General Interest
Editorial: Thinking of Risk in the Era of COVID-19
5 Jun, 2020 | 05:00h | UTCThinking of Risk in the Era of COVID-19 – JAMA
Related Article: Making Decisions in a COVID-19 World – JAMA
Challenge Trials—Could Deliberate Coronavirus Exposure Hasten Vaccine Development?
5 Jun, 2020 | 05:01h | UTCChallenge Trials—Could Deliberate Coronavirus Exposure Hasten Vaccine Development? – JAMA
Related: Opinion: Ethical Guidelines for Deliberately Infecting Volunteers with COVID-19 to Speed Vaccine Development (other commentaries on the subject)
Scientists’ Worlds Will Shrink in the Wake of the Pandemic
5 Jun, 2020 | 04:55h | UTCScientists’ worlds will shrink in the wake of the pandemic – Nature
Social Bubbles May be the Best Way for Societies to Emerge from Lockdown
5 Jun, 2020 | 04:53h | UTCSocial bubbles may be the best way for societies to emerge from lockdown – MIT Technology Review
Original Study: Social network-based distancing strategies to flatten the COVID-19 curve in a post-lockdown world – Nature Human Behaviour
See also: Expert reaction to evaluation of post-lockdown social distancing strategies – Science Media Centre
Randomized Trial: Hydroxychloroquine Not Effective as Postexposure Prophylaxis for Covid-19
4 Jun, 2020 | 05:12h | UTCEditorial: Hydroxychloroquine for the Prevention of Covid-19 — Searching for Evidence
Commentaries: Hydroxychloroquine does not prevent Covid-19 infection if exposed, study says – STAT AND The first high-quality study of malaria pill hydroxychloroquine just found it doesn’t help prevent coronavirus infections – Business Insider AND No Evidence Hydroxychloroquine Is Helpful In Preventing COVID-19, Study Finds – NPR
Debate: Should Governments Continue Lockdown to Slow the Spread of Covid-19? (Yes—Edward R Melnick vs. No—John PA Ioannidis)
4 Jun, 2020 | 05:05h | UTCHead to Head: Should governments continue lockdown to slow the spread of covid-19? – The BMJ
Will the Pandemic Permanently Alter Scientific Publishing?
4 Jun, 2020 | 05:01h | UTCWill the pandemic permanently alter scientific publishing? – Nature
Why Coronavirus Hits Men Harder: Sex Hormones Offer Clues
4 Jun, 2020 | 05:03h | UTCWhy coronavirus hits men harder: sex hormones offer clues – Science
How Scientific Conferences Will Survive the Coronavirus Shock
4 Jun, 2020 | 04:59h | UTCHow scientific conferences will survive the coronavirus shock – Nature
CDC Study: COVID-19 Pandemic Reduced Emergency Department Visits by 42%
4 Jun, 2020 | 04:58h | UTCCommentaries: ER visits for non-Covid emergencies have dropped 42% during the pandemic, CDC says – CNN AND E.R. Visits Drop Sharply During Pandemic – The New York Times
Perspective: Why a Vaccine May Not be Enough to End the Pandemic
4 Jun, 2020 | 04:54h | UTCWhy a vaccine may not be enough to end the pandemic – Vox
Coronavirus: What a Second Wave Might Look Like
3 Jun, 2020 | 04:01h | UTCCoronavirus: what a second wave might look like – The Conversation
Video: Coronavirus Q&A with Anthony Fauci, MD
3 Jun, 2020 | 04:02h | UTCCoronavirus Q&A with Anthony Fauci, MD – JAMA
Google Mobility Trends: How has the Pandemic Changed the Movement of People Around the World?
3 Jun, 2020 | 03:54h | UTC
[Preprint] Superspreaders: 20% of Covid-19 Cases are Responsible for 80% of Local Transmission
3 Jun, 2020 | 03:59h | UTCCommentary: Just Stop the Superspreading – The New York Times
Related: Why do some COVID-19 patients infect many others, whereas most don’t spread the virus at all? – Science AND ‘Superspreaders’ Could Actually Make Covid-19 Easier to Control – Bloomberg
Meta-Analysis: Physical Distancing, Face Masks, and Eye Protection to Prevent Transmission of COVID-19
2 Jun, 2020 | 05:12h | UTCCommentaries: Most comprehensive study to date provides evidence on optimal physical distancing, face masks, and eye protection to prevent spread of COVID-19 – The Lancet AND Physical distancing, face masks, and eye protection for prevention of COVID-19 – The Lancet AND Medical Workers Should Use Respirator Masks, Not Surgical Masks – The New York Times AND Expert reaction to review of optimal physical distancing, face masks, and eye protection to prevent spread of COVID-19 – Science Media Centre AND Evidence supports physical distancing, masks, and eye protection to help prevent COVID-19 – McMaster University AND Social distancing and masks reduce risk of getting Covid-19, review finds – CNN
Anthony Fauci on Covid-19 Reopenings, Vaccines, and Moving at ‘Warp Speed’
2 Jun, 2020 | 05:02h | UTCAnthony Fauci on Covid-19 reopenings, vaccines, and moving at ‘warp speed’ – STAT
Universities Will Never Be the Same After the Coronavirus Crisis
2 Jun, 2020 | 05:00h | UTCUniversities will never be the same after the coronavirus crisis – Nature
Viewpoint: Airborne Spread of SARS-CoV-2 and a Potential Role for Air Disinfection
2 Jun, 2020 | 05:03h | UTCAirborne Spread of SARS-CoV-2 and a Potential Role for Air Disinfection – JAMA
How the Coronavirus Pandemic Slashed Carbon Emissions — In Five Graphs
2 Jun, 2020 | 04:54h | UTCHow the coronavirus pandemic slashed carbon emissions — in five graphs – Nature
An Open Letter to Mehra et al and The Lancet
1 Jun, 2020 | 03:58h | UTCAn open letter to Mehra et al and The Lancet – Zenodo
See also: Disputed Hydroxychloroquine Study Brings Scrutiny to Surgisphere – The Scientist AND A Study Out of Thin Air – Medicine (Un)Censored
Perspective: Will Evidence-Based Medicine Survive COVID-19?
1 Jun, 2020 | 03:56h | UTCWill Evidence-Based Medicine Survive COVID-19? – Boston Review
Editorial: Shielding from Covid-19 Should be Stratified by Risk
29 May, 2020 | 03:34h | UTCShielding from covid-19 should be stratified by risk – The BMJ
Study in a Cruise Boat Showed 81% of Patients Infected with Covid-19 were Asymptomatic
29 May, 2020 | 03:31h | UTCCOVID-19: in the footsteps of Ernest Shackleton – Thorax
Commentaries: New Paper Finds Startling Number Of Asymptomatic Covid-19 Carriers – Forbes AND Asymptomatic COVID-19 cases may be more common than suspected – NBC News AND Cruise ship study hints at many ‘silent’ COVID-19 infections – The BMJ
Perspective: For Seniors, COVID-19 Sets Off A Pandemic Of Despair
29 May, 2020 | 03:23h | UTCFor Seniors, COVID-19 Sets Off A Pandemic Of Despair – Kaiser Health News