Global & Public Health (all articles)
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
Tests in Recovered Patients Found to be False Positives, Not Reinfections
6 May, 2020 | 03:48h | UTCTests in recovered patients found false positives, not reinfections, experts say – The Korea Herald
See also: Recovered patients who tested positive for COVID-19 likely not reinfected – Live Science AND South Korea says recovered coronavirus patients who tested positive again did not relapse: Tests picked up ‘dead virus fragments’ – Business Insider
Evidence Report: Transmission of SARS-CoV-2 While Presymptomatic or Asymptomatic
6 May, 2020 | 03:43h | UTCRelated: How much is covid-19 spreading via asymptomatic versus symptomatic infections? – The BMJ Opinion
COVID-19: Out-of-control Science and Bypassing Science-based Medicine
5 May, 2020 | 05:04h | UTCCOVID-19: Out-of-control science and bypassing science-based medicine – Science Based Medicine
Related: Covid-19 — A Reminder to Reason – New England Journal of Medicine AND Pandemic Science Out of Control – Issues in Science and Technology AND Science Has an Ugly, Complicated Dark Side. And the Coronavirus Is Bringing It Out – Mother Jones AND Against pandemic research exceptionalism – Science AND In Defense of Evidence-Based Medicine for the Treatment of COVID-19 ARDS – Annals of the American Thoracic Society
Ethical and Legal Challenges of COVID-19 Immunity Certificates
5 May, 2020 | 04:16h | UTCRelated: Covid-19 ‘immunity certificates’: practical and ethical conundrums – STAT AND The Dangerous History of Immunoprivilege – The New York Times AND “COVID-19 ‘Immunity Passports’ and Dystopian Segregation: A Few Concerns” – Bioethics.net
Characteristics of 100 Children with Covid-19
3 May, 2020 | 22:29h | UTCChildren with Covid-19 in Pediatric Emergency Departments in Italy – New England Journal of Medicine
Related Systematic Review: SARS-CoV-2 Infection in Children and Adolescents (study and commentaries)
Report: The Future of the COVID-19 Pandemic – Lessons Learned from Pandemic Influenza
3 May, 2020 | 22:36h | UTCNews Release: COVID-19: The CIDRAP Viewpoint
Public Health Measures and the Reproduction Number of SARS-CoV-2
3 May, 2020 | 22:23h | UTCPublic Health Measures and the Reproduction Number of SARS-CoV-2 – JAMA
Related Editorial: Public Health Interventions for COVID-19: Emerging Evidence and Implications for an Evolving Public Health Crisis – JAMA
Preprint Study Estimates at 10-11 Years That Each of Those Dying of Covid-19 Have Lost
3 May, 2020 | 22:21h | UTCCOVID-19 – exploring the implications of long-term condition type and extent of multimorbidity on years of life lost: a modelling study – Wellcome Open Research (via @EricTopol see Tweet – Thread)
Commentary: Coronavirus deaths ‘result in more than 10 years of life lost per person’ – Express & Star
Offline: A Global Health Crisis? No, Something far Worse
3 May, 2020 | 21:58h | UTCOffline: A global health crisis? No, something far worse – The Lancet
Drive-Through Testing for SARS-CoV-2
3 May, 2020 | 21:54h | UTC
Opinion: Pregnant Women Should be Given the Opportunity to be Included in Clinical Trials for COVID-19
3 May, 2020 | 21:51h | UTC“We recommend and urge the scientific community and professional societies that, without clear justification for exclusion, pregnant women should be given the opportunity to be included in clinical trials for COVID-19 based on the concepts of justice, equity, autonomy, and informed consent.”
New CDC Guidance: Care for Breastfeeding Women with Covid-19
1 May, 2020 | 03:53h | UTCCare for Breastfeeding Women – Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Study Estimates the Impact of Social Distancing and School Closures on the Dynamics of the COVID-19 Outbreak
1 May, 2020 | 03:39h | UTCChanges in contact patterns shape the dynamics of the COVID-19 outbreak in China – Science
Related Commentary on Twitter
Just published: Major lessons from China on social distancing; school closing; children, young vs. adult impact for #COVID19https://t.co/wd3umeh46m
Social distancing: 7-8 X contact reduction
School closure: 40-60% reduction peak + delay
Continuum of age @ScienceMagazine pic.twitter.com/scrsvF3Pkq— Eric Topol (@EricTopol) April 29, 2020
Study: Within 19 Days After Symptom Onset, 100% of Patients Test Positive for IGG
1 May, 2020 | 03:33h | UTCAntibody responses to SARS-CoV-2 in patients with COVID-19 – Nature Medicine
Commentary: Expert reaction to antibody response in COVID-19 patients – Science Media Centre
Preprint Study Suggests Children May Be as Infectious as Adults
1 May, 2020 | 03:36h | UTC
New Model to Track Covid-19 Spread
1 May, 2020 | 03:29h | UTCPopulation flow drives spatio-temporal distribution of COVID-19 in China – Nature
Commentary: Researchers devise new model to track COVID-19’s spread – Yale News
Perspective: Urging Caution on Remdesivir
1 May, 2020 | 03:07h | UTCUrging Caution On Remdesivir – Forbes
Related: About Remdesivir and About “Game-Changers” – Science Translational Medicine AND Conflicting Remdesivir Trial Results Released; Experts Urge More Research – Health Policy Watch AND Is remdesivir a miracle drug to cure coronavirus? Don’t get your hopes up yet – The Conversation AND PulmCrit- First placebo-controlled RCT on remdesivir for COVID-19 – PulmCrit AND Remdesivir: the antiviral drug is being touted as a possible coronavirus treatment – but will it work? – The Guardian
“While I have enormous respect for the Institutes and their leaders, releasing the preliminary news without sharing the data behind it is highly irresponsible.”
We Need to Flatten the ‘Other’ Coronavirus Curve, Our Looming Mental Health Crisis
1 May, 2020 | 02:45h | UTCRelated: Health Care Workers Seek to Flatten COVID-19’s ‘Second Curve’—Their Rising Mental Anguish