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Perspective: Positive Covid-19 Tests Kept a Mom and Baby Apart for 55 Days. Experts See it as a Bigger Testing Problem

9 Jun, 2020 | 04:56h | UTC

Positive Covid-19 tests kept a mom and baby apart for 55 days. Experts see it as a bigger testing problem – STAT

 

[Preprint] Study: Symptoms Can Last for Weeks Even in Mild Cases

9 Jun, 2020 | 04:54h | UTC

Symptom Course in COVID-19 Outpatients – medRxiv

Commentary: Symptoms can last for weeks even in mild cases, lockdowns likely saved millions of lives – Reuters

Related: COVID-19 Can Last for Several Months – The Atlantic

 

When 511 Epidemiologists Expect to Fly, Hug and Do 18 Other Everyday Activities Again

9 Jun, 2020 | 04:50h | UTC

When 511 Epidemiologists Expect to Fly, Hug and Do 18 Other Everyday Activities Again – The New York Times

 

Characteristics and Outcomes of Pregnant Women Admitted to Hospital with Covid-19

9 Jun, 2020 | 04:59h | UTC

Characteristics and outcomes of pregnant women admitted to hospital with confirmed SARS-CoV-2 infection in UK: national population based cohort study – The BMJ

 

Report 26 – Reduction in Mobility and COVID-19 Transmission

9 Jun, 2020 | 04:42h | UTC

Report 26 – Reduction in mobility and COVID-19 transmission – Imperial College London

Full Report: Reduction in mobility and COVID-19 transmission

 

CDC Report: Two Domestic Cats Contracted Coronavirus from Humans

9 Jun, 2020 | 04:43h | UTC

First Reported Cases of SARS-CoV-2 Infection in Companion Animals — New York, March–April 2020 – CDC Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report

Commentary: Cats can catch COVID-19 from humans, CDC reports – UPI

 

Risk of Hospitalization with Hemorrhage Among Older Adults Taking Clarithromycin vs. Azithromycin and Direct Oral Anticoagulants

9 Jun, 2020 | 04:33h | UTC

Risk of Hospitalization With Hemorrhage Among Older Adults Taking Clarithromycin vs Azithromycin and Direct Oral Anticoagulants – JAMA Internal Medicine

 

WHO Now Recommends the Use of Face Masks by the General Public

8 Jun, 2020 | 04:47h | UTC

Advice on the use of masks in the context of COVID-19 – World Health Organization

Media Briefing: WHO Director-General’s opening remarks at the media briefing on COVID-19 – 5 June 2020

Commentaries: The WHO has new guidelines on face masks to fight Covid-19 – Vox AND WHO Urges Demonstrators To Protect Themselves From COVID-19, Issues New Mask Guidelines – Health Policy Watch AND WHO advises public to wear face masks when unable to distance – The Guardian AND Anyone Living in Areas With ‘Widespread’ COVID-19 Transmission Should Wear Masks, WHO Says – TIME

“In light of evolving evidence, WHO advises that governments should encourage the general public to wear masks where there is widespread transmission and physical distancing is difficult, such as on public transport, in shops or in other confined or crowded environments.” (from WHO Director-General’s media briefing)

 

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Randomized Trial: No Benefit From the Use of Hydroxychloroquine in Hospitalized Patients with COVID-19

8 Jun, 2020 | 04:42h | UTC

Statement from the Chief Investigators of the Recovery Study: No clinical benefit from use of hydroxychloroquine in hospitalised patients with COVID-19

Commentary: Study: Hydroxychloroquine had no benefit for hospitalized Covid-19 patients, possibly closing door to use of drug – STAT

 

Opinion by Prof. Trish Greenhalgh: We Can’t be 100% Sure Face Masks Work – But that Shouldn’t Stop us Wearing Them

8 Jun, 2020 | 04:45h | UTC

We can’t be 100% sure face masks work – but that shouldn’t stop us wearing them – The Guardian

 

Perspective: False Negative Tests for SARS-CoV-2 Infection — Challenges and Implications

8 Jun, 2020 | 04:41h | UTC

False Negative Tests for SARS-CoV-2 Infection — Challenges and Implications – New England Journal of Medicine

Commentary: New report examines challenges and implications of false-negative COVID-19 tests – The Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth

 

Ten Things We Learned About COVID-19

8 Jun, 2020 | 04:38h | UTC

Ten things we learned about COVID-19 – Intensive Care Medicine

 

CHEST Guideline: Prevention, Diagnosis and Treatment of Venous Thromboembolism in Patients with COVID-19

8 Jun, 2020 | 04:39h | UTC

Prevention, diagnosis and treatment of venous thromboembolism in patients with COVID-19: CHEST Guideline and Expert Panel Report – CHEST

 

Caring for Women Who Are Planning a Pregnancy, Pregnant, or Postpartum During the COVID-19 Pandemic

8 Jun, 2020 | 04:36h | UTC

Caring for Women Who Are Planning a Pregnancy, Pregnant, or Postpartum During the COVID-19 Pandemic – JAMA

 

In-hospital Airway Management of COVID-19 Patients

8 Jun, 2020 | 04:31h | UTC

In-hospital airway management of COVID-19 patients -Critical Care

 

Evidence Review: Extended Use or Re-use of Single-use Surgical Masks and Filtering Facepiece Respirators

8 Jun, 2020 | 04:33h | UTC

Extended use or re-use of single-use surgical masks and filtering facepiece respirators: A rapid evidence review – CEBM Oxford

 

Meta-Analysis: Smell and Taste Dysfunction in Patients With COVID-19

8 Jun, 2020 | 04:27h | UTC

Smell and Taste Dysfunction in Patients With COVID-19: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis – Mayo Clinic Proceedings

 

Meta-Analysis: Efficacy and Safety of Antiviral Treatment for COVID-19 from Evidence in Studies of SARSCoV-2 and Other Acute Viral Infections

8 Jun, 2020 | 04:56h | UTC

Efficacy and safety of antiviral treatment for COVID-19 from evidence in studies of SARSCoV-2 and other acute viral infections: a systematic review and meta-analysis – Canadian Medical Association Journal

 

Efficacy and Safety of Rapid Tests to Guide Antibiotic Prescriptions for Sore Throat

8 Jun, 2020 | 04:20h | UTC

Efficacy and safety of rapid tests to guide antibiotic prescriptions for sore throat – Cochrane Library

Summary: Use of rapid point-of-care testing for strep throat to guide doctors prescribing antibiotics for sore throat in primary care settings – Cochrane Library

 

Lancet, New England Journal Retract Covid-19 Studies, Including one That Raised Safety Concerns About Malaria Drugs

5 Jun, 2020 | 05:07h | UTC

STAT: Lancet, New England Journal retract Covid-19 studies, including one that raised safety concerns about malaria drugs

Science: Two elite medical journals retract coronavirus papers over data integrity questions

NEJM: Retraction: Cardiovascular Disease, Drug Therapy, and Mortality in Covid-19. N Engl J Med. DOI: 10.1056/NEJMoa2007621.

The Lancet: Retraction: “Hydroxychloroquine or chloroquine with or without a macrolide for treatment of COVID-19: a multinational registry analysis”

 

Review: Serodiagnostics for Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome–Related Coronavirus-2

5 Jun, 2020 | 05:03h | UTC

Serodiagnostics for Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome–Related Coronavirus-2: A Narrative Review – Annals of Internal Medicine

Related (just published): Serology assays to manage COVID-19 – Science

 

Editorial: Thinking of Risk in the Era of COVID-19

5 Jun, 2020 | 05:00h | UTC

Thinking of Risk in the Era of COVID-19 – JAMA

Related Article: Making Decisions in a COVID-19 World – JAMA

 

COVID-19: 10 Things I Wished I’d Known Some Months Ago

5 Jun, 2020 | 05:04h | UTC

COVID-19: 10 things I wished I’d known some months ago – Intensive Care Medicine

 

COVID-19 Can Last for Several Months

5 Jun, 2020 | 04:56h | UTC

COVID-19 Can Last for Several Months – The Atlantic

 

Related Commentary on Twitter

https://twitter.com/edyong209/status/1268570212191928320

 

COVID-19 Vaccine Development Pipeline Gears Up

5 Jun, 2020 | 04:59h | UTC

COVID-19 vaccine development pipeline gears up – The Lancet

 

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