Internal Medicine
What’s the difference between viral shedding and reinfection with COVID-19?
2 Dec, 2020 | 07:29h | UTCWhat’s the difference between viral shedding and reinfection with COVID-19? – The Conversation
One in five covid-19 patients are diagnosed with a mental illness within three months
2 Dec, 2020 | 07:24h | UTC
Commentary on Twitter
https://twitter.com/TheLancetPsych/status/1326158490423996417
CDC panel moves health workers, nursing home residents to front of COVID vaccine line
2 Dec, 2020 | 07:26h | UTCCDC panel moves health workers, nursing home residents to front of COVID vaccine line – CIDRAP
Systematic review: Outdoor transmission of SARS-CoV-2 and other respiratory viruses. “The odds of indoor transmission was very high compared to outdoors (18.7 times)”
2 Dec, 2020 | 07:19h | UTC
Commentary on Twitter
Outdoor Transmission of SARS-CoV-2 and Other Respiratory Viruses, a Systematic Review https://t.co/lmWQNgpIfd Existing evidence supports the wide-held belief that the the risk of #SARSCoV2 transmission is lower outdoors (< 10%).
— Carlos del Rio (@CarlosdelRio7) December 1, 2020
IDSA 2020 Guidelines for the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of Lyme disease
1 Dec, 2020 | 08:28h | UTC
Randomized trial: A low-fat vegan diet can reduce body weight and improve insulin sensitivity in overweight adults
2 Dec, 2020 | 07:16h | UTCCommentary: Plant-based diet ramps up metabolism, according to new study – Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine
Cohort study: Higher dose Z-drug use in dementia is associated with increased fracture and stroke risks, similar or greater to that for higher dose benzodiazepines
1 Dec, 2020 | 08:25h | UTCCommentary: The danger of Z-drugs for dementia patients – University of Exeter
NICE COVID-19 guideline: Prevention of thromboembolism in patients with COVID-19. “For patients who are having advanced respiratory support: consider increasing pharmacological VTE prophylaxis to an intermediate dose”
1 Dec, 2020 | 08:19h | UTC
Moderna released more Covid-19 vaccine results. They’re very encouraging.
1 Dec, 2020 | 08:15h | UTCModerna released more Covid-19 vaccine results. They’re very encouraging. – Vox
Commentaries: ‘Absolutely remarkable’: No one who got Moderna’s vaccine in trial developed severe COVID-19 – Science AND Moderna to submit Covid-19 vaccine to FDA as full results show 94% efficacy – STAT AND More Good News For Moderna’s COVID-19 Vaccine Candidate – NPR AND Moderna to seek emergency authorization for COVID-19 vaccine – CIDRAP
Commentary on Twitter
Moderna has announced the final results of the 30,000-person efficacy trial for its #COVID19 vaccine candidate, reporting that the vaccine had 100% efficacy against severe disease. https://t.co/Cgg0I5nv9r
— News from Science (@NewsfromScience) November 30, 2020
Comprehensive review on the management of pharmaceutical and recreational drug poisoning
1 Dec, 2020 | 08:21h | UTCManagement of pharmaceutical and recreational drug poisoning – Annals of Intensive Care
Opinion: Pfizer and Moderna’s “95% effective” vaccines—let’s be cautious and first see the full data
1 Dec, 2020 | 08:13h | UTC
Colchicine to be investigated as a possible treatment for COVID-19 in the RECOVERY trial
1 Dec, 2020 | 08:08h | UTCCommentary: Gout drug Colchicine to be tested as COVID-19 treatment in UK trial – Reuters
Critically ill patients with COVID-19: A narrative review on prone position
1 Dec, 2020 | 08:07h | UTCCritically Ill Patients with COVID-19: A Narrative Review on Prone Position – Pulmonary Therapy
Report: SARS-CoV-2 setting-specific transmission rates. Households showed the highest transmission rates (21.1%). Asymptomatic infections do occur but much less efficiently than symptomatic infection.
30 Nov, 2020 | 01:01h | UTCFull report: SARS-CoV-2 setting-specific transmission rates: a systematic review and meta-analysis – Imperial College London
Infection fatality rate of SARS-CoV2 in a super-spreading event in Germany estimated at 0.36%
30 Nov, 2020 | 01:02h | UTCInfection fatality rate of SARS-CoV2 in a super-spreading event in Germany – Nature Communications
Meta-analysis of statins for primary prevention: 100 adults (aged 50-75 years) without known cardiovascular disease would have to be treated for 2.5 years to prevent 1 major adverse cardiovascular event
30 Nov, 2020 | 00:56h | UTCEvaluation of Time to Benefit of Statins for the Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Events in Adults Aged 50 to 75 Years: A Meta-analysis – JAMA Internal Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: Time to Benefit of Statins for Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Events – American College of Cardiology
Commentary on Twitter
It takes 2.5 years for the benefits of #statins to be seen. Frail older adults with life expectancy <2.5 years may be more likely to be harmed than helped by statins https://t.co/jbdW7bXopt
— JAMA Internal Medicine (@JAMAInternalMed) November 16, 2020
State of the art review: Advances in the diagnosis and management of gastroesophageal reflux disease
30 Nov, 2020 | 00:52h | UTCAdvances in the diagnosis and management of gastroesophageal reflux disease – The BMJ (free for a limited period)
Randomized trial: Intravenous iron is superior to oral iron for the treatment of anemia in women after childbirth in a low-income setting
27 Nov, 2020 | 08:41h | UTC
Commentary on Twitter
In a randomised trial in Tanzania, intravenous ferric carboxymaltose proved safe and better than oral iron at achieving haemoglobin normalisation (>115 g/L) at 6 weeks after childbirth in women with iron deficiency anaemia https://t.co/F5sau45dwL pic.twitter.com/qqa8cGbMqZ
— The Lancet Global Health (@LancetGH) November 25, 2020
New WHO guidelines on physical activity and sedentary behavior – Every move counts towards better health
27 Nov, 2020 | 08:45h | UTCWHO guidelines on physical activity and sedentary behaviour – World Health Organization
News release: Every move counts towards better health – says WHO
Commentaries: Aim to exceed weekly recommended physical activity level to offset health harms of prolonged sitting – BMJ AND You only need 30 to 40 minutes of exercise per day to ‘offset’ sitting at your desk all day, new analysis finds – Business Insider AND Physical activity guidelines 2020: comprehensive and inclusive recommendations to activate populations – The Lancet
Commentary on Twitter
Launched today new 2020 WHO Guidelines on PA & Sedentary behaviour. Check out WHO website for summary in 6 UN languages. Take home message #EveryMoveCounts #BeActive Thanks to everyone who helped to produce this new global policy @WHO @ISPAH @BJSM_BMJ pic.twitter.com/tersZkMj3i
— fiona bull (@fiona_bull) November 25, 2020
Long Covid: Comprehensive health assessment three months after recovery from acute COVID-19 revealed problems in several health domains in a substantial number of patients
27 Nov, 2020 | 08:33h | UTC
An artificial intelligence algorithm can detect COVID-19 on chest radiographs with accuracy and speed
27 Nov, 2020 | 08:31h | UTCCommentaries: AI system bests radiologists in spotting COVID-19 in lungs – CIDRAP AND AI detects COVID-19 on chest x-rays with accuracy and speed – Northwestern University
CDC may shorten how long you quarantine if you are exposed to Covid-19 coronavirus
26 Nov, 2020 | 09:06h | UTCCDC May Shorten How Long You Quarantine If You Are Exposed To Covid-19 Coronavirus – Forbes
CDC Study showing decline in SARS-CoV-2 antibodies after infection suggests antibody surveys underestimate infections
26 Nov, 2020 | 09:08h | UTCCommentary: COVID-19 antibody surveys underestimate infections: study – MedicalXpress
Commentary on Twitter (Thread – Click for more)
1/📌Precipitous decline in #SARSCoV2 antibodies: study participants who'd been infected and had detectable antibodies were retested 60 days later. 94% showed antibody decline & 28% had no detectable antibodies. They had "seroreverted". How that impacts reinfection risk is unknown pic.twitter.com/QsvQTE9jVH
— Dr. Ali Nouri (@AliNouriPhD) November 25, 2020
Should COVID-19 vaccines be mandatory? Two experts discuss
26 Nov, 2020 | 09:05h | UTCShould COVID-19 vaccines be mandatory? Two experts discuss – The Conversation
Practice recommendations for the management of the most common forms of secondary hypertension, including primary aldosteronism, renovascular hypertension, pheochromocytoma, Cushing’s syndrome, and sleep apnea
26 Nov, 2020 | 08:59h | UTC