General Interest
The Other Infectious Diseases Spreading in the Shadow of the Pandemic
19 Jun, 2020 | 09:40h | UTCThe other infectious diseases spreading in the shadow of the pandemic – Vox
Related: AIDS, TB and Malaria Set to Get Deadlier Due To Coronavirus (resources on the subject) AND How Covid is making it tougher to tackle TB, AIDS, malaria and child health – The Print
Perspective: COVID-19 Is Far More Lethal Than Influenza
19 Jun, 2020 | 09:43h | UTCCOVID-19 Is Far More Lethal Than Influenza – Medium
Challenges of “Return to Work” in an Ongoing Pandemic
19 Jun, 2020 | 09:44h | UTCChallenges of “Return to Work” in an Ongoing Pandemic – New England Journal of Medicine
Depression, Pain, Breathing Problems—and That’s After Surviving COVID-19
19 Jun, 2020 | 09:37h | UTCDepression, Pain, Breathing Problems—and That’s After Surviving COVID-19 – Global Health NOW
Related: Report Suggests Some ‘Mildly Symptomatic’ Covid-19 Patients Endure Serious Long-Term Effects (other commentaries on the subject)
Ethical Dilemmas Due to the Covid-19 Pandemic
19 Jun, 2020 | 09:33h | UTCEthical dilemmas due to the Covid-19 pandemic – Annals of Intensive Care
Blood Type Linked to Outcomes in Covid-19 Patients: Type O May Be Protective and Type A May Increase Risk
18 Jun, 2020 | 09:12h | UTCCommentary: Study ties blood type to COVID-19 risk; O may help, A hurt – Associated Press
Study: Face Mask Policies May Have Averted as Many as 230,000–450,000 Covid-19 Cases in the US
18 Jun, 2020 | 09:10h | UTCCommentary: Face mask requirements may have prevented 450,000 coronavirus cases – BGR
Related Commentary on Twitter
New study in @Health_Affairs: data suggest that the 15 states and DC that mandated mask-wearing in public between 4/8 and 5/15 averted as many as 230,000–450,000 #covid19 cases.
Wear your mask. Keep your distance. It's not politics; it's science. https://t.co/JUQNJg5DqH
— Zeke Emanuel (@ZekeEmanuel) June 17, 2020
ACP Update Alert: Should Clinicians Use Chloroquine or Hydroxychloroquine Alone or in Combination with Azithromycin for the Prophylaxis or Treatment of COVID-19?
18 Jun, 2020 | 08:59h | UTC
WHO To Include Dexamethasone in Updated COVID-19 Care Guidelines; Drops Hydroxychloroquine from Massive Solidarity Trial
18 Jun, 2020 | 09:02h | UTCSee also: WHO drops hydroxychloroquine from Covid-19 clinical trial – STAT AND WHO halts malaria drug study, eyes steroid for COVID-19 – CIDRAP AND Steroid should be kept for serious coronavirus cases, WHO says – Reuters
Huge Open-access Journal Deal Inked by University of California and Springer Nature
18 Jun, 2020 | 08:51h | UTCHuge open-access journal deal inked by University of California and Springer Nature – Science
Related: UC Terminates Subscriptions with World’s Largest Scientific Publisher in Push for Open Access (several resources on the subject)
Randomized Trial: Dexamethasone Reduces Death by Up to One Third in Patients with Severe COVID-19
17 Jun, 2020 | 02:49h | UTCCommentaries: Coronavirus breakthrough: dexamethasone is first drug shown to save lives – Nature AND WHO welcomes preliminary results about dexamethasone use in treating critically ill COVID-19 patients – World Health Organization AND Major study finds common steroid reduces deaths among patients with severe Covid-19 – STAT AND Dexamethasone reduces death in hospitalised patients with severe respiratory complications of COVID-19 – University of Oxford AND Coronavirus: Dexamethasone proves first life-saving drug – BBC
Related Commentary on Twitter
Dexamethasone reduced deaths by 1/3rd in ventilated patients (rate ratio 0.65 [95% CI 0.48 to 0.88]; p=0.0003) and by 1/5th in patients receiving oxygen only (0.80 [0.67 to 0.96]; p=0.0021). No benefit in patients not requiring respiratory support (1.22 [0.86 to 1.75; p=0.14).
— Peter Horby @peterhorby.bsky.social (@PeterHorby) June 16, 2020
A Visual Guide to the SARS-CoV-2 Coronavirus
17 Jun, 2020 | 02:46h | UTCA Visual Guide to the SARS-CoV-2 Coronavirus – Scientific American
Temperature, Humidity, and Latitude Analysis to Estimate Potential Spread and Seasonality of COVID-19
17 Jun, 2020 | 02:35h | UTCCommentaries: Hotter Temperatures, Higher Humidity May Reduce Covid-19 Spread – Physician’s Weekly AND Temperature, Humidity, Latitude, and Seasonality of COVID-19 – American College of Cardiology
The Science Behind the Search for a Covid-19 Vaccine
17 Jun, 2020 | 02:37h | UTCThe Science Behind the Search for a Covid-19 Vaccine – University of Melbourne
Randomized Trial: Metabolic Effects of Late Dinner in Healthy Volunteers
17 Jun, 2020 | 02:29h | UTCCommentary: People who eat a late dinner may gain weight – The Endocrine Society
How to Avoid the Virus as the World Reopens
16 Jun, 2020 | 08:24h | UTCHow to avoid the virus as the world reopens – Financial Times
Video: Coronavirus Q&A: Clinical Update with Carlos del Rio, MD
16 Jun, 2020 | 08:21h | UTCCoronavirus Q&A: Clinical Update with Carlos del Rio, MD
Global, Regional, and National Estimates of the Population at Increased Risk of Severe COVID-19
16 Jun, 2020 | 08:17h | UTCCommentaries: COVID-19: rethinking risk – The Lancet Global Health AND Study Finds 1 in 5 People Worldwide at Risk of Severe Covid-19 – The New York Times
Related Commentary on Twitter
NEW–Estimates suggest 1 in 5 people worldwide (1.7 billion, 22% of the world's population) have an underlying health condition that could increase their risk of severe #COVID19 if infected: finding from a modelling study with data from 188 countries https://t.co/AbUyzk7821 pic.twitter.com/0F8B9c0bVl
— The Lancet Global Health (@LancetGH) June 15, 2020
Coronavirus: Wastewater Can Tell Us Where the Next Outbreak Will Be
16 Jun, 2020 | 08:04h | UTCCoronavirus: wastewater can tell us where the next outbreak will be – The Conversation
Related: Wastewater testing gains traction as a Covid-19 early warning system – STAT AND SARS-CoV-2 RNA in wastewater anticipated COVID-19 occurrence in a low prevalence area – Water Research AND New Research Examines Wastewater to Detect Community Spread of Covid-19
Levels of SARS-CoV-2 RNA in Sewage Rose with COVID-19 Cases in Dutch Cities
16 Jun, 2020 | 08:01h | UTC
Report Suggests Some ‘Mildly Symptomatic’ Covid-19 Patients Endure Serious Long-Term Effects
16 Jun, 2020 | 07:59h | UTCRelated: COVID-19 Can Last for Several Months – The Atlantic AND Symptoms can last for weeks even in mild cases, lockdowns likely saved millions of lives – Reuters
Opinion: Fee for Service is a Terrible Way to Pay for Health Care. Try a Subscription Model Instead
16 Jun, 2020 | 07:50h | UTCFee for service is a terrible way to pay for health care. Try a subscription model instead – STAT
Study: Airborne Transmission is the Dominant Route for the Spread of COVID-19
15 Jun, 2020 | 03:48h | UTCCommentaries: Face masks critical in preventing spread of COVID-19 – Texas A&M University AND Expert reaction to a study looking at mandatory face masks and number of COVID-19 infections in New York, Wuhan and Italy – Science Media Centre
Opinion: The Masks Masquerade
15 Jun, 2020 | 03:44h | UTC
Infographic: Wear a Mask? Yes, Always Wear a Mask
15 Jun, 2020 | 03:46h | UTCWear a mask? Yes, always wear a mask – Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation