Global & Public Health (all articles)
CDC Guidelines for Gonococcal Infection, 2020. CDC recommends a single 500 mg intramuscular dose of ceftriaxone for uncomplicated gonorrhea, with oral doxycycline for 7 days when chlamydial coinfection has not been excluded
18 Dec, 2020 | 09:40h | UTCCommentary: CDC Guidelines Recommend Ceftriaxone Monotherapy for Uncomplicated Gonorrhea – NEJM Journal Watch
Commentary on Twitter
https://twitter.com/GarrettHile/status/1339732944613720064
Meta-analysis: Lung cancer screening using low-dose computed tomography reduces lung cancer–specific mortality, albeit with a tradeoff of likely overdiagnosis
16 Dec, 2020 | 10:08h | UTC
Scientists fear that ‘covidization’ is distorting research: Some researchers worry that shifting priorities towards pandemic-focused science comes at the expense of other disciplines.
17 Dec, 2020 | 08:47h | UTCScientists fear that ‘covidization’ is distorting research – Nature
Trends in prevalence of blindness and distance and near vision impairment over 30 years: an analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study
16 Dec, 2020 | 09:57h | UTCCommentary: Researchers Say We’re Watching The World Go Blind – Michigan Medicine – University of Michigan
Commentaries on Twitter
Two new studies on the causes and trends of blindness and vision impairment show the world is not meeting targets to reduce avoidable sight loss. Both studies are available online in @LancetGH.
Causes: https://t.co/j0y0poscj1
Trends: https://t.co/DPT8jKLyVx pic.twitter.com/aKxlvqvv2B— Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) (@IHME_UW) December 2, 2020
(thread – click for more)
https://twitter.com/DrJSteinmetz/status/1334272298141016069
Survey study: Sleep-related impairment among doctors linked to increased clinically significant medical errors
17 Dec, 2020 | 08:53h | UTCCommentaries: Lack of sleep tied to physician burnout, medical errors – MedicalXpress AND Poor Physician Sleep Associated with More Medical Errors – NEJM Journal Watch
Commentary on Twitter
Survey study: sleep-related impairment associated with higher burnout & lower professional fulfillment, as well as independent dose-response association with self-reported physician medical errors. @StanfordMed https://t.co/FPk4tYnDT1
— JAMA Network Open (@JAMANetworkOpen) December 9, 2020
COVID-19 is 10 times deadlier for people with Down syndrome, raising calls for early vaccination
17 Dec, 2020 | 08:51h | UTC
How a torrent of COVID science changed research publishing — in seven charts
17 Dec, 2020 | 08:48h | UTCHow a torrent of COVID science changed research publishing — in seven charts – Nature
2021: research and medical trends in a post-pandemic world
17 Dec, 2020 | 08:46h | UTC2021: research and medical trends in a post-pandemic world – Nature
Systematic review: Infection and mortality of healthcare workers worldwide from COVID-19
17 Dec, 2020 | 08:40h | UTC
Commentary on Twitter
https://twitter.com/DrSoumyadeepB/status/1335124725576552448
Study: Filtration efficiency of face masks used by the public during the COVID-19 pandemic are, in many cases, nearly equivalent to or better than their non-N95 respirator medical mask counterparts
17 Dec, 2020 | 08:43h | UTCEditorial: Filtration Efficiency of Face Masks Used by the Public During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Commentary on Twitter
Marked reassurance on the value of cloth masks.
A new @JAMAInternalMed assessment today https://t.co/bTrurKeG71 Attention to fit is key, such as aluminum nose bridge, ties, no beard, etc 😷😷 @Phillip_Clapp @UNC_SOM pic.twitter.com/ZCMTT2OWXc— Eric Topol (@EricTopol) December 11, 2020
Individual and community-level risk predictor for COVID-19 mortality in the US, with risk calculator
16 Dec, 2020 | 09:42h | UTCIndividual and community-level risk for COVID-19 mortality in the United States – Nature Medicine
Calculator: Covid-19 risk
Commentary on Twitter
New @NatureMedicine
What is your individualized risk of dying from covid19?https://t.co/Bg61t3raVNhttps://t.co/tQGH0ilsmR (1.1X for me) pic.twitter.com/9pkwyCUAVw— Eric Topol (@EricTopol) December 11, 2020
Video (5min): Ivermectin for COVID-19 | A Doctor Explains
16 Dec, 2020 | 09:43h | UTCIvermectin For COVID-19 | A Doctor Explains – ZDoggMD
Nature’s 10: ten people who helped shape science in 2020
16 Dec, 2020 | 09:52h | UTCNature’s 10: ten people who helped shape science in 2020 – Nature
Longer time spent at home during COVID-19 pandemic is associated with binge drinking among US adults
16 Dec, 2020 | 09:36h | UTCCommentaries: New study shows every week of lockdown increases binge drinking – MedicalXpress AND Study finds more binge drinking during stay-at-home lockdowns – MedicalXpress
Increase in overdose-related cardiac arrests observed by emergency medical services during the US COVID-19 epidemic
16 Dec, 2020 | 09:39h | UTCCommentaries: Steady Increase Seen in Cardiac Arrest−Related Overdoses During COVID-19 Pandemic – AJMC AND Sharp rise in overdose deaths during Covid-19 pandemic – MedicalResearch AND Cardiac Arrests Tied to Overdoses Have Surged During the Pandemic – U.S News
Commentary on Twitter
The overdose crisis meets the #COVID19 pandemic: Using data from a large cohort of EMS agencies, @JosephRFriedman @LeoBeletsky and David Schriger observe a nearly 50% increase in EMS-observed cardiac arrests in 2020 as compared to prior years https://t.co/wnsmYfOf7r
— JAMA Psychiatry (@JAMAPsych) December 4, 2020
Study shows rise in childhood depression symptoms during the COVID-19 lockdown
16 Dec, 2020 | 09:41h | UTCCommentaries: Steep rise in depressive symptoms among 7-12 year olds during UK-wide lockdown – British Medical Journal AND Children’s Depression Symptoms Up During U.K. Lockdown – Physician’s Weekly AND Expert reaction to longitudinal study of depression symptoms in children during the COVID-19 lockdown – Science Media Centre
Perspective: How Science Beat the Virus – And what it lost in the process
15 Dec, 2020 | 01:40h | UTCHow Science Beat the Virus – The Atlantic
Commentary from the author on Twitter (thread – click for more)
🚨I wrote the Atlantic’s next cover story on the COVIDization of science. No other disease has been scrutinized so intensely, by so much combined intellect, in so brief a time. This piece is about both the victories achieved & the weaknesses exposed. 1/ https://t.co/RbL9mVHhEv
— Ed Yong is not here (@edyong209) December 14, 2020
The coronavirus at 1: A year into the pandemic, what scientists know about how it spreads, infects, and sickens
15 Dec, 2020 | 01:42h | UTC
News Release: The Sputnik V vaccine’s efficacy is confirmed at 91.4% based on data analysis of the final control point of clinical trials
15 Dec, 2020 | 01:36h | UTC
[Preprint] RECOVERY trial: Azithromycin does not improve outcomes in hospitalized patients with COVID-19
15 Dec, 2020 | 01:44h | UTCNews release: RECOVERY trial finds no benefit from azithromycin in patients hospitalised with COVID-19
Commentary on Twitter
New RECOVERY result. In patients hospitalised with COVID-19, azithromycin did not provide any clinical benefit. 28 day mortality (19% vs 19%) (rate ratio 1·00; 95% confidence interval [CI] 0·90-1·12; p=0·99). No effect on secondary outcomes either.https://t.co/PTklz40WKr pic.twitter.com/NCzvRIND0S
— Peter Horby @peterhorby.bsky.social (@PeterHorby) December 14, 2020
Arab nations first to approve Chinese COVID vaccine — despite lack of public data
15 Dec, 2020 | 01:38h | UTCArab nations first to approve Chinese COVID vaccine — despite lack of public data – Nature
A meta-analysis on the role of children in SARS-CoV-2 in household transmission clusters
15 Dec, 2020 | 01:34h | UTCCommentary: Kids likely not driving household COVID-19 outbreaks – CIDRAP
Study: Children and adults equally susceptible to in-home COVID-19 spread, but children generally had less frequent and severe symptoms
15 Dec, 2020 | 01:36h | UTCCommentaries: Study: Kids, adults equally susceptible to in-home COVID-19 spread – CIDRAP AND COVID-19 in Children: Looking Forward, Not Back
WHO, UNICEF Report: Almost 2 billion people depend on health care facilities without basic water services
15 Dec, 2020 | 01:33h | UTC
Call for action: Managing the infodemic – A global movement to promote access to health information and mitigate harm from health misinformation among online and offline communities
13 Dec, 2020 | 23:34h | UTCCall for Action: Managing the Infodemic – World Health Organization
See also: Infodemic Management – World Health Organization AND Tips for professional reporting on COVID-19 vaccines – World Health Organization