Global & Public Health (all articles)
In a New Hospital Ranking, Doing Good Counts Nearly as Much as Doing Well
8 Jul, 2020 | 00:58h | UTCIn a new hospital ranking, doing good counts nearly as much as doing well – STAT
Lown Institute Hospital Index: Hospitals Serve Individuals AND Communities
See also: Introducing the Best Hospitals for America – Washington Monthly
Related Commentary on Twitter
Why won't you find elite hospitals like the Mayo Clinic or Mass General at the top of the #LownHospitalsIndex?
Because many hospitals achieving the best patient outcomes aren't doing as much as they could to promote health equity and avoid overuse. https://t.co/MRSGkfya5I
— Lown Institute (@lowninstitute) July 7, 2020
Reset Sustainable Development Goals for a Pandemic World
8 Jul, 2020 | 00:59h | UTCReset Sustainable Development Goals for a pandemic world – Nature
New USPSTF Draft Statement Now Recommends Lung Cancer Screening Beginning at Age 50 Among People at High Risk
8 Jul, 2020 | 00:56h | UTCDraft Recommendation Statement: Lung Cancer Screening – U.S Preventive Services Task Force
Commentaries: Proposed changes to lung cancer screening guidance could increase scans among Black patients, women – STAT
WHO: Access to HIV Medicines Severely Impacted by COVID-19 as AIDS Response Stalls
7 Jul, 2020 | 09:01h | UTCCommentary: Pandemic tops 11.5 million cases, imperils HIV care – CIDRAP
It is Time to Address Airborne Transmission of COVID-19
7 Jul, 2020 | 09:04h | UTCIt is Time to Address Airborne Transmission of COVID-19 – Clinical Infectious Diseases
Commentaries: Global experts: Ignoring airborne COVID spread risky – CIDRAP AND Coronavirus can float in air and WHO and CDC should tell people that, experts say – CNN AND Expert reaction to commentary about potential airborne transmission of the SARS-CoV-2 virus – Science Media Centre
Data Show Panic and Disorganization Dominate the Study of Covid-19 Drugs
7 Jul, 2020 | 09:02h | UTCData show panic and disorganization dominate the study of Covid-19 drugs – STAT
Related: Waste in covid-19 research – The BMJ AND Too much information, too little evidence: is waste in research fuelling the covid-19 infodemic? – The BMJ AND Urgent call for greater multilateralism and coordination of covid-19 trials – The BMJ
The Development of COVID-19 Vaccines: Safeguards Needed
7 Jul, 2020 | 08:58h | UTCThe Development of COVID-19 Vaccines: Safeguards Needed – JAMA
Developing a SARS-CoV-2 Vaccine at Warp Speed
7 Jul, 2020 | 08:59h | UTCDeveloping a SARS-CoV-2 Vaccine at Warp Speed – JAMA
Related Video: Coronavirus Vaccine Development – JAMA
Prevalence of SARS-CoV-2 in Spain: A Nationwide, Population-based Seroepidemiological Study
7 Jul, 2020 | 08:56h | UTCCommentaries: SARS-CoV-2 seroprevalence in COVID-19 hotspots – The Lancet AND Spain’s coronavirus antibodies study adds evidence against herd immunity – CNN
Study Addresses Clinical Validity and Utility of Serum Antibodies to SARS-CoV-2
7 Jul, 2020 | 08:55h | UTC
Study: Palliative Care in Terminal Non-cancer Illnesses Linked to Reduction in the Rate of Emergency Department Visits, Hospital Admissions, and Intensive Care Unit Admissions
7 Jul, 2020 | 08:45h | UTC
Study Publications Must Be Up-To-Date in Covid Time (Regarding the Latest Observational Hydroxychloroquine Study)
6 Jul, 2020 | 09:00h | UTCStudy Publications Must Be Up-To-Date in Covid Time – Absolutely Maybe Blog, by Hilda Bastian
Opinion – One U.K. Trial is Transforming COVID-19 Treatment. Why Haven’t Others Delivered More Results?
6 Jul, 2020 | 08:58h | UTCStudy 1 – lopinavir-ritonavir: No clinical benefit from use of lopinavir-ritonavir in hospitalised COVID-19 patients studied in RECOVERY
Study 2 – dexamethasone: Low-cost dexamethasone reduces death by up to one third in hospitalised patients with severe respiratory complications of COVID-19 – Recovery Trial AND Effect of Dexamethasone in Hospitalized Patients with COVID-19: Preliminary Report – medRxiv
Study 3 – hydroxychloroquine: No clinical benefit from use of hydroxychloroquine in hospitalised patients with COVID-19
WHO Discontinues Hydroxychloroquine and Lopinavir/Ritonavir Treatment Arms for COVID-19
6 Jul, 2020 | 09:02h | UTCCommentary: WHO says trials show malaria and HIV drugs don’t cut Covid-19 hospital deaths – The Guardian
Related Commentary on Twitter
WHO accepted the recommendation from the Solidarity Trial’s International Steering Committee to discontinue the trial’s hydroxychloroquine and the lopinavir/ritonavir arms.
More https://t.co/dCxHqBIwtr#COVID19 #coronavirus
— World Health Organization (WHO) (@WHO) July 4, 2020
How to Safely Reopen Colleges and Universities During COVID-19: Experiences from Taiwan
6 Jul, 2020 | 08:48h | UTCEditorial: Reopening Colleges and Universities During the COVID-19 Pandemic
239 Experts With 1 Big Claim: The Coronavirus Is Airborne
6 Jul, 2020 | 08:57h | UTC239 Experts With 1 Big Claim: The Coronavirus Is Airborne – The New York Times
“… in an open letter to the W.H.O., 239 scientists in 32 countries have outlined the evidence showing that smaller particles can infect people, and are calling for the agency to revise its recommendations. The researchers plan to publish their letter in a scientific journal next week.”
Six Months of Coronavirus: The Mysteries Scientists are Still Racing to Solve
6 Jul, 2020 | 08:41h | UTCSix months of coronavirus: the mysteries scientists are still racing to solve – Nature
COVID-19: This Model Shows Why Masks and Social Distancing are so Important
6 Jul, 2020 | 08:50h | UTCCOVID-19: This model shows why masks and social distancing are so important – World Economic Forum
Related: Widespread Use Of Face Masks Could Save Tens Of Thousands Of Lives, Models Project – NPR
Six Months of Pandemic Photography
6 Jul, 2020 | 08:45h | UTCSix months of pandemic photography – Science
Six Months of Coronavirus: The Mysteries Scientists are Still Racing to Solve
6 Jul, 2020 | 09:09h | UTCSix months of coronavirus: the mysteries scientists are still racing to solve – Nature
A Guide to R — The Pandemic’s Misunderstood Metric
6 Jul, 2020 | 08:39h | UTCA guide to R — the pandemic’s misunderstood metric – Nature
Related: COVID-19: what is the R number? – World Economic Forum AND Covid-19: What is the R number? – The BMJ AND “When will it be over?”: An introduction to viral reproduction numbers, R0 and Re – CEBM Oxford AND Coronavirus: is the R number still useful? – The Conversation
Comparing SARS-CoV-2 with SARS-CoV and Influenza Pandemics
6 Jul, 2020 | 08:34h | UTCComparing SARS-CoV-2 with SARS-CoV and influenza pandemics – The Lancet Infectious Diseases
Position Statement: Promoting and Supporting Children’s Health and Healthcare During COVID-19
6 Jul, 2020 | 08:33h | UTC
Four Decades of HIV/AIDS — Much Accomplished, Much to Do
6 Jul, 2020 | 08:28h | UTCFour Decades of HIV/AIDS — Much Accomplished, Much to Do – New England Journal of Medicine
Video: Coronavirus Update with Anthony Fauci
3 Jul, 2020 | 08:48h | UTCCoronavirus Update With Anthony Fauci – JAMA