Global & Public Health (all articles)
Challenges of “Return to Work” in an Ongoing Pandemic
19 Jun, 2020 | 09:44h | UTCChallenges of “Return to Work” in an Ongoing Pandemic – New England Journal of Medicine
Study: Face Mask Policies May Have Averted as Many as 230,000–450,000 Covid-19 Cases in the US
18 Jun, 2020 | 09:10h | UTCCommentary: Face mask requirements may have prevented 450,000 coronavirus cases – BGR
Related Commentary on Twitter
New study in @Health_Affairs: data suggest that the 15 states and DC that mandated mask-wearing in public between 4/8 and 5/15 averted as many as 230,000–450,000 #covid19 cases.
Wear your mask. Keep your distance. It's not politics; it's science. https://t.co/JUQNJg5DqH
— Zeke Emanuel (@ZekeEmanuel) June 17, 2020
Podcast: A Look at SARS-CoV-2 Transmission
18 Jun, 2020 | 09:05h | UTCAudio Interview: A Look at SARS-CoV-2 Transmission – New England Journal of Medicine
Study: Household Secondary Attack Rate of COVID-19 and Associated Determinants
18 Jun, 2020 | 09:04h | UTCInvited Commentary: Household studies provide key insights on the transmission of, and susceptibility to, SARS-CoV-2 – The Lancet Infectious Diseases
ACP Update Alert: Should Clinicians Use Chloroquine or Hydroxychloroquine Alone or in Combination with Azithromycin for the Prophylaxis or Treatment of COVID-19?
18 Jun, 2020 | 08:59h | UTC
WHO To Include Dexamethasone in Updated COVID-19 Care Guidelines; Drops Hydroxychloroquine from Massive Solidarity Trial
18 Jun, 2020 | 09:02h | UTCSee also: WHO drops hydroxychloroquine from Covid-19 clinical trial – STAT AND WHO halts malaria drug study, eyes steroid for COVID-19 – CIDRAP AND Steroid should be kept for serious coronavirus cases, WHO says – Reuters
CDC Report: Characteristics Associated with Hospitalization Among Patients with COVID-19
18 Jun, 2020 | 08:57h | UTCCommentary: Black Patients With COVID-19 in Atlanta More Likely to Be Hospitalized: CDC – Reuters
No Symptoms in 37% of COVID-19 Nursing Home Patients, Research Finds
18 Jun, 2020 | 08:56h | UTCNo symptoms in 37% of COVID-19 nursing home patients, research finds – CIDRAP
Podcast: Social Determinants of Health
18 Jun, 2020 | 08:47h | UTC#220 Social Determinants of Health with Karen DeSalvo MD – The Curbsiders Internal Medicine Podcast
Effectiveness of Isolation, Testing, Contact Tracing, and Physical Distancing on Reducing Transmission of SARS-CoV-2 in Different Settings
17 Jun, 2020 | 02:47h | UTC
How Deadly is the Coronavirus? Scientists are Close to an Answer
17 Jun, 2020 | 02:44h | UTCHow deadly is the coronavirus? Scientists are close to an answer – Nature
Age-dependent Effects in the Transmission and Control of COVID-19 Epidemics
17 Jun, 2020 | 02:43h | UTCAge-dependent effects in the transmission and control of COVID-19 epidemics – Nature Medicine
Commentary: People under 20 half as likely to catch Covid-19, study finds – CNN AND Expert reaction to new paper looking at age and COVID-19 susceptibility and severity – Science Media Centre
Temperature, Humidity, and Latitude Analysis to Estimate Potential Spread and Seasonality of COVID-19
17 Jun, 2020 | 02:35h | UTCCommentaries: Hotter Temperatures, Higher Humidity May Reduce Covid-19 Spread – Physician’s Weekly AND Temperature, Humidity, Latitude, and Seasonality of COVID-19 – American College of Cardiology
Systematic Review: Maternal and Neonatal Outcomes Associated With COVID-19 Infection
17 Jun, 2020 | 02:32h | UTCMaternal and Neonatal Outcomes Associated With COVID-19 Infection: A Systematic Review – PLOS One
Systematic Review: Maternal Transmission of SARS‐COV‐2 to the Neonate
17 Jun, 2020 | 02:34h | UTC
The Science Behind the Search for a Covid-19 Vaccine
17 Jun, 2020 | 02:37h | UTCThe Science Behind the Search for a Covid-19 Vaccine – University of Melbourne
Debate on Covid-19 Forecasting: Ioannidis vs. Taleb
17 Jun, 2020 | 02:31h | UTCIntroduction: Ioannidis vs. Taleb on Covid-19
John P.A. Ioannidis: Forecasting for COVID-19 has failed
Nassim Nicholas Taleb: On single point forecasts for fat tailed variables
Research: Vaccination as a Social Contract
17 Jun, 2020 | 02:25h | UTCVaccination as a social contract – Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
How to Avoid the Virus as the World Reopens
16 Jun, 2020 | 08:24h | UTCHow to avoid the virus as the world reopens – Financial Times
CDC Report: Hospitalizations for Covid-19 Six Times Higher and Deaths 12 times Higher Among Those with Underlying Conditions
16 Jun, 2020 | 08:19h | UTCCommentary: COVID-19 patients with underlying health conditions are 12 times more likely to die: CDC – The Hill
Video: Coronavirus Q&A: Clinical Update with Carlos del Rio, MD
16 Jun, 2020 | 08:21h | UTCCoronavirus Q&A: Clinical Update with Carlos del Rio, MD
COVID-19 Update: FDA Revokes Emergency Use Authorization for Chloroquine and Hydroxychloroquine
16 Jun, 2020 | 08:10h | UTCCommentaries: FDA Withdraws Emergency Use Authorization For Hydroxychloroquine – NPR AND FDA revokes authorization of drug Trump touted – CNN
Global, Regional, and National Estimates of the Population at Increased Risk of Severe COVID-19
16 Jun, 2020 | 08:17h | UTCCommentaries: COVID-19: rethinking risk – The Lancet Global Health AND Study Finds 1 in 5 People Worldwide at Risk of Severe Covid-19 – The New York Times
Related Commentary on Twitter
NEW–Estimates suggest 1 in 5 people worldwide (1.7 billion, 22% of the world's population) have an underlying health condition that could increase their risk of severe #COVID19 if infected: finding from a modelling study with data from 188 countries https://t.co/AbUyzk7821 pic.twitter.com/0F8B9c0bVl
— The Lancet Global Health (@LancetGH) June 15, 2020
Coronavirus: Wastewater Can Tell Us Where the Next Outbreak Will Be
16 Jun, 2020 | 08:04h | UTCCoronavirus: wastewater can tell us where the next outbreak will be – The Conversation
Related: Wastewater testing gains traction as a Covid-19 early warning system – STAT AND SARS-CoV-2 RNA in wastewater anticipated COVID-19 occurrence in a low prevalence area – Water Research AND New Research Examines Wastewater to Detect Community Spread of Covid-19
Natural History of Asymptomatic SARS-CoV-2 Infection
16 Jun, 2020 | 08:06h | UTCNatural History of Asymptomatic SARS-CoV-2 Infection – New England Journal of Medicine
Related: Prevalence of Asymptomatic SARS-CoV-2 Infection: A Narrative Review – Annals of Internal Medicine AND Asymptomatic coronavirus spread is real – Vox