Global & Public Health (all articles)
Face coverings for Covid-19: From medical intervention to social practice
21 Aug, 2020 | 02:40h | UTCFace coverings for covid-19: from medical intervention to social practice – The BMJ
Commentary: Shifting public health messaging about face coverings could improve uptake – The BMJ
Video: Coronavirus update with CDC Director, Robert R. Redfield, MD
21 Aug, 2020 | 02:35h | UTCCoronavirus Update With CDC Director, Robert R. Redfield, MD – JAMA
Coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 spreads more indoors at low humidity
21 Aug, 2020 | 02:34h | UTCOriginal Study: An Overview on the Role of Relative Humidity in Airborne Transmission of SARS-CoV-2 in Indoor Environments – Aerosol and Air Quality Research
Systematic review: Automated and partly automated contact tracing to control COVID-19
21 Aug, 2020 | 02:32h | UTCCommentary: Contact tracing apps unlikely to contain COVID-19 spread – University College London
NEW IDSA Guidelines on serologic testing for the diagnosis of COVID-19
20 Aug, 2020 | 09:43h | UTCInfectious Diseases Society of America Guidelines on the Diagnosis of COVID-19: Serologic Testing
Commentary on Twitter
NEW IDSA Guidelines on Serologic Testing for the Diagnosis of COVID-19. These evidence-based rapid guidelines, updated in real-time, address clinical questions related to use of SARS-CoV-2 serologic tests in a variety of settings.
📄: https://t.co/GsX3A1SmV0 #COVID19Guidelines pic.twitter.com/LC0gT08k1j
— IDSA (@IDSAInfo) August 19, 2020
Video: Coronavirus Update With Ezekiel J. Emanuel, MD, PhD
20 Aug, 2020 | 09:41h | UTCCoronavirus Update With Ezekiel J. Emanuel, MD, PhD – JAMA
Evaluation for SARS-CoV-2 in breast milk from 18 infected women
20 Aug, 2020 | 09:42h | UTCEvaluation for SARS-CoV-2 in Breast Milk From 18 Infected Women – JAMA
Long-haulers are redefining COVID-19
20 Aug, 2020 | 09:38h | UTCLong-Haulers Are Redefining COVID-19 – The Atlantic
Related: We know too little about Covid-19 ‘long-haulers.’ We need a comprehensive study – The Guardian
Editorial: Progress report on the coronavirus pandemic
20 Aug, 2020 | 09:32h | UTCProgress report on the coronavirus pandemic – Nature
Rethinking wastewater risks and monitoring in light of the COVID-19 pandemic
20 Aug, 2020 | 09:29h | UTCRethinking wastewater risks and monitoring in light of the COVID-19 pandemic – Nature Sustainability
Commentary on Twitter
There's been lots of interest in monitoring wastewater for covid19. But there are also unknowns and risks, from toilet flushing aerosols to transmission via water
an outstanding review @naturesustainab https://t.co/cG5BTs09eB pic.twitter.com/j2zmj6am2W— Eric Topol (@EricTopol) August 19, 2020
Why we must continue wearing masks AND social distancing
20 Aug, 2020 | 09:20h | UTC
Coronavirus is in the air. Here’s how to get it out
20 Aug, 2020 | 09:33h | UTCCoronavirus is in the air. Here’s how to get it out – Vox
Nine COVID-19 myths that just won’t go away
20 Aug, 2020 | 09:19h | UTCNine COVID-19 Myths That Just Won’t Go Away – Scientific American
COVID-19 planning considerations: Guidance for school re-entry
20 Aug, 2020 | 09:23h | UTCCOVID-19 Planning Considerations: Guidance for School Re-entry – American Academy of Pediatrics
News Release: AAP Updates, Expands Guidance for School Re-Opening
Perspective: How schools can reopen safely during the pandemic
19 Aug, 2020 | 09:41h | UTCHow schools can reopen safely during the pandemic – Nature
Digital contact tracing technologies in epidemics: a rapid review
19 Aug, 2020 | 09:36h | UTCDigital contact tracing technologies in epidemics: a rapid review – Cochrane Library
Commentary: Featured Review: Digital contact tracing technologies in epidemics: a rapid review – Cochrane Library
Study: 75% of Patients with dementia using psychotropic and opioid medications not made for the disease
19 Aug, 2020 | 09:27h | UTCPrevalence of Psychotropic and Opioid Prescription Fills Among Community-Dwelling Older Adults With Dementia in the US – JAMA (free for a limited period)
Commentaries: These Drugs Carry Risks and May Not Help, But Many Dementia Patients Get Them Anyway – Michigan Medicine AND 3 in 4 Elders with Dementia Fill Prescriptions for Psychotropics or Opioids – NEJM Journal Watch
Commentary from the author (Thread – click for more)
https://twitter.com/dtmaust/status/1295759727754977281
SARS-CoV-2 transmission in a community setting before and after the use of face shields
18 Aug, 2020 | 07:51h | UTC
“This is exactly what we’ve been warning about”: Why some school reopenings have backfired
18 Aug, 2020 | 07:48h | UTC“This is exactly what we’ve been warning about”: Why some school reopenings have backfired – Vox
Perspective: What if ‘herd immunity’ is closer than scientists thought?
18 Aug, 2020 | 07:45h | UTCWhat if ‘Herd Immunity’ Is Closer Than Scientists Thought? – The New York Times
Seven months later, what we know about Covid-19 — and the pressing questions that remain
18 Aug, 2020 | 07:53h | UTCSeven months later, what we know about Covid-19 — and the pressing questions that remain – STAT
Opinion: Covid-19 is creating a wave of heart disease
18 Aug, 2020 | 07:43h | UTCCovid-19 Is Creating a Wave of Heart Disease – The New York Times
Related: Covid-19 Can Cause Heart Damage—Even If You Are Asymptomatic – Forbes
[Preprint] The impact of non-pharmaceutical interventions on SARS-CoV-2 transmission across 130 countries and territories
18 Aug, 2020 | 07:38h | UTC
Association of frailty with mortality in older inpatients with Covid-19
18 Aug, 2020 | 07:33h | UTC
Scientists find the likely order of COVID-19 symptoms
16 Aug, 2020 | 22:32h | UTCUSC scientists find the likely order of COVID-19 symptoms – University of Southern California
Original Study: Modeling the Onset of Symptoms of COVID-19 – Frontiers in Public Health
Commentary on Twitter
Medical scientists in California identify the order in which #COVID19's symptoms occur: fever, cough, muscle pain, & then nausea, and/or vomiting & diarrhea. Knowing the order may help patients seek care promptly or decide sooner to self-isolate https://t.co/7FoCNLUlbR pic.twitter.com/QVNI1VcN3f
— delthia ricks 🔬 (@DelthiaRicks) August 16, 2020