Global & Public Health (all articles)
Updated WHO Guidance: Considerations for Public Health and Social Measures in the Workplace in the Context of COVID-19
12 May, 2020 | 03:34h | UTC
Related Commentary on Twitter
https://twitter.com/WHO/status/1259874331523518464
Study: Smartphone-based App for Tracking Self-reported Symptoms to Predict Potential COVID-19
12 May, 2020 | 03:25h | UTCReal-time tracking of self-reported symptoms to predict potential COVID-19 – Nature Medicine
Commentaries: New AI diagnostic can predict COVID-19 without testing – King’s College London AND Expert reaction to study looking at possibility of using real-time tracking of self-reported symptoms to predict potential COVID-19 without testing – Science Media Centre AND Coronavirus: research reveals way to predict infection – without a test – The Conversation AND Loss of smell and taste may actually be one of the clearest signs of COVID-19 – Science News
COVID-19 and Postinfection Immunity: Limited Evidence, Many Remaining Questions
12 May, 2020 | 03:21h | UTCCOVID-19 and Postinfection Immunity: Limited Evidence, Many Remaining Questions – JAMA
Related: What policy makers need to know about COVID-19 protective immunity – The Lancet (commentaries on the subject)
COVID-19 and Racial/Ethnic Disparities
12 May, 2020 | 03:19h | UTCCOVID-19 and Racial/Ethnic Disparities – JAMA
Editorial: COVID-19 and Health Equity—A New Kind of “Herd Immunity” – JAMA
Related: Questions of Bias in Covid-19 Treatment Add to the Mourning for Black Families – The New York Times
Triple Therapy Antiviral Combination Seems Promising for COVID-19 in Open-label, Randomized, Phase 2 Trial
11 May, 2020 | 00:42h | UTCCommentaries: Interferon beta-1b for COVID-19 – The Lancet AND New triple antiviral drug combination shows early promise for treating COVID-19 in phase 2 randomized trial – The Lancet AND A Drug Cocktail Hastens Recovery in Some Coronavirus Patients – The New York Times AND Triple drug therapy helps coronavirus patients recover more quickly, study finds – CNN AND Triple antiviral drug shows early promise in COVID-19 trial – Reuters AND Expert reaction to a study about a phase 2 trial of a triple antiviral drug combination treatment for COVID-19 – Science Media Centre
Perspective: “Do Not Stay at Home: We Are Ready for You”
11 May, 2020 | 00:40h | UTCDo Not Stay at Home: We Are Ready for You – NEJM Catalyst
“We must never lose sight of all the other patients who need our care today. Patients with any symptom indicating an emergency or severe disease must NOT stay at home.”
Canadian Study Finds Temperature, Latitude Not Associated with COVID-19 Spread
11 May, 2020 | 00:30h | UTCNews Release: Canadian study finds temperature, latitude not associated with COVID-19 spread – Canadian Medical Association Journal
Study: Combustible vs. Electronic Cigarettes Alterations in Vascular Function
11 May, 2020 | 00:10h | UTCCommentary: Like Tobacco, Long-term E-Cigarettes Harm Vascular Function – TCTMD AND Vascular Damage Similar With E-cigarettes, Traditional Cigarettes – American College of Cardiology
Large Observational Study Finds Hydroxychloroquine Provides no Benefit in Hospitalized Patients with Covid-19
8 May, 2020 | 10:41h | UTCEditorial: The Urgency of Care during the Covid-19 Pandemic — Learning as We Go
Modeling Shield Immunity to Reduce COVID-19 Epidemic Spread
8 May, 2020 | 10:30h | UTCModeling shield immunity to reduce COVID-19 epidemic spread – Nature Medicine
Commentaries: Immunity of Recovered COVID-19 Patients Could Cut Risk of Expanding Economic Activity – Georgia Institute of Technology AND After Recovery From the Coronavirus, Most People Carry Antibodies – New York Times
RCEM Position Statement COVID-19: Resetting Emergency Department Care
8 May, 2020 | 10:32h | UTC
[Preprint] Risk Factors for COVID-19 Death in 17 Million Adult NHS Patients
8 May, 2020 | 10:28h | UTCPress release: Risk factors for COVID-19 death revealed in world’s largest analysis of patient records to date
[Preprint] Repeated Seroprevalence of Anti-SARS-CoV-2 IgG Antibodies in a Population-based Sample from Geneva, Switzerland
8 May, 2020 | 10:26h | UTC
Related Commentary on Twitter
https://twitter.com/AdamJKucharski/status/1258351580300095488
AGS Position Statement: Resource Allocation Strategies and Age‐Related Considerations in the COVID‐19 Era
7 May, 2020 | 09:24h | UTCNews Release: Position statement addresses difficult issue: allocating scare resources in COVID-19 era – American Geriatrics Society
“Age should never be used as a means for categorically excluding someone from what is ordinarily the standard of care, nor should age “cut-offs” be used in allocation strategies.”
Confronting the COVID-19 Surgery Crisis: Time for Transformational Change
7 May, 2020 | 09:11h | UTCCommentary: Transforming surgery in the aftermath of COVID-19 – Canadian Medical Association Journal
Privileges and Immunity Certification During the COVID-19 Pandemic
7 May, 2020 | 09:13h | UTCPrivileges and Immunity Certification During the COVID-19 Pandemic – JAMA
Related article: The Ethics of COVID-19 Immunity-Based Licenses (“Immunity Passports”) – JAMA
See also: Ethical and Legal Challenges of COVID-19 Immunity Certificates (articles and commentaries on the subject)
Effect of Non-pharmaceutical Interventions to Contain COVID-19 in China
7 May, 2020 | 09:09h | UTCEffect of non-pharmaceutical interventions to contain COVID-19 in China – Nature
Related: Impact of Non-pharmaceutical Interventions Against COVID-19 and Influenza in Hong Kong (study and commentaries)
Epidemiology of and Risk Factors for Coronavirus Infection in Health Care Workers
7 May, 2020 | 09:07h | UTC
Study: COVID-19 Detected in France in late December
7 May, 2020 | 09:05h | UTCStudy: COVID-19 detected in France in late December – CIDRAP
Original Article: SARS-COV-2 was already spreading in France in late December 2019 – International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents
Report: The Potential Impact of the COVID-19 Epidemic on HIV, TB and Malaria in Low- and Middle-Income Countries
7 May, 2020 | 09:03h | UTC
Reducing Risks from Coronavirus Transmission in the Home—The Role of Viral Load
7 May, 2020 | 09:01h | UTCReducing risks from coronavirus transmission in the home—the role of viral load – The BMJ
Commentaries: Can we do more to protect people at home when a family member has coronavirus? – University of Bristol AND Coronavirus: Exposure to higher ‘viral load’ when infected could make victims more severely ill – Yahoo News
Opinion – Can We Discuss Flatten-the-Curve in COVID19? My Eight Assertions
6 May, 2020 | 03:54h | UTCCan We Discuss Flatten-the-Curve in COVID19? My Eight Assertions – Dr. John M
Should Schools Reopen? Kids’ Role in Pandemic Still a Mystery
6 May, 2020 | 03:50h | UTCShould schools reopen? Kids’ role in pandemic still a mystery – Science
Related: Did Closing Schools Actually Help? – The New York Times AND New Studies Add to Evidence that Children May Transmit the Coronavirus – The New York Times AND When Should Schools Reopen? – Center for Global Development AND Systematic Review: School Closure During Coronavirus Outbreaks AND Children are not COVID-19 super spreaders: time to go back to school – Archives of Disease in Childhood
Opinion – Mutant Coronavirus Story Upsets Scientists About Preprint Journalism
6 May, 2020 | 03:51h | UTCMutant coronavirus story upsets scientists about preprint journalism – HealthNewsReview
Original Story: Scientists say a now-dominant strain of the coronavirus appears to be more contagious than original – Los Angeles Times
Original Preprint Study: Spike mutation pipeline reveals the emergence of a more transmissible form of SARS-CoV-2 – bioRxiv
Meta-Analysis: Psychological Effects of Emerging Virus Outbreaks on Healthcare Workers
6 May, 2020 | 03:47h | UTCEditorial: Covid-19: adverse mental health outcomes for healthcare workers