Global & Public Health (all articles)
Interim Guidance for COVID-19 and Persons with HIV
27 Mar, 2020 | 03:33h | UTCInterim Guidance for COVID-19 and Persons with HIV – AIDSinfo
Study: Travel Restrictions are Most Useful in the Early and Late Phase of an Epidemic
26 Mar, 2020 | 02:25h | UTCThe effect of human mobility and control measures on the COVID-19 epidemic in China – Science
News Release: Travel restrictions are most useful in the early and late phase of an epidemic – University of Oxford
Report: Evidence of Initial Success for China Exiting COVID-19 Social Distancing Policy After Achieving Containment
26 Mar, 2020 | 02:26h | UTCSee also: Summary
Commentaries: Initial success for COVID-19 social distancing in China – Imperial College London AND China shows way to ease lockdowns before vaccine, says report – The Guardian AND When can we let up? Health experts craft strategies to safely relax coronavirus lockdowns – STAT
Related: What China’s coronavirus response can teach the rest of the world – Nature AND Locked-down no longer, China’s Hubei begins return to normal – Reuters AND The effect of control strategies to reduce social mixing on outcomes of the COVID-19 epidemic in Wuhan, China: a modelling study – The Lancet Public Health
Analysis: What is the Risk of Dying from COVID-19?
26 Mar, 2020 | 02:23h | UTCWhat do we know about the risk of dying from COVID-19? – Our World in Data
Related: Global Covid-19 Case Fatality Rates – Centre for Evidence-Based Medicine, University of Oxford (free)
Study: Low Risk of Coronavirus Spreading Through Tears
26 Mar, 2020 | 02:10h | UTCCommentary: Low risk of coronavirus spreading through tears – American Academy of Ophthalmology
Postacute Care Preparedness for COVID-19: Thinking Ahead
26 Mar, 2020 | 01:52h | UTCPostacute Care Preparedness for COVID-19: Thinking Ahead – JAMA
“Post-acute care preparedness for COVID19: we need to strengthen capacity in primary and community care to deal with those discharged from hospital.” (via @trishgreenhalgh see Tweet)
Study: Prolonged Presence of SARS-CoV-2 Viral RNA in Fecal Samples
26 Mar, 2020 | 02:18h | UTC“Very important article about viral shedding. Spoiler alert: quarantine may need to be much longer than 14 days. Virus is detectible in feces for up to 5 weeks. Caveat: virus not necessarily viable” (via @figgyjam see Tweet)
WHO Guidance: Maintaining a Safe and Adequate Blood Supply During the Pandemic Outbreak of COVID-19
26 Mar, 2020 | 02:08h | UTC
Preprint: To Stop COVID-19, Test Everyone, Repeatedly
26 Mar, 2020 | 01:50h | UTCTo stop COVID-19, test everyone, repeatedly – Medium
CEBM: Assessing Dyspnea by Telephone or Video
26 Mar, 2020 | 01:42h | UTC
Practical Advice: PPE Pearls
26 Mar, 2020 | 01:49h | UTCPersonal Protective Equipment (PPE) Pearls – COVID-19 – emDocs
Study: Persistence of Coronaviruses on Inanimate Surfaces and Their Inactivation with Biocidal Agents
26 Mar, 2020 | 02:06h | UTCCommentaries: Coronavirus: household cleaning products can kill the virus – an expert on which ones to use – The Conversation AND One graphic shows how long the coronavirus lives on surfaces like cardboard, plastic, and steel – Business Insider
Related Study: Aerosol and Surface Stability of SARS-CoV-2 as Compared with SARS-CoV-1 – New England Journal of Medicine
COVID Ethics: Should clinicians see patients without appropriate PPE?
26 Mar, 2020 | 01:48h | UTCCOVID Ethics: Should clinicians see patients without appropriate PPE? – First10EM
See also: COVID-19: Updates in Bioethics
Hydroxychloroquine: Small Study Shows No Benefit
26 Mar, 2020 | 01:39h | UTCCommentary: Chloroquine Use For COVID-19 Shows No Benefit In First Small—But Limited—Controlled Trial – Forbes
Related: Coronavirus treatment hype can lead to harm – Lown Institute AND No, These Medicines Cannot Cure Coronavirus – The New York times
See also: Chloroquine for COVID-19: Cutting Through the Hype
Covid-19: A Remote Assessment in Primary Care
26 Mar, 2020 | 01:45h | UTCCovid-19: a remote assessment in primary care – The BMJ
Study Estimates Impact of Social Distancing on Reducing Spread of COVID-19
25 Mar, 2020 | 02:51h | UTCCommentaries: Singapore modelling study estimates impact of physical distancing on reducing spread of COVID-19 – The Lancet AND Scientific and ethical basis for social-distancing interventions against COVID-19 – The Lancet Infectious Diseases AND Study: Social distancing might reduce COVID-19 spread by as much as 99% – UPI
New WHO Recommendations to Prevent Tuberculosis
25 Mar, 2020 | 02:55h | UTCNews Release: New WHO recommendations to prevent tuberculosis aim to save millions of lives – World Health Organization (free)
See also: Handbook (free)
Commentaries: Don’t forget chronic lung and immune conditions during covid-19, says WHO – The BMJ (free) AND As COVID-19 rages, WHO calls for more efforts to prevent TB – CIDRAP (free)
Pill Splitting: Making the Most of Meds in a Time of Need
25 Mar, 2020 | 02:29h | UTC
Report: N95 Mask Decontamination
25 Mar, 2020 | 02:18h | UTCReport: N95 mask can be decontaminated without decreasing filtration efficiency – Stanford Medicine
“Stanford: N95 masks can be decontaminated without decreasing filtration efficiency using 70C heat for 30 min. Alcohol and bleach should not be used.” (via @CMichaelGibson see Tweet)
Chloroquine for COVID-19: Cutting Through the Hype
24 Mar, 2020 | 11:32h | UTCChloroquine for COVID-19: Cutting Through the Hype – The Scientist
[Preprint] Incidence, Clinical Characteristics and Prognostic Factor of Patients with COVID-19: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis
24 Mar, 2020 | 11:37h | UTCCommentary: Study Calculates Just How Much Age, Medical Conditions Raise Odds Of Severe COVID-19 – NPR (free)
Fair Allocation of Scarce Medical Resources in the Time of Covid-19
24 Mar, 2020 | 11:42h | UTCCommentary: Life, or death? Experts guide pandemic medical equipment decisions – CIDRAP
Related Perspective: The Toughest Triage — Allocating Ventilators in a Pandemic – New England Journal of Medicine
FDA Recommendations for Conserving Medical Supplies
24 Mar, 2020 | 11:23h | UTC- Ventilator Supply Mitigation Strategies: Letter to Health Care Providers – U.S. Food & Drug Administration
- Medical Glove Conservation Strategies: Letter to Health Care Providers – U.S. Food & Drug Administration
- Surgical Mask and Gown Conservation Strategies – Letter to Healthcare Providers – U.S. Food & Drug Administration
See also: Strategies for Optimizing the Supply of Facemasks – Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (free)
COVID-19: What About Prisons?
24 Mar, 2020 | 11:16h | UTC- Prisons and custodial settings are part of a comprehensive response to COVID-19 – The Lancet Public Health
- Preventing COVID-19 outbreak in prisons: a challenging but essential task for authorities – WHO/Europe
- COVID-19: prisons and other prescribed places of detention guidance – Public Health England
- A coronavirus outbreak in jails or prisons could turn into a nightmare – Vox
- ‘A Storm Is Coming’: Fears of an Inmate Epidemic as the Virus Spreads in the Jails – The New York Times
- ‘Everyone will be contaminated’: prisons face strict coronavirus controls – The Guardian
NICE COVID-19 Rapid Guideline: Delivery of Systemic Anticancer Treatments
23 Mar, 2020 | 01:24h | UTCSee also: COVID-19: Updates for Oncologists & Hematologists (free resources)