Infectious Diseases (all articles)
COVID-19 Pandemic and Cardiac Imaging
6 Apr, 2020 | 01:35h | UTC
The Variety of Cardiovascular Presentations of COVID-19
6 Apr, 2020 | 01:37h | UTCThe Variety of Cardiovascular Presentations of COVID-19 – Circulation
Google COVID-19 Community Mobility Reports
6 Apr, 2020 | 01:34h | UTCCommentary: New Google site shows where people in a community are taking social distancing seriously — and where they’re not – CNBC AND Google data shines light on whether coronavirus lockdowns worldwide are working – Reuters
Modelling the Models
6 Apr, 2020 | 01:32h | UTCModelling the models – CEBM University of Oxford
“Modelling the models. We reviewed 43 models indexed on PubMed, and 13 released by Imperial College to show the significant variation, lack of limitations and lack of references to each other.” (via @carlheneghan see Tweet)
COVID-19: Rapidly Converting to “Virtual Practices”
6 Apr, 2020 | 01:31h | UTCRapidly Converting to “Virtual Practices”: Outpatient Care in the Era of Covid-19 – NEJM Catalyst
Related: Telemedicine in the Time of Coronavirus – Journal of Pain and Symptom Management AND The rise of telemedicine: How COVID-19 is fundamentally changing healthcare for all of us – Medium AND Telemedicine is essential amid the covid-19 crisis and after it – The Economist AND Virtually Perfect? Telemedicine for Covid-19 – New England Journal of Medicine AND Doctors and Patients Turn to Telemedicine in the Coronavirus Outbreak – The New York Times AND Telemedicine Arrives in the U.K.: ‘10 Years of Change in One Week’ – New York Times AND The Coronavirus Outbreak Could Finally Make Telemedicine Mainstream in the U.S. – TIME (free)
Alex Nowbar’s journal reviews—3 April 2020
6 Apr, 2020 | 01:29h | UTCAlex Nowbar’s journal reviews, 3 April 2020 – The BMJ Opinion
Alex Nowbar reviews the latest research from the top medical journals.
Covid-19: How a Virus is Turning the World Upside Down
6 Apr, 2020 | 01:30h | UTCEditorial: Covid-19: how a virus is turning the world upside down – The BMJ
Projecting Hospital Utilization During the COVID-19 Outbreaks in the United States
6 Apr, 2020 | 01:28h | UTCNews Release: Yale study finds self-isolation would dramatically reduce ICU bed demand – Yale News
Temporary Emergency Guidance to US Stroke Centers During the COVID-19 Pandemic
3 Apr, 2020 | 04:20h | UTCNews Release: Interim guidance issued on stroke care during COVID-19 pandemic – American Heart Association
Opinion: Doctors Need Room to Make the Wrenching Decisions They Face
6 Apr, 2020 | 01:27h | UTCDoctors Need Room to Make the Wrenching Decisions They Face – The New York Times
“New York is granting health care providers civil and criminal immunity during the coronavirus emergency. So should other states.”
The Covid-19 Crisis too Few are Talking About: Health Care Workers’ Mental Health
6 Apr, 2020 | 01:25h | UTCThe Covid-19 crisis too few are talking about: health care workers’ mental health – STAT
Related: Impact on mental health and perceptions of psychological care among medical and nursing staff in Wuhan during the 2019 novel coronavirus disease outbreak: A cross-sectional study – Brain, Behavior, and Immunity AND Mental Health Needs of Health Care Workers Providing Frontline COVID-19 Care – JAMA Health Forum AND Managing mental health challenges faced by healthcare workers during covid-19 pandemic – The BMJ AND Factors Associated With Mental Health Outcomes Among Health Care Workers Exposed to Coronavirus Disease 2019 – JAMA Network Open
EASL Position Paper: Care of Patients with Liver Disease During the COVID-19 Pandemic
3 Apr, 2020 | 04:16h | UTCCare of patients with liver disease during the COVID-19 pandemic: EASL-ESCMID Position Paper – European Association for the Study of the Liver (EASL) AND News Release: Patients with advanced liver disease and transplant recipients require specific care during COVID-19 – European Association for the Study of the Liver (EASL)
Interim Guidance for Healthcare Providers Caring for Pediatric Patients to Reduce COVID-19 transmission
3 Apr, 2020 | 04:18h | UTCNews Release: Interim guidance for pediatric resuscitation care to reduce COVID-19 transmission – American Heart Association
[Preprint] Observational Study: Countries with Universal BCG Vaccination Policy May Have Reduced Morbidity and Mortality for COVID-19
3 Apr, 2020 | 04:13h | UTCCommentaries: Universal BCG vaccination and protection against COVID-19: critique of an ecological study – Nature Microbiology Community AND A Vaccine From The 1920s Is Now Being Tested For Use Against The Coronavirus Pandemic – Forbes AND Nations with Mandatory TB Vaccines Show Fewer Coronavirus Deaths
Opinion: Covid-19 Does Not Lead to a “Typical” Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome
3 Apr, 2020 | 04:14h | UTC“After considering that, all we can do ventilating these patients is “buying time” with minimum additional damage: the lowest possible PEEP and gentle ventilation. We need to be patient.”
Guide to Lung Ultrasound in COVID-19 Patients
3 Apr, 2020 | 04:02h | UTCComplete GUIDE to Lung Ultrasound in COVID-19 (Coronavirus) Patients – POCUS 101
Related: Proposal for international standardization of the use of lung ultrasound for COVID‐19 patients; a simple, quantitative, reproducible method – Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine AND Findings of lung ultrasonography of novel corona virus pneumonia during the 2019–2020 epidemic – Intensive Care Medicine AND Can Lung US Help Critical Care Clinicians in the Early Diagnosis of Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pneumonia? – Radiology AND Point-of-Care Lung Ultrasound findings in novel coronavirus disease-19 pnemoniae: a case report and potential applications during COVID-19 outbreak – European Review for Medical and Pharmacological Sciences AND ACEP Guideline on COVID-19: Ultrasound Machine and Transducer Cleaning
COVID-19 Contact Tracing Apps
3 Apr, 2020 | 04:09h | UTC- COVID-19 contact tracing apps: 8 privacy questions governments should ask – Imperial College London
- In Germany, High Hopes For New COVID-19 Contact Tracing App That Protects Privacy – NPR
- Covid-19 spreads too fast for traditional contact tracing. New digital tools could help – STAT
- Quantifying SARS-CoV-2 transmission suggests epidemic control with digital contact tracing – Science
How Hospitals Can Protect Frontline Healthcare Workers From COVID-19
3 Apr, 2020 | 04:04h | UTCHow Hospitals Can Protect Frontline Healthcare Workers From COVID-19 – Medium
Related Commentary on Twitter
It's not just the missing masks in hospitals. Here's some lessons learned from countries that suffered the 1st wave of #COVID19 to protect the #healthcare workforcehttps://t.co/u6rSX8dlEw@realSharonZhou @RoseLikeTheFlwr @ronlivs @AndrewYNg pic.twitter.com/173iJYtWEi
— Eric Topol (@EricTopol) April 2, 2020
UK Guidance on Infection Prevention and Control for COVID-19
3 Apr, 2020 | 04:11h | UTCCOVID-19: infection prevention and control – Public Health England
Guidance: Allocation of Scarce Critical Care Resources During a Public Health Emergency
3 Apr, 2020 | 04:00h | UTCAllocation of Scarce Critical Care Resources During a Public Health Emergency – University of Pittsburg
Commentary: A system to allocate scarce ventilators and ICU beds gains traction for not counting any group out – STAT
More on the Use of Face Masks by the Public
3 Apr, 2020 | 03:58h | UTC- Opinion: Wearing Masks Must Be a National Policy – The New York Times
- Coronavirus: Expert panel to assess face mask use by public – BBC
- Expert comment clarifying situation with face masks and WHO – Science Media Centre
- Should Everyone Wear A Mask In Public? Maybe—But It’s Complicated – Forbes
- White House expected to recommend Americans wear cloth masks to prevent coronavirus spread – STAT
Update on Treatment of Clostridioides Difficile Infection
3 Apr, 2020 | 03:53h | UTCUpdate on Treatment of Clostridioides difficile Infection – Mayo Clinic Proceedings
Podcast: A Practical Approach to Lymphadenopathy
3 Apr, 2020 | 03:54h | UTC#202 LIVE! Lymphadenopathy: Taking Your Lumps – The Curbsiders Internal Medicine Podcast
See also: Episode List
CDC Guidance: Decontamination and Reuse of Filtering Facepiece Respirators
2 Apr, 2020 | 04:24h | UTC
Video: Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update: Critical Care Management
2 Apr, 2020 | 04:20h | UTCCoronavirus (COVID-19) Update: Critical Care Management – JAMA