Infectious Diseases (all articles)
Covid-19: Appropriate PPE Prevents Infections in Doctors in Frontline Roles, Study Shows
12 Jun, 2020 | 09:23h | UTCCovid-19: Appropriate PPE prevents infections in doctors in frontline roles, study shows – The BMJ
Opinion: John Ioannidis and Medical Tribalism in the Era of Covid-19
12 Jun, 2020 | 09:21h | UTCOpinion: John Ioannidis and Medical Tribalism in the Era of Covid-19 – Undark
“The critical questions the Stanford professor is raising about Covid-19 have gotten lost amid partisan bickering”
“Ioannidis, right or wrong, has raised difficult questions, in the best tradition of science. Silencing him is an enormous risk to take” say @JeanneLenzer1 & @ShannonBrownlee https://t.co/VCh9fKD5qy pic.twitter.com/tSbzFBHKmq
— Maryanne Demasi, PhD (@MaryanneDemasi) June 11, 2020
Debate: What to Think of Public Health Experts Defending Protests During the Pandemic?
12 Jun, 2020 | 09:19h | UTCOpinion 1: Public-Health Experts Are Not Hypocrites – The Atlantic
“Health is about more than simply remaining free of coronavirus infection.” (from The Atlantic)
“Progressives blithely accepted throwing millions out of work to fight coronavirus – but now urge street protests to fight racism” (from The Guardian)
Meta-Analysis: Prevalence of Gastrointestinal Symptoms and Fecal Viral Shedding in Patients with Covid-19
12 Jun, 2020 | 09:17h | UTCCommentary: COVID-19 may spread through feces of those infected, analysis finds – UPI
Seroprevalence of Anti-SARS-CoV-2 IgG Antibodies in Geneva, Switzerland
12 Jun, 2020 | 09:16h | UTC
Related Commentary on Twitter
One of the best seroprevalence studies to date, just published @TheLancet: Serial (X5) assessment of IgG to #SARSCov2 in Geneva, a hard-hit region
—~10% max (each confirmed case -> 11.6X actual infections)
—kids (ages 5-9) much lower, relative protectionhttps://t.co/XCyQwVdRTl pic.twitter.com/bRJ5P9yKdW— Eric Topol (@EricTopol) June 11, 2020
Rehabilitation after COVID-19: An Evidence-based Approach
12 Jun, 2020 | 09:13h | UTCRehabilitation after COVID-19: an evidence-based approach – Clinical Medicine Journal
COVID-19 in Africa: The Spread and Response
12 Jun, 2020 | 09:08h | UTCCOVID-19 in Africa: the spread and response – Nature Medicine
See also: Africa records over 200 000 COVID-19 cases – World Health Organization AND WHO warns pandemic accelerating in Africa – MedicalXpress
Socio-demographic and Epidemiological Consideration of Africa’s COVID-19 Response
12 Jun, 2020 | 09:07h | UTCCommentary: African countries battle-ready to take on COVID-19 – University of Oxford
Study: Widespread Mask-wearing Could Prevent COVID-19 Second Waves
12 Jun, 2020 | 09:29h | UTCWidespread mask-wearing could prevent COVID-19 second waves: study – Reuters
Risks to Healthcare Workers Following Tracheal Intubation of Patients with COVID‐19
11 Jun, 2020 | 09:45h | UTC
Related Commentary on Twitter
Our first paper is now online as an early access article published in @Anaes_Journal
Headline: about 1 in 10 healthcare workers involved in performing tracheal intubation developed COVID-19 related outcomes in the ~1 month after first intubating. https://t.co/JOXKGXiOtm
— intubateCOVID (@IntubateCovid) June 10, 2020
Asymptomatic Coronavirus Spread is Real
11 Jun, 2020 | 09:41h | UTCAsymptomatic coronavirus spread is real – Vox
Related: Fauci says the WHO’s comment on asymptomatic spread is wrong. Here’s the difference between asymptomatic and pre-symptomatic spread – CNN AND WHO Clarifies Comments on Asymptomatic Spread of Covid-19
The Importance of Proper Death Certification During the COVID-19 Pandemic
11 Jun, 2020 | 09:43h | UTCThe Importance of Proper Death Certification During the COVID-19 Pandemic – JAMA
Opinion: Collective Intelligence, Not Market Competition, Will Deliver the Best Covid-19 Vaccine
11 Jun, 2020 | 09:35h | UTCCollective intelligence, not market competition, will deliver the best Covid-19 vaccine – STAT
How and When to End the COVID-19 Lockdown: An Optimization Approach
11 Jun, 2020 | 09:40h | UTCHow and When to End the COVID-19 Lockdown: An Optimization Approach – Frontiers in Public Health
Coronavirus Vaccine Tracker
11 Jun, 2020 | 09:37h | UTCCoronavirus Vaccine Tracker – The New York Times
Review: Acute Myocardial Injury in Patients Hospitalized with COVID-19
11 Jun, 2020 | 09:31h | UTC
[Preprints Studies] Relationship Between Blood Group and Risk of Infection and Death in COVID-19
11 Jun, 2020 | 09:28h | UTCStudy 1: Relationship Between Blood Group and Risk of Infection and Death in COVID-19: a live Meta-Analysis – medRxiv AND Commentary: Blood type plays role in SARS-CoV-2 infection – News Medical
Study 2: The ABO blood group locus and a chromosome 3 gene cluster associate with SARS-CoV-2 respiratory failure in an Italian-Spanish genome-wide association analysis – medRxiv AND Commentary: The Role Of Blood Type In Covid-19 Infection And Respiratory Failure – Forbes
[Preprint] SARS-CoV-2 in First Trimester Pregnancy – Does it Affect the Fetus?
11 Jun, 2020 | 09:29h | UTCSARS-CoV-2 in first trimester pregnancy – does it affect the fetus? – medRxiv
Commentary: Maternal SARS-CoV-2 infection not harmful in first trimester pregnancies – News Medical
Covid-19: Three Big Studies Say Hydroxychloroquine Does Not Help
10 Jun, 2020 | 04:58h | UTCThree big studies dim hopes that hydroxychloroquine can treat or prevent COVID-19 – Science
Original Studies: No Benefit From the Use of Hydroxychloroquine in Hospitalized Patients with COVID-19 AND Hydroxychloroquine Not Effective as Postexposure Prophylaxis for Covid-19
Related Commentary on Twitter
There's a 3rd new, negative randomized trial of hydroxychloroquine from Spain in 2,300 patients w/ #COVID19. Now what? https://t.co/QTApLuAfDp by @kakape @ScienceMagazine
— Eric Topol (@EricTopol) June 9, 2020
WHO Clarifies Comments on Asymptomatic Spread of Covid-19
10 Jun, 2020 | 04:55h | UTCSee also: Unpacking the New WHO Controversy Over Asymptomatic COVID-19 Transmission – TIME AND WHO backtracks on claim that asymptomatic spread of COVID-19 is ‘very rare’ – CBC AND Expert reaction to comments from Dr Maria van Kerkhove at yesterday’s WHO press conference that asymptomatic transmission of SARS-CoV-2 is rare – Science Media Centre
AGA Guideline: Probiotics Not Recommended for Most Digestive Conditions
10 Jun, 2020 | 04:48h | UTCNews Release: AGA does not recommend the use of probiotics for most digestive conditions
Study: Lockdowns Prevented or Delayed Millions of Infections
9 Jun, 2020 | 05:06h | UTCThe effect of large-scale anti-contagion policies on the COVID-19 pandemic – Nature
Related Study: Estimating the effects of non-pharmaceutical interventions on COVID-19 in Europe – Nature
Commentaries: Shutdowns through early April prevented about 60 million US coronavirus infections, study says – CNN AND Coronavirus: Lockdowns in Europe saved millions of lives – BBC AND Lockdowns may have averted 3 million deaths in Europe by curbing COVID-19, study suggests – CBC
Editorial: SARS-CoV-2–Related Inflammatory Multisystem Syndrome in Children: Different or Shared Etiology and Pathophysiology as Kawasaki Disease?
9 Jun, 2020 | 05:02h | UTC
Is the World Making Progress Against the Pandemic? We Built the Chart to Answer this Question
9 Jun, 2020 | 05:04h | UTC
Perspective: Early Health Technology Assessment for a COVID-19 Vaccine
9 Jun, 2020 | 04:52h | UTCEarly Health Technology Assessment for a COVID-19 Vaccine – Center for Global Development