Global & Public Health (all articles)
[Preprint] Observational Study: No Benefit from Hydroxychloroquine in Patients Hospitalized with Covid-19
22 Apr, 2020 | 08:58h | UTCOutcomes of hydroxychloroquine usage in United States veterans hospitalized with Covid-19 – medRxiv
Commentaries: Study finds no benefit, higher death rate in patients taking hydroxychloroquine for Covid-19 – CNN AND More deaths, no benefit from malaria drug in VA virus study – Associated Press
Evidence Review: Tests for Screening, Diagnosis and Monitoring of COVID-19
22 Apr, 2020 | 08:55h | UTC
Study: SARS-CoV-2 Persists Longer in Stool and in Patients with Severe Disease
22 Apr, 2020 | 08:53h | UTC
WHO Guideline on Use of Ferritin to Assess Iron Status in Individuals and Populations
22 Apr, 2020 | 08:38h | UTCNews Release: WHO guidance helps detect iron deficiency and protect brain development
Editorial: Modelling the Pandemic
22 Apr, 2020 | 08:48h | UTCModelling the pandemic – The BMJ
Related: Predictive Mathematical Models of the COVID-19 Pandemic (other commentaries on the subject)
“Over-reliance on modelling leads to missteps and blind spots in our response”
Interview: The Epidemiologist Behind Sweden’s Controversial Coronavirus Strategy
22 Apr, 2020 | 08:46h | UTC
Video: Perspectives on the Pandemic | Dr. John Ioannidis Update
21 Apr, 2020 | 08:12h | UTCPerspectives on the Pandemic | Dr. John Ioannidis Update: 4.17.20
Related (from Dr. John Ioannidis): Antibody Tests Suggest that Coronavirus Infections Vastly Exceed Official Counts AND Study: Population-level COVID-19 Mortality Risk
Sweden Says Controversial Virus Strategy Proving Effective
21 Apr, 2020 | 08:09h | UTCSweden Says Controversial Virus Strategy Proving Effective – Bloomberg
Related: Coronavirus in Europe: Is it a myth to say it’s life as normal in Sweden amid COVID-19 pandemic? – Euronews AND Sweden’s government has tried a risky coronavirus strategy. It could backfire – Vox AND Sweden has nearly 10 times the number of COVID-19-related deaths than its Nordic neighbors. Here’s where they went wrong – Business Insider
FDA Letter Warns About the Limitations of Antibody Tests for COVID-19
21 Apr, 2020 | 08:08h | UTCCommentary: FDA Warns Providers About Limits of SARS-CoV-2 Antibody Tests – NEJM Journal Watch
The Pandemic’s Hidden Victims: Sick or Dying, but Not from the Virus
21 Apr, 2020 | 08:01h | UTCThe Pandemic’s Hidden Victims: Sick or Dying, but Not From the Virus – The New York Times
[Preprint] Meta-Analysis: Smoking is Associated with COVID-19 Progression
21 Apr, 2020 | 08:02h | UTCSmoking is Associated with COVID-19 Progression: A Meta-Analysis – medRxiv
Commentary: Smoking doubles risk of severe COVID-19 disease – News Medical
WHO Advisory Body Releases Malaria Eradication Report
21 Apr, 2020 | 07:56h | UTCMalaria eradication: benefits, future scenarios & feasibility – World Health Organization
News Release: WHO advisory body releases malaria eradication report
Mapping Local Patterns of Childhood Overweight and Wasting in Low- and Middle-income Countries
21 Apr, 2020 | 07:53h | UTC
Antibody Tests Suggest that Coronavirus Infections Vastly Exceed Official Counts
20 Apr, 2020 | 00:25h | UTCAntibody tests suggest that coronavirus infections vastly exceed official counts – Nature
See original preprint study: COVID-19 Antibody Seroprevalence in Santa Clara County, California – medRxiv
Author interview: Dr. John Ioannidis Announces Results of COVID-19 Serology Study (video)
Other commentaries: Far more people may have been infected by coronavirus in one California county, study estimates – CNN AND The number of coronavirus infections in Santa Clara, California may be up to 85 times higher than testing shows, according to new research – Business Insider AND Up to 4% of Silicon Valley is already infected with coronavirus – MIT Technology Review
The Promise and Peril of Antibody Testing for COVID-19
20 Apr, 2020 | 00:23h | UTCThe Promise and Peril of Antibody Testing for COVID-19 – JAMA
See also: Will antibody tests for the coronavirus really change everything? – Nature AND Antibody Test, Seen as Key to Reopening Country, Does Not Yet Deliver – The New York Times AND With Broad, Random Tests for Antibodies, Germany Seeks Path out of Lockdown
Impact of Non-pharmaceutical Interventions Against COVID-19 and Influenza in Hong Kong
20 Apr, 2020 | 00:11h | UTCCommentary: Study examines how Hong Kong managed first wave of COVID-19 without resorting to complete lockdown – The Lancet AND How Hong Kong dodged a major coronavirus outbreak without resorting to a complete lockdown using a combination of targeted isolation and social distancing – Daily Mail AND Expert reaction to paper assessing the impact of non- pharmaceutical interventions against COVID-19 in Hong Kong – Science Media Centre
Related Commentary on Twitter
The Hong Kong admirable strategy that got way ahead of #COVID19 also extended to reducing the influenza. We can all learn so much from this:https://t.co/wHKijEmVi7 @TheLancetPH by @hkumed @gmleunghku @bencowling88 and their colleagues pic.twitter.com/pO5PFjx8jO
— Eric Topol (@EricTopol) April 17, 2020
Hospital Preparedness for COVID-19: A Practical Guide from a Critical Care Perspective
20 Apr, 2020 | 00:07h | UTC
WHO Interim Guidance: Safe Ramadan Practices in the Context of the COVID-19
20 Apr, 2020 | 00:04h | UTCSafe Ramadan practices in the context of the COVID-19 – World Health Organization
Africa Covid-19 Report: At Least 300.000 People Could Lose Their Lives as a Direct Result of COVID-19
20 Apr, 2020 | 00:05h | UTCCOVID-19 in Africa: Protecting Lives and Economies – United Nations Economic Commission for Africa
News Release: COVID-19 in Africa: Protecting Lives and Economies – United Nations Economic Commission for Africa
Commentary: Africa could see 300,000 or more coronavirus deaths this year, report says – The Globe and Mail AND U.N. Agency Fears ‘Vulnerable’ Africa May Suffer At Least 300,000 COVID-19 Deaths – NPR
The Pandemic’s Effects on Patients Without Covid-19
19 Apr, 2020 | 23:58h | UTC
COVID-19 Outbreak Associated with Air Conditioning?
20 Apr, 2020 | 00:03h | UTC
Systematic Review: Prophylactic Role of Chloroquine and Hydroxychloroquine in COVID‐19
19 Apr, 2020 | 23:57h | UTC
Coronavirus: Nine in 10 Dying Have Existing Illness
17 Apr, 2020 | 02:20h | UTCCoronavirus: Nine in 10 dying have existing illness – BBC
Original Report: Deaths involving COVID-19, England and Wales: deaths occurring in March 2020 – Office for National Statistics
Study Commentary: Hydroxychloroquine Fails First Meaningful RCT
17 Apr, 2020 | 02:25h | UTCHydroxychloroquine fails first meaningful RCT – PulmCrit
Original Study: Hydroxychloroquine for Covid-19: No Benefit in New Open-label, Randomized Trial
Related Commentary: Hydroxychloroquine in the management of critically ill patients with COVID-19: the need for an evidence base – The Lancet Respiratory Medicine
Predictive Mathematical Models of the COVID-19 Pandemic
17 Apr, 2020 | 02:14h | UTCRelated: The Mathematics of Predicting the Course of the Coronavirus – Wired AND Mathematics of life and death: How disease models shape national shutdowns and other pandemic policies – Science AND How to model a pandemic – The Conversation AND Coronavirus exposes the problems and pitfalls of modelling – The Guardian AND Systematic review and critical appraisal of prediction models for diagnosis and prognosis of COVID-19 infection – medRxiv AND Modelling the models – CEBM University of Oxford