Infectious Diseases (all articles)
Depression, Pain, Breathing Problems—and That’s After Surviving COVID-19
19 Jun, 2020 | 09:37h | UTCDepression, Pain, Breathing Problems—and That’s After Surviving COVID-19 – Global Health NOW
Related: Report Suggests Some ‘Mildly Symptomatic’ Covid-19 Patients Endure Serious Long-Term Effects (other commentaries on the subject)
Blood Type Linked to Outcomes in Covid-19 Patients: Type O May Be Protective and Type A May Increase Risk
18 Jun, 2020 | 09:12h | UTCCommentary: Study ties blood type to COVID-19 risk; O may help, A hurt – Associated Press
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
Diabetes and COVID-19: Risks, Management, and Learnings from Other National Disasters
18 Jun, 2020 | 09:08h | UTC
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
Prone Positioning in Awake, Nonintubated Patients With COVID-19 Hypoxemic Respiratory Failure
18 Jun, 2020 | 09:07h | UTCInvited Commentary: Prone Positioning in Awake, Nonintubated Patients With COVID-19: Necessity Is the Mother of Invention – JAMA Internal Medicine
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
Position Paper: Guidance on Diagnosis, Prevention and Treatment of Thromboembolic Complications in COVID-19
18 Jun, 2020 | 09:03h | UTC
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
Study Commentary: Fluconazole During Pregnancy – Is It Safe?
18 Jun, 2020 | 08:46h | UTCFluconazole During Pregnancy – Is It Safe? – Journal Feed
Original Study: Oral fluconazole use in the first trimester and risk of congenital malformations: population based cohort study – The BMJ
Randomized Trial: Dexamethasone Reduces Death by Up to One Third in Patients with Severe COVID-19
17 Jun, 2020 | 02:49h | UTCCommentaries: Coronavirus breakthrough: dexamethasone is first drug shown to save lives – Nature AND WHO welcomes preliminary results about dexamethasone use in treating critically ill COVID-19 patients – World Health Organization AND Major study finds common steroid reduces deaths among patients with severe Covid-19 – STAT AND Dexamethasone reduces death in hospitalised patients with severe respiratory complications of COVID-19 – University of Oxford AND Coronavirus: Dexamethasone proves first life-saving drug – BBC
Related Commentary on Twitter
Dexamethasone reduced deaths by 1/3rd in ventilated patients (rate ratio 0.65 [95% CI 0.48 to 0.88]; p=0.0003) and by 1/5th in patients receiving oxygen only (0.80 [0.67 to 0.96]; p=0.0021). No benefit in patients not requiring respiratory support (1.22 [0.86 to 1.75; p=0.14).
— Peter Horby @peterhorby.bsky.social (@PeterHorby) June 16, 2020
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
Coronavirus Antibody Tests Have a Mathematical Pitfall
17 Jun, 2020 | 02:45h | UTCCoronavirus Antibody Tests Have a Mathematical Pitfall – Scientific American
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
A Visual Guide to the SARS-CoV-2 Coronavirus
17 Jun, 2020 | 02:46h | UTCA Visual Guide to the SARS-CoV-2 Coronavirus – Scientific American
Cohort Study: Ibuprofen Use Not Associated with Worse Outcomes in Covid-19 Patients
17 Jun, 2020 | 02:41h | UTCIbuprofen use and clinical outcomes in COVID-19 patients – Clinical Microbiology and Infection
Related Commentary on Twitter
A new cohort @CMIJournal :
403 COVID-19 patients, Ibuprofen use was NOT associated with worse clinical outcomes, compared to paracetamol or no antipyretic
Ibuprofen use and clinical outcomes in #COVID19 patients.
⛔Median age : 45, younghttps://t.co/Y4WL2UsIDU— Antibiotic Steward Bassam Ghanem 🅱️C🆔🅿️🌟 (@ABsteward) June 12, 2020
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
COVID-19: Pandemic Surgery Guidance
17 Jun, 2020 | 02:39h | UTCCOVID-19: Pandemic surgery guidance – 4open
Commentary: Surgical guidance in the time of COVID-19 – SciencePOD
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