General Interest
The explosion of new coronavirus tests that could help to end the pandemic
20 Jul, 2020 | 07:57h | UTCThe explosion of new coronavirus tests that could help to end the pandemic – Nature
Amabié—a Japanese symbol of the COVID-19 pandemic
20 Jul, 2020 | 07:59h | UTCThe Arts & Medicine: Amabié—A Japanese Symbol of the COVID-19 Pandemic – JAMA
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At a time when people are feeling isolated, perhaps helpless, #Amabié provides a comforting, playful, uniquely Japanese means of expression for connecting people with each other and claiming a small sense of protection and control for themselves https://t.co/sDXHvBIGlM #COVID19
— JAMA (@JAMA_current) July 18, 2020
The Zentensivist manifesto. Defining the art of critical care
20 Jul, 2020 | 07:42h | UTCThe Zentensivist Manifesto. Defining the Art of Critical Care – ATS Scholar
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How effective does a COVID-19 coronavirus vaccine need to be to stop the pandemic? A new study has answers
17 Jul, 2020 | 08:50h | UTC
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How 'good' does a COVID-19 coronavirus vaccine need to be to stop the pandemic? Study: “If only 75% of the population gets vaccinated, the vaccine efficacy would have to be around 70%.” So we still might need a “Plan B” https://t.co/aoHu4L0SYU
— Paul Glasziou (@PaulGlasziou) July 16, 2020
Palliative care for patients with severe Covid-19
17 Jul, 2020 | 08:51h | UTCPalliative care for patients with severe covid-19 – The BMJ
Coronavirus drug and treatment tracker
17 Jul, 2020 | 08:46h | UTCCoronavirus Drug and Treatment Tracker – The New York Times
RIP Hydroxychloroquine? 2 studies show no benefit in early/mild COVID-19
17 Jul, 2020 | 08:59h | UTCCommentaries: New Covid-19 study, despite flaws, adds to case against hydroxychloroquine – STAT AND Hydroxychloroquine also doesn’t help Covid-19 patients who aren’t hospitalized, new study finds – CNN
How deadly is the coronavirus? The true fatality rate is tricky to find, but researchers are getting closer
17 Jul, 2020 | 08:38h | UTC
Open letter: challenge trials for COVID-19
17 Jul, 2020 | 08:48h | UTCChallenge Trials for COVID-19 – 1 Day Sooner
Commentary: Scientists call for volunteers to be infected with the coronavirus to test vaccines – CNBC
What happens if Covid-19 symptoms don’t go away? Doctors are trying to figure it out
17 Jul, 2020 | 08:42h | UTCWhat happens if Covid-19 symptoms don’t go away? Doctors are trying to figure it out – Vox
Social isolation—the other COVID-19 threat in nursing homes
17 Jul, 2020 | 08:36h | UTCSocial Isolation—the Other COVID-19 Threat in Nursing Homes – JAMA
Coronavirus: why are some people experiencing long-term fatigue?
17 Jul, 2020 | 08:40h | UTCCoronavirus: why are some people experiencing long-term fatigue? – The Conversation
WHO and UNICEF warn of a decline in vaccinations during COVID-19
16 Jul, 2020 | 08:36h | UTCWHO and UNICEF warn of a decline in vaccinations during COVID-19 – World Health Organization
Commentary: Officials warn about drop in childhood vaccination due to COVID-19 – CIDRAP
[Preprint] RECOVERY trial: effect of hydroxychloroquine in hospitalized patients with COVID-19
16 Jul, 2020 | 08:39h | UTC
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HYDROXYCHLOROQUINE – Recovery trial results finally out – and hopefully puts nail in coffin. Out of 4700 people randomized… HCQ did NOT lower #covid19 mortality. It anything it was trending in wrong direction. Thread ? https://t.co/6Iu0NEejON pic.twitter.com/6l85Nmz4id
— Eric Feigl-Ding (@DrEricDing) July 15, 2020
Physical distancing interventions and incidence of coronavirus disease 2019: natural experiment in 149 countries
16 Jul, 2020 | 08:34h | UTCEditorial: Lockdown-type measures look effective against covid-19
Covid-19: an opportunity to reduce unnecessary healthcare
16 Jul, 2020 | 08:29h | UTCCovid-19: an opportunity to reduce unnecessary healthcare – The BMJ
Commentary: ED volume recoveries are sluggish. That might not be a bad thing – Health Leaders
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The tragedy of the pandemic has paradoxically produced an opportunity to tackle the increasingly recognised challenge of “too much medicine," argue @raymoynihan @minnajohansson1 @amaybee @EddyLang1 @SDM_ULAVALhttps://t.co/A5T2RSg6B6
— The BMJ (@bmj_latest) July 14, 2020
Covid-19: experts criticize claim that remdesivir cuts death rates
16 Jul, 2020 | 08:31h | UTCCovid-19: Experts criticise claim that remdesivir cuts death rates – The BMJ
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Experts have criticised pharmaceutical firm Gilead Sciences after it released data suggesting that its antiviral drug remdesivir can reduce death rates for patients with covid-19. They say the research is intrinsically flawed @MartinLandray https://t.co/a1q2FxMa7C
— The BMJ (@bmj_latest) July 14, 2020
Fertility, mortality, migration, and population scenarios for 195 countries and territories from 2017 to 2100
16 Jul, 2020 | 08:21h | UTCCommentaries: Earth’s Population Will Begin Shrinking Within 50 Years, Scientists Predict – Science Alert AND Fertility rate: ‘Jaw-dropping’ global crash in children being born – BBC AND Seven countries with big (and small) population problems – BBC AND World population in 2100 could be 2 billion below UN forecasts, study suggests – The Guardian AND Global Population Anticipated to Peak in 2064 – Physician’s Briefing AND The future of migration, human populations, and global health in the Anthropocene – The Lancet
Study: universal masking in a health care system was associated with a significantly lower rate of SARS-CoV-2 positivity among health care workers
15 Jul, 2020 | 08:33h | UTCEditorial: Universal Masking to Prevent SARS-CoV-2 Transmission—The Time Is Now – JAMA
Commentaries: CDC director: We can control virus in 4 to 8 weeks if everyone in the US wears a mask – Business Insider AND CDC Director: It’s Time For Universal Masking To End Covid-19 Pandemic – Forbes
Absence of apparent transmission of SARS-CoV-2 from two stylists after exposure at a hair salon with a universal face covering policy
15 Jul, 2020 | 08:29h | UTCCommentary: How two hairstylists with COVID-19 saw 139 clients without passing on the virus – CTV
Related Commentary on Twitter
Absence of Apparent Transmission of SARS-CoV-2 from Two Stylists… https://t.co/6EyzHmLGDv via @CDCgov. What’s the take home message? FACE MASKS WORK! #WearAMaskSaveALife
— Carlos del Rio (@CarlosdelRio7) July 14, 2020
An mRNA vaccine against SARS-CoV-2 — preliminary report
15 Jul, 2020 | 08:25h | UTCAn mRNA Vaccine against SARS-CoV-2 — Preliminary Report – New England Journal of Medicine
Editorial: The Covid-19 Vaccine-Development Multiverse – New England Journal of Medicine
Commentaries: Experimental COVID-19 vaccine safe, generates immune response – NIH News Release AND First data for Moderna Covid-19 vaccine show it spurs an immune response – STAT
Are you the victim of a prescribing cascade?
15 Jul, 2020 | 08:17h | UTCAre you the victim of a prescribing cascade? – Canadian Deprescribing Network
Researchers develop COVID-19 mortality risk calculator
14 Jul, 2020 | 08:33h | UTCResearchers develop COVID-19 mortality risk calculator – News Medical
Original Study [Preprint]: COVID-19 Mortality Risk Assessment: An International Multi-Center Study – medRxiv
See Calculator: COVID Analytics
Related Commentary on Twitter
Our team developed and validated a new COVID-19 mortality risk score using data from 33 hospitals across four different countries. I am very proud of this international collaboration. The paper is now available on medrxiv: https://t.co/VGEPJYqbEf
— Agni Orfanoudaki (@AgniOrfanoudaki) July 10, 2020
Viewpoint: communicating science in the time of a pandemic
14 Jul, 2020 | 08:28h | UTCCommunicating Science in the Time of a Pandemic – JAMA
Potential impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on HIV, tuberculosis, and malaria in low-income and middle-income countries: a modelling study
14 Jul, 2020 | 08:21h | UTCInvited Commentary: HIV, tuberculosis, and malaria: how can the impact of COVID-19 be minimised? – The Lancet Global Health