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Debate on Covid-19 Forecasting: Ioannidis vs. Taleb

17 Jun, 2020 | 02:31h | UTC

Introduction: Ioannidis vs. Taleb on Covid-19

John P.A. Ioannidis: Forecasting for COVID-19 has failed

Nassim Nicholas Taleb: On single point forecasts for fat tailed variables

 


Research: Vaccination as a Social Contract

17 Jun, 2020 | 02:25h | UTC

Vaccination as a social contract – Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

 


How to Avoid the Virus as the World Reopens

16 Jun, 2020 | 08:24h | UTC

How to avoid the virus as the world reopens – Financial Times

 


CDC Report: Hospitalizations for Covid-19 Six Times Higher and Deaths 12 times Higher Among Those with Underlying Conditions

16 Jun, 2020 | 08:19h | UTC

Coronavirus Disease 2019 Case Surveillance — United States, January 22–May 30, 2020 – Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Commentary: COVID-19 patients with underlying health conditions are 12 times more likely to die: CDC – The Hill

 


Video: Coronavirus Q&A: Clinical Update with Carlos del Rio, MD

16 Jun, 2020 | 08:21h | UTC

Coronavirus Q&A: Clinical Update with Carlos del Rio, MD

 


COVID-19 Update: FDA Revokes Emergency Use Authorization for Chloroquine and Hydroxychloroquine

16 Jun, 2020 | 08:10h | UTC

Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update: FDA Revokes Emergency Use Authorization for Chloroquine and Hydroxychloroquine – U.S. Food & Drug Administration

Commentaries: FDA Withdraws Emergency Use Authorization For Hydroxychloroquine – NPR AND FDA revokes authorization of drug Trump touted – CNN

 


Global, Regional, and National Estimates of the Population at Increased Risk of Severe COVID-19

16 Jun, 2020 | 08:17h | UTC

Global, regional, and national estimates of the population at increased risk of severe COVID-19 due to underlying health conditions in 2020: a modelling study – The Lancet Global Health

Commentaries: COVID-19: rethinking risk – The Lancet Global Health AND Study Finds 1 in 5 People Worldwide at Risk of Severe Covid-19 – The New York Times

 

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Renal Dysfunction in Hospitalized Children with COVID-19

16 Jun, 2020 | 08:15h | UTC

Renal dysfunction in hospitalised children with COVID-19 – The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health

 


Coronavirus: Wastewater Can Tell Us Where the Next Outbreak Will Be

16 Jun, 2020 | 08:04h | UTC

Coronavirus: wastewater can tell us where the next outbreak will be – The Conversation

Related: Wastewater testing gains traction as a Covid-19 early warning system – STAT AND SARS-CoV-2 RNA in wastewater anticipated COVID-19 occurrence in a low prevalence area – Water Research AND New Research Examines Wastewater to Detect Community Spread of Covid-19

 


Natural History of Asymptomatic SARS-CoV-2 Infection

16 Jun, 2020 | 08:06h | UTC

Natural History of Asymptomatic SARS-CoV-2 Infection – New England Journal of Medicine

Related: Prevalence of Asymptomatic SARS-CoV-2 Infection: A Narrative Review – Annals of Internal Medicine AND Asymptomatic coronavirus spread is real – Vox

 


Levels of SARS-CoV-2 RNA in Sewage Rose with COVID-19 Cases in Dutch Cities

16 Jun, 2020 | 08:01h | UTC

Levels of SARS-CoV-2 RNA in sewage rose with COVID-19 cases in Dutch cities – American Chemical Society

Original Study: Presence of SARS-Coronavirus-2 RNA in Sewage and Correlation with Reported COVID-19 Prevalence in the Early Stage of the Epidemic in The Netherlands – Environmental Science & Technology Letters

 


Thromboelastographic Results and Hypercoagulability Syndrome in Patients with Coronavirus Disease 2019 Who Are Critically Ill

16 Jun, 2020 | 07:58h | UTC

Thromboelastographic Results and Hypercoagulability Syndrome in Patients With Coronavirus Disease 2019 Who Are Critically Ill – JAMA Network Open

Commentary: Researchers recommend TEG test to identify undetected blood clots in COVID-19 ICU patients – Baylor College of Medicine

 


Randomized Trial: Ruxolitinib for the Treatment of Severe COVID-19

16 Jun, 2020 | 07:55h | UTC

Ruxolitinib in treatment of severe coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19): A multicenter, single-blind, randomized controlled trial – Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Commentary: Multicenter RCT evaluating ruxolitinib (a JAK inhibitor) for COVID-19 – PulmCrit

 


Report Suggests Some ‘Mildly Symptomatic’ Covid-19 Patients Endure Serious Long-Term Effects

16 Jun, 2020 | 07:59h | UTC

Report Suggests Some ‘Mildly Symptomatic’ Covid-19 Patients Endure Serious Long-Term Effects – Forbes

Related: COVID-19 Can Last for Several Months – The Atlantic AND Symptoms can last for weeks even in mild cases, lockdowns likely saved millions of lives – Reuters

 


Guidelines: Anesthesia in the Context of COVID-19 Pandemic

16 Jun, 2020 | 07:56h | UTC

Guidelines: Anaesthesia in the context of COVID-19 pandemic – Anaesthesia Critical Care & Pain Medicine

 


Study: Airborne Transmission is the Dominant Route for the Spread of COVID-19

15 Jun, 2020 | 03:48h | UTC

Identifying airborne transmission as the dominant route for the spread of COVID-19 – Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

Commentaries: Face masks critical in preventing spread of COVID-19 – Texas A&M University AND Expert reaction to a study looking at mandatory face masks and number of COVID-19 infections in New York, Wuhan and Italy – Science Media Centre

 


Opinion: The Masks Masquerade

15 Jun, 2020 | 03:44h | UTC

The Masks Masquerade – Medium

 


Infographic: Wear a Mask? Yes, Always Wear a Mask

15 Jun, 2020 | 03:46h | UTC

Wear a mask? Yes, always wear a mask – Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation

 


Review: Acute Kidney Injury in Critically ill Patients with COVID-19

15 Jun, 2020 | 03:41h | UTC

Acute kidney injury in critically ill patients with COVID-19 – Intensive Care Medicine

 


Editorial: COVID-19 and Flu, a Perfect Storm

15 Jun, 2020 | 03:26h | UTC

COVID-19 and flu, a perfect storm – Science

 


The Dual Epidemics of COVID-19 and Influenza

15 Jun, 2020 | 03:28h | UTC

The Dual Epidemics of COVID-19 and Influenza: Vaccine Acceptance, Coverage, and Mandates – JAMA

 


Perspective: COVID-19 Vaccines for All?

15 Jun, 2020 | 03:24h | UTC

COVID-19 vaccines for all? – The Lancet

 


Practical Guidance: Pulse Oximetry for Monitoring Patients with COVID-19 at Home

15 Jun, 2020 | 03:21h | UTC

Pulse Oximetry for Monitoring Patients with COVID-19 at Home: Potential Pitfalls and Practical Guidance – Annals of the American Thoracic Society

 


Perspective: Sars-Cov-2 Is Mutating Slowly, And That’s A Good Thing

15 Jun, 2020 | 03:23h | UTC

Sars-Cov-2 Is Mutating Slowly, And That’s A Good Thing – Johns Hopkins University

 


Face Masks Considerably Reduce COVID-19 Cases in Germany

12 Jun, 2020 | 09:26h | UTC

Face Masks Considerably Reduce COVID-19 Cases in Germany: A Synthetic Control Method Approach – Institute of Labor Economics

 

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