptions with World’s Largest Scientific Publisher in Push for Open Access (several resources on the subject)
COVID has killed more than one million people. How many more will die?
1 Oct, 2020 | 09:13h | UTCCOVID has killed more than one million people. How many more will die? – Nature
Commentary on Twitter
Researchers warn that official figures underestimate the pandemic’s real death toll, which could more than triple if the virus is allowed to spread unchecked. https://t.co/H9hbI38ZEa
— nature (@Nature) September 30, 2020
Audio interview: Covid-19 testing and the individual physician
1 Oct, 2020 | 09:11h | UTCAudio Interview: Covid-19 Testing and the Individual Physician – New England Journal of Medicine
New research shows older adults are still often excluded from clinical trials
1 Oct, 2020 | 09:02h | UTCNew research shows older adults are still often excluded from clinical trials – STAT
Original Study: The Exclusion of Older Persons From Vaccine and Treatment Trials for Coronavirus Disease 2019—Missing the Target – JAMA Internal Medicine
Commentary on Twitter
“It is important we have a trial population that reflects the real-world population." https://t.co/tRpo0NGL5x
— STAT (@statnews) October 1, 2020
Recent increase in COVID-19 cases reported among adults aged 18–22 years in the US
30 Sep, 2020 | 09:44h | UTCCommentary: CDC Documents Increase in Coronavirus Cases Among Young Adults – U.S.News
Commentary on Twitter
New @CDCMMWR shows #COVID19 infections among 18-22 year-olds increased more than 50% from early August to early Sept. Everyone needs to help slow the spread of COVID-19. Wear a mask, stay 6 feet from others, wash hands often, & stay home when sick. https://t.co/OLCkD1v23I pic.twitter.com/hu7R5QFlpb
— CDC (@CDCgov) September 29, 2020
Preventing and responding to COVID-19 on college campuses
30 Sep, 2020 | 09:47h | UTCPreventing and Responding to COVID-19 on College Campuses – JAMA
Multiple COVID-19 clusters on a university campus
30 Sep, 2020 | 09:46h | UTCCommentary: Student gatherings, congregate living contribute to rapid coronavirus spread at universities: CDC – The Hill
Commentary on Twitter
A new @CDCMMWR details rapid spread of #COVID19 at a university shortly after opening. Many of the cases were linked to residence halls, fraternities/sororities, off-campus apartments, & athletic teams. Learn more: https://t.co/TVDq49frkF. pic.twitter.com/MBz6HMH3Qg
— CDC (@CDCgov) September 29, 2020
CDC study shows a substantial increase in COVID-19 rates among school-aged children in the US
30 Sep, 2020 | 09:43h | UTCCommentaries: Coronavirus Rates For Teens Are Nearly Double Rate For Children, CDC Finds – Forbes AND Research shows substantial increase in COVID-19 rates in children, especially adolescents – ABC News
Commentary on Twitter
(1/7) Study of #COVID19 in US children. 277,285 cases were reported between 1 March and 19 September. Incidence higher in adolescents compared to young children (although more adolescents were tested). 1.2% were hospitalised (0.1% ICU), and 0.02% died.https://t.co/NjNFBRRyYg pic.twitter.com/83G6Y6oqyF
— Dr Zoë Hyde (@DrZoeHyde) September 29, 2020
When young people get COVID-19, infections soon rise among older adults
30 Sep, 2020 | 09:41h | UTCWhen Young People Get COVID-19, Infections Soon Rise Among Older Adults – NPR
“rising infections among young adults preceded increases in COVID-19 — by four to 15 days — among people over the age of 60.”
Commentary on Twitter
A recent CDC report confirms what many public health experts have been warning: Coronavirus cases in young adults lead to infections in older and more vulnerable people — who are more likely to be hospitalized and die from COVID-19.https://t.co/r89dOJrTWj
— NPR (@NPR) September 29, 2020
What people get wrong about herd immunity, explained by epidemiologists
30 Sep, 2020 | 09:38h | UTCWhat people get wrong about herd immunity, explained by epidemiologists – Vox
Perspective: COVID-19 is not a pandemic. It is a syndemic
29 Sep, 2020 | 10:11h | UTCOffline: COVID-19 is not a pandemic – The Lancet
Commentary on Twitter
"#COVID19 is not a pandemic. It is a syndemic. The syndemic nature of the threat we face means that a more nuanced approach is needed if we are to protect the health of our communities."
This week's Offline column by our Editor-in-Chief @richardhorton1 https://t.co/Y9qgQM7PkO
— The Lancet (@TheLancet) September 28, 2020
Global partnership to make available 120 million affordable, quality COVID-19 rapid tests for low- and middle-income countries
29 Sep, 2020 | 10:10h | UTCCommentary: Covid-19 tests that give results in minutes to be rolled out across world – The Guardian
Perspective: The incompatibility of patient-centered care with fee-for-service payment
29 Sep, 2020 | 09:57h | UTCThe Incompatibility of Patient-Centered Care With Fee-for-Service Payment – JAMA Internal Medicine
Commentary on Twitter
Deeply moving, beautiful, insightful article. The US health care system MUST change the way we pay. That's the only way we will improve health, give the right care, and restore the centrality of care-giving.https://t.co/5cc59glIMm
— Dr. Tom Frieden (@DrTomFrieden) September 28, 2020
Randomized trial: Effects of time-restricted eating in women and men with overweight and obesity
29 Sep, 2020 | 09:59h | UTCEffects of Time-Restricted Eating on Weight Loss and Other Metabolic Parameters in Women and Men With Overweight and Obesity: The TREAT Randomized Clinical Trial – JAMA Internal Medicine (free for a limited period)
Commentaries: Fasting Shows No Weight-Loss Benefit Over Standard Meals in Randomized Trial – NEJM Journal Watch AND Intermittent fasting doesn’t help you lose weight, UCSF study suggests – CNBC
Meta-analysis: Susceptibility to SARS-CoV-2 infection among children and adolescents compared with adults
28 Sep, 2020 | 01:39h | UTCEditorial: It’s Time to Put Children and Young People First During the Global COVID-19 Pandemic
Commentaries on Twitter
Susceptibility to #COVID19 for children and adolescents is about half of that of adults. A review of 32 studies w/ >41,000 chidden and adolescents. @JAMAPediatrics todayhttps://t.co/p1B37igez6 pic.twitter.com/F2q6LdQu1N
— Eric Topol (@EricTopol) September 25, 2020
Great editorial @JAMAPediatrics by @apsmunro & @SaulFaust, emphasizing that long-term effects and children's well-being SHOULD also matter, not just their role in the transmission chain. You'd think we'd have heard this sooner. I certainly did not.https://t.co/MMqrwkHgn5
— Ioana A Cristea (@IoanaA_Cristea) September 26, 2020