General Interest
WHO Advises Against any Restrictions of International Traffic / WHO: Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) Situation Report – 02 February 2020
2 Feb, 2020 | 20:21h | UTCSee also: WHO: Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) Situation Report – 02 FEBRUARY 2020 – World Health Organization (free PDF)
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.@WHO doesn’t recommend limiting trade & movement.
Travel restrictions can cause more harm than good by hindering info-sharing & medical supply chains & harming economies. We urge countries & companies to make evidence-based, consistent decisions. https://t.co/ksxOV6sbDN— Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus (@DrTedros) January 31, 2020
Novel Coronavirus – Selected News & Perspectives / 03 February 2020
2 Feb, 2020 | 20:16h | UTC– How Bad Will the Coronavirus Outbreak Get? Here Are 6 Key Factors – The New York Times (free)
– Why Travel Bans Don’t Work During An Outbreak Like Coronavirus – Forbes (free)
– 8 questions about the coronavirus outbreak, answered – Vox (free)
– Is reporting of the coronavirus producing viral panic? – The BMJ Opinion (free)
– Top WHO official says it’s not too late to stop the new coronavirus outbreak – STAT (free)
Viewpoint: Clarifying the Language of Clinician Distress
2 Feb, 2020 | 20:03h | UTCClarifying the Language of Clinician Distress – JAMA (free for a limited period)
Perspective: Preprints Can Fill a Void in Times of Rapidly Changing Science
2 Feb, 2020 | 20:01h | UTCPreprints can fill a void in times of rapidly changing science – STAT (free)
Study: Spring Daylight Saving Time Transition Acutely Increases Fatal Traffic Accident Risk by 6%
2 Feb, 2020 | 19:57h | UTCCommentaries: ‘Spring forward’ to daylight saving time brings surge in fatal car crashes – University of Colorado at Boulder (free) AND Daylight Saving Time Linked to More Deadly Car Crashes – Gizmodo (free)
Related Commentary on Twitter
Yet another new paper on the health danger of Daylight Savings Time from a large dataset of >730,000 fatal car accidentshttps://t.co/yYHfTbQEHI @CurrentBiology @CellPressNews by @DrCelineVetter and colleagues @CUBoulderIPHY @CUBoulder pic.twitter.com/mZlQzz4hAe
— Eric Topol (@EricTopol) January 31, 2020
Perspective: The Renewed Debate About Blinding in Clinical Trials
2 Feb, 2020 | 19:50h | UTCThe Renewed Debate About Blinding in Clinical Trials – Absolutely Maybe Blog (free)
Related Research: Impact of blinding on estimated treatment effects in randomised clinical trials: meta-epidemiological study – The BMJ (free)
WHO Declares the New Coronavirus Outbreak a Public Health Emergency of International Concern
30 Jan, 2020 | 20:39h | UTCSituation Report: WHO: Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) Situation Report – 30 JANUARY 2020 – World Health Organization (free PDF)
Commentaries: WHO declares coronavirus outbreak a global health emergency – STAT (free) AND The coronavirus outbreak is now a global health emergency, WHO says – Vox (free) AND WHO Declares Coronavirus Outbreak A Global Health Emergency – NPR (free) AND W.H.O. Declares Global Emergency as Wuhan Coronavirus Spreads – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free) AND WHO declares China virus outbreak an international emergency – Reuters (free)
Latest Articles: Transmission of 2019-nCoV Infection from an Asymptomatic Contact in Germany – New England Journal of Medicine (free) Viewpoint: The Novel Coronavirus Originating in Wuhan, China Challenges for Global Health Governance – JAMA (free) AND Genomic characterisation and epidemiology of 2019 novel coronavirus: implications for virus origins and receptor binding – The Lancet (free) AND Epidemiological and clinical characteristics of 99 cases of 2019 novel coronavirus pneumonia in Wuhan, China: a descriptive study – The Lancet (free)
Early Transmission Dynamics in Wuhan, China, of Novel Coronavirus–Infected Pneumonia
30 Jan, 2020 | 07:49h | UTCSee also: WHO: Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) Situation Report – 29 JANUARY 2020 – World Health Organization (free PDF) AND WHO Reconsiders Public Health Emergency Declaration Over Wuhan Coronavirus – As Cases Skyrocket – Health Policy Watch (free) AND WHO praises China’s response to coronavirus, will reconvene expert committee to assess global threat – STAT (free) AND WHO experts to again weigh nCoV emergency status as more nations affected – CIDRAP (free)
Related Commentary on Twitter
Authors provide an epidemiologic analysis of first 425 confirmed cases of infection with #2019nCoV in Wuhan, China. This analysis provides estimates of the epidemic doubling time and the basic reproductive number and shows clear evidence of sustained human-to-human transmission.
— NEJM (@NEJM) January 29, 2020
Perspective: How Hospitals Can Protect Themselves from Cyber Attack
30 Jan, 2020 | 07:23h | UTCHow hospitals can protect themselves from cyber attack – Canadian Medical Association Journal (free)
Eliminating Medication Overload: A National Action Plan
29 Jan, 2020 | 08:28h | UTCEliminating Medication Overload: A National Action Plan – Lown Institute (free PDF)
Press Release: Millions of Older Americans Harmed by Too Many Medications – Lown Institute (free)
Commentary: ‘Small’ tactics to counter Big Pharma’s influence on medication overload – STAT (free)
Related: Reducing Inappropriate Medication Use & Polypharmacy (several articles and commentaries on the subject)
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After a year of collaboration and hard work, our comprehensive action plan to eliminate medication overload is published! Find out how you can help reduce harm from multiple #medication use here: https://t.co/pHjKbpVsIY
— Lown Institute (@lowninstitute) January 28, 2020
WHO: Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) Situation Report – 28 JANUARY 2020
29 Jan, 2020 | 08:24h | UTCNovel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) Situation Report – 28 JANUARY 2020 – World Health Organization (free PDF)
See also: WHO, China leaders discuss next steps in battle against coronavirus outbreak – World Health Organization (free) The Deceptively Simple Number Sparking Coronavirus Fears – The Atlantic (free) AND What Will It Take to Stop Coronavirus? – Harvard Business Review (free) AND The 2 key questions that will determine if the coronavirus outbreak becomes a pandemic – Vox (free) AND WHO seeks to answer nCoV unknowns as more local spread noted outside of China – CIDRAP (free) The coronavirus questions that scientists are racing to answer – STAT (free)
Related Commentary on Twitter
Patients with new #coronavirus (2019-nCoV) infection are presenting with a wide range of symptoms. Most seem to have mild disease. About 20% appear to progress to severe disease. Some have died.
WHO Situation Report 28 January 2020 https://t.co/uXR2BXEW2A pic.twitter.com/L9CKuFoDEN
— World Health Organization (WHO) (@WHO) January 28, 2020
Prevention of Non-communicable Disease: Best Buys, Wasted Buys, and Contestable Buys
29 Jan, 2020 | 08:14h | UTCPrevention of non-communicable disease: best buys, wasted buys, and contestable buys – The BMJ (free)
See also: Full BMJ Collection on Health, wealth, and profits (free articles)
Perspective: Expert Opinion is Not Always Right
29 Jan, 2020 | 08:04h | UTCExpert opinion is not always right – Evidently Cochrane (free)
WHO: Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) Situation Report – 27 JANUARY 2020
28 Jan, 2020 | 08:58h | UTCNovel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) Situation Report – 27 JANUARY 2020 – World Health Organization (free PDF)
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In outbreaks of other #coronaviruses (MERS & SARS), person-to-person transmission occurred through droplets, contact and fomites, suggesting that the transmission mode of the 2019-nCoV can be similar
WHO Situation Report 27 January 2020 https://t.co/l1vODXEyD3 pic.twitter.com/vuNl64gZnm
— World Health Organization (WHO) (@WHO) January 27, 2020
China Coronavirus Latest: How Quickly Does the Virus Spread?
28 Jan, 2020 | 08:56h | UTCChina coronavirus latest: how quickly does the virus spread? – Nature (free)
See also: Coronavirus More Infectious Than Suspected; China Expands Quarantine – Health Policy Watch (free) AND Experts: nCoV spread in China’s cities could trigger global epidemic – CIDRAP (free)
Related Commentary on Twitter
Scientists around the world are trying to estimate how infectious the coronavirus is between people. Latest updates here 👇🏼https://t.co/my1M6CCISx
— nature (@Nature) January 27, 2020
Studies: Clinical Features of Patients Infected with 2019 Novel Coronavirus in Wuhan, China
26 Jan, 2020 | 22:57h | UTCHomepage: The Lancet Articles on the Coronavirus Outbreak (free)
Studies: Clinical features of patients infected with 2019 novel coronavirus in Wuhan, China – The Lancet (free) AND A familial cluster of pneumonia associated with the 2019 novel coronavirus indicating person-to-person transmission: a study of a family cluster – The Lancet (free)
Editorial: Emerging understandings of 2019-nCoV – The Lancet (free)
Commentaries: A novel coronavirus outbreak of global health concern – The Lancet (free) AND Data sharing and outbreaks: best practice exemplified – The Lancet (free) AND New coronavirus can cause infections with no symptoms and sicken otherwise healthy people, studies show – STAT (free)
WHO: Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) Situation Report – 25 JANUARY 2020
26 Jan, 2020 | 23:00h | UTCNovel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) Situation Report – 25 JANUARY 2020 – World Health Organization (free PDF)
Related Commentary on Twitter
WHO’s risk assessment of the new #coronavirus (2019-nCoV) situation has not changed:
🔺very high in #China🇨🇳
🔺high at the regional level
🔺moderate at the global levelWHO’s situation report 25 January 2020 https://t.co/HpjfIe2p7d pic.twitter.com/9FjyRCMxJd
— World Health Organization (WHO) (@WHO) January 25, 2020
Brief Report: A Novel Coronavirus from Patients with Pneumonia in China, 2019
26 Jan, 2020 | 22:58h | UTCA Novel Coronavirus from Patients with Pneumonia in China, 2019 – New England Journal of Medicine (free)
Editorial: Another Decade, Another Coronavirus – New England Journal of Medicine (free)
Perspective: A Novel Coronavirus Emerging in China — Key Questions for Impact Assessment – New England Journal of Medicine (free)
See also: Coronavirus Spurs China to Suspend Tours Abroad and Xi to Warn of a ‘Grave Situation’ – The New York Times (free) AND China coronavirus spread is accelerating, Xi Jinping warns – BBC (free)
Doubts Rise About China’s Ability to Contain new Coronavirus
26 Jan, 2020 | 22:56h | UTCDoubts rise about China’s ability to contain new coronavirus – CIDRAP (free)
Report 3: Transmissibility of 2019-nCoV – Imperial College London (free)
WHO Declines to Declare Outbreak of Novel Coronavirus an International Emergency
24 Jan, 2020 | 08:19h | UTCStatement on the meeting of the International Health Regulations (2005) Emergency Committee regarding the outbreak of novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) – World Health Organization (free) AND WHO Director-General’s statement on the advice of the IHR Emergency Committee on Novel Coronavirus (free)
See also: WHO declines to declare China virus outbreak a global health emergency – STAT (free) AND Coronavirus Is Spreading, but W.H.O. Says It’s Not a Global Emergency – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free) AND The coronavirus outbreak is not yet a global health emergency, WHO says – Vox (free) AND Wuhan lockdown ‘unprecedented’, shows commitment to contain virus: WHO representative in China – Reuters (free)
“Make no mistake. This is an emergency in China, but it has not yet become a global health emergency. It may yet become one.” (from WHO Director-General’s statement)
Viewpoint: Coronavirus Infections—More Than Just the Common Cold
24 Jan, 2020 | 08:17h | UTCCoronavirus Infections—More Than Just the Common Cold – JAMA (free for a limited period)
Commentary: NIH officials discuss novel coronavirus that recently emerged in China – NIH News Releases (free)
Study: Textbooks Used to Train Physicians Lack of Conflict of Interest Transparency
24 Jan, 2020 | 08:13h | UTCTextbooks Used to Train Physicians Lack of Conflict of Interest Transparency – MedicalResearch.com (free)
Original Study: A Quantitative and Narrative Evaluation of Goodman and Gilman’s Pharmacological Basis of Therapeutics – Pharmacy (free)
Related: Authors of premier medical textbook didn’t disclose $11 million in industry payments (free commentary) AND Study: Undisclosed Financial Ties Between Guideline Writers and Pharmaceutical Companies (several resources on the subject)
Meta-Analysis: Industry Funding of Patient and Health Consumer Organizations
24 Jan, 2020 | 08:11h | UTCEditorials: Corporate sponsorship of patient groups: It’s time for mandatory disclosure (free for a limited period) AND The prevalence of industry funding of patient groups – BMJ Opinion (free)
CDC: Novel Coronavirus Situation Summary and Updates
23 Jan, 2020 | 09:49h | UTC2019 Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), Wuhan, China – Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (free)
Report 2: Estimating the potential total number of novel Coronavirus cases in Wuhan City, China – Imperial College London (free)
See also: WHO Director-General’s statement on IHR Emergency Committee on Novel Coronavirus – World Health Organization (free) AND Wuhan, China Goes On Lockdown; WHO Postpones Decision On Public Health Emergency Over Virus Outbreak – Health Policy Watch (free) AND China locks down city of 11 million at epicenter of virus outbreak – Reuters (free) AND Coronavirus Live Updates: More Than 570 Infected, as City Is Put on Lockdown – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free) AND Newly Identified Coronavirus Has Killed 17 People, Chinese Health Officials Say – NPR (free) AND Editorial: Stop the Wuhan virus – Nature (free)
CDC: First Travel-related Case of 2019 Novel Coronavirus Detected in United States
22 Jan, 2020 | 09:40h | UTCSee also: US detects first novel coronavirus case, in traveler – CIDRAP (free) AND China virus toll rises to nine as pandemic fears grow – Reuters (free) AND First US case of Wuhan coronavirus confirmed by CDC – CNN (free) AND How quickly does the Wuhan virus spread? – Nature (free)