Global & Public Health (all articles)
Humoral immune response to SARS-CoV-2 in Iceland
29 Oct, 2020 | 09:18h | UTCHumoral Immune Response to SARS-CoV-2 in Iceland – New England Journal of Medicine
Editorial: The Power of Antibody-Based Surveillance – New England Journal of Medicine
Video: Coronavirus update with Anthony Fauci – October 28, 2020
29 Oct, 2020 | 09:11h | UTCCoronavirus Update With Anthony Fauci – October 28, 2020 – JAMA
What defines an efficacious COVID-19 vaccine? A review of the challenges assessing the clinical efficacy of vaccines against SARS-CoV-2
29 Oct, 2020 | 09:09h | UTC
Commentary on Twitter
NEW—What defines an efficacious #COVID19 vaccine? Experts @JennerInstitute@OxfordVacGroup @OxPrimaryCare & @OxfordBRC outline key challenges for assessing clinical efficacy of vaccines against SARS-CoV-2 @TheLancetInfDis https://t.co/QsLnLdUiYE pic.twitter.com/skpb0rfSdF
— The Lancet (@TheLancet) October 28, 2020
Clinical Decisions: Elective surgery during the Covid-19 pandemic
29 Oct, 2020 | 09:14h | UTCElective Surgery during the Covid-19 Pandemic – New England Journal of Medicine
WHO warns giving up on efforts to control Covid-19 would be ‘dangerous’
28 Oct, 2020 | 09:09h | UTCWHO warns giving up on efforts to control Covid-19 would be ‘dangerous’ – STAT
[Preprint] Cognitive deficits in people who have recovered from COVID-19 relative to controls: An N=84,285 online study
28 Oct, 2020 | 09:14h | UTCCommentaries: Recovered COVID-19 patients exhibit cognitive deficits – News Medical AND Expert reaction to preprint suggesting patients who recovered from COVID-19 could suffer serious cognitive decline – Science Media Centre
CDC Report on health care personnel hospitalized with COVID-19
28 Oct, 2020 | 09:17h | UTCCommentary: Nurses Make Up Most Hospitalized Coronavirus Health Care Workers, CDC Finds – U.S. News
Commentary on Twitter (thread – click for more)
BREAKING—huge CDC report on hospitalized healthcare workers w/ #COVID19, which comprise 1 in 16.7 (6%) of all hospitalized cases!
📌10% hospitalized had zero risk factor! (Median age only 49, so not old at all)
📌Whopping 36% hospitalized were nurses! 🧵https://t.co/IFRQSgWD8T pic.twitter.com/RtMeaX0lIN
— Eric Feigl-Ding (@DrEricDing) October 26, 2020
Outpatient management of COVID-19: Rapid evidence review
28 Oct, 2020 | 09:11h | UTCOutpatient Management of COVID-19: Rapid Evidence Review – American Family Physician
Perspective: Understanding COVID-19 vaccine efficacy
28 Oct, 2020 | 09:04h | UTCUnderstanding COVID-19 vaccine efficacy – Science
Commentary on Twitter
Having reliable evidence on direct & indirect protection #COVID19 candidate vaccines provide can help plan how to use approved vaccines in a coordinated way, write @mlipsitch & @nataliexdean in this #SciMagPerspective. https://t.co/AjAvrsGLb8 pic.twitter.com/CuKQ94NPE8
— Science Magazine (@ScienceMagazine) October 26, 2020
Study: Effectiveness of face masks in preventing airborne transmission of SARS-CoV-2
28 Oct, 2020 | 09:08h | UTCEffectiveness of Face Masks in Preventing Airborne Transmission of SARS-CoV-2 – mSphere
Commentary on Twitter
Study using actual #SARSCoV2, showing masks both prevent transmission and also protect uninfected people from inhaling the virus.
Both cotton and surgical masks blocked 50% of transmission, and even a cotton mask was able to reduce uptake by 20-40%.https://t.co/w3eLiVZ4CS pic.twitter.com/MlrgBL15Zl
— Dr Zoë Hyde (@DrZoeHyde) October 27, 2020
Latin America’s embrace of an unproven COVID treatment is hindering drug trials
28 Oct, 2020 | 09:01h | UTCLatin America’s embrace of an unproven COVID treatment is hindering drug trials – Nature
Preventing the spread of SARS-CoV-2 with masks and other “low-tech” interventions
27 Oct, 2020 | 09:51h | UTCPreventing the Spread of SARS-CoV-2 With Masks and Other “Low-tech” Interventions – JAMA
Commentary on Twitter
The essentiality of 😷😷 and low-tech tools even when vaccination programs are getting implemented. And call for universal masking now. https://t.co/Egyh0vjn5S by @NIAIDNews Andrea Lerner, Tony Fauci @JAMA_current pic.twitter.com/E1QeUW2bpE
— Eric Topol (@EricTopol) October 26, 2020
COVID-19 – Lessons learned and questions remaining
27 Oct, 2020 | 09:46h | UTCCOVID-19 – Lessons Learned and Questions Remaining – Clinical Infectious Diseases
Commentary on Twitter
🔥Excellent article🔥
COVID-19 – Lessons Learned and Questions Remaining@CarlosdelRio7 @davidantibiotic https://t.co/c0VG4yyJXO pic.twitter.com/7Bxn1mVttT— Antibiotic Steward Bassam Ghanem 🅱️C🆔🅿️🌟 (@ABsteward) October 26, 2020
CDC Guideline – Wastewater Surveillance System: A new public health tool to understand COVID-19 spread in a community
27 Oct, 2020 | 09:47h | UTCIntroduction: National Wastewater Surveillance System – Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Developing a Wastewater Surveillance Sampling Strategy
- Wastewater Surveillance Data Reporting & Analytics
- Public Health Interpretation and Use of Wastewater Surveillance Data
- Wastewater Surveillance Testing Methods
- Targeted Wastewater Surveillance at Facilities, Institutions, and Workplaces
Perspective: It’s time to talk about Covid-19 and surfaces again
27 Oct, 2020 | 09:39h | UTCIt’s Time to Talk About Covid-19 and Surfaces Again – Wired
Commentary on Twitter
It’s Time to Talk About Covid-19 and Surfaces Again:
In the early days, we furiously scrubbed, afraid we could get sick from the virus lingering on objects and surfaces. What do we know now? https://t.co/vRdVVz6KMK via @GregoryJBarber— Ash Paul (@pash22) October 24, 2020
Covid-19: Six feet is not enough and 15 minutes is too long
27 Oct, 2020 | 09:38h | UTCSix Feet Is Not Enough and 15 Minutes Is Too Long – Medium
Review: Prospects for a safe COVID-19 vaccine
27 Oct, 2020 | 09:41h | UTCProspects for a safe COVID-19 vaccine – Science Translational Medicine
Universal mask use could save 130,000 U.S. lives by the end of February, new study estimates
25 Oct, 2020 | 23:51h | UTCUniversal mask use could save 130,000 U.S. lives by the end of February, new study estimates – STAT
Original Study: Modeling COVID-19 scenarios for the United States – Nature Medicine
Commentary on Twitter
Universal mask use could save up to 130k lives from September 22, 2020 through the end of February 2021 in the United States and avoid the need for more strict measures to contain the spread of #COVID19. Read now: https://t.co/TKhSusVnZl @IHME_UW @SimonHayHealer pic.twitter.com/XVS4PgInhT
— Nature Medicine (@NatureMedicine) October 23, 2020
Fauci says it might be time to mandate masks as Covid-19 surges across US
25 Oct, 2020 | 23:50h | UTCFauci says it might be time to mandate masks as Covid-19 surges across US – CNN
[Preprint] Randomized trial: Nitazoxanide does not improve symptoms in mild Covid-19 disease
25 Oct, 2020 | 23:46h | UTCEarly use of nitazoxanide in mild Covid-19 disease: randomized, placebo-controlled trial – medRxiv
Clinical Update: Virology, transmission, and pathogenesis of SARS-CoV-2
25 Oct, 2020 | 23:48h | UTCVirology, transmission, and pathogenesis of SARS-CoV-2 – The BMJ
Commentary on Twitter
https://twitter.com/bmj_latest/status/1320425173976256513
SARS-CoV-2 seroprevalence worldwide: a systematic review and meta-analysis
25 Oct, 2020 | 23:44h | UTC
Steroids boost survival of preterm babies in low-resource settings, new study finds
25 Oct, 2020 | 23:38h | UTCOriginal Study: Antenatal Dexamethasone for Early Preterm Birth in Low-Resource Countries – New England Journal of Medicine
Commentary on Twitter (thread – click for more)
🆕 clinical trial shows that dexamethasone can boost survival of premature babies when given to pregnant women at risk of preterm birth in low-resource settings
👉 https://t.co/qKvDKMkrkd pic.twitter.com/hjmf01J4B1
— World Health Organization (WHO) (@WHO) October 23, 2020
Perspective: Why COVID outbreaks look set to worsen this winter
25 Oct, 2020 | 23:41h | UTCWhy COVID outbreaks look set to worsen this winter – Nature
Related: WHO warns of tough months ahead as COVID tops 42 million – CIDRAP
Narrative systematic review: Benefits of medication charts provided at transitions of care
25 Oct, 2020 | 23:29h | UTC