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Perspective: Opposing Discriminatory Approaches to the Allocation of Resources During the COVID-19 Pandemic and Other Health System Catastrophes

26 Apr, 2020 | 21:28h | UTC

Universal Do-Not-Resuscitate Orders, Social Worth, and Life-Years: Opposing Discriminatory Approaches to the Allocation of Resources During the COVID-19 Pandemic and Other Health System Catastrophes – Annals of Internal Medicine

Related Debate: Is it Wrong to Prioritize Younger Patients with Covid-19?

 


Presymptomatic SARS-CoV-2 Infections and Transmission in a Skilled Nursing Facility

26 Apr, 2020 | 21:31h | UTC

Presymptomatic SARS-CoV-2 Infections and Transmission in a Skilled Nursing Facility – New England Journal of Medicine

Commentary: Expert reaction to study looking at presymptomatic SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus transmission in a nursing home in the US – Science Media Centre

 


Obesity and Impaired Metabolic Health in Patients with COVID-19

26 Apr, 2020 | 21:25h | UTC

Obesity and impaired metabolic health in patients with COVID-19 – Nature Reviews Endocrinology

 


Practical Recommendations for the Management of Diabetes in Patients with COVID-19

26 Apr, 2020 | 21:24h | UTC

Practical recommendations for the management of diabetes in patients with COVID-19 – The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology

 


Study: The QT Interval in Patients with COVID-19 Treated with Hydroxychloroquine and Azithromycin

26 Apr, 2020 | 21:18h | UTC

The QT interval in patients with COVID-19 treated with hydroxychloroquine and azithromycin – Nature Medicine

Commentary: Expert reaction to paper looking at cardiac abnormalities in patients with COVID-19 treated with hydroxychloroquine and azithromycin – Science Media Centre

 


FDA Safety Alert: Risk of Heart Rhythm Problems with the use of Hydroxychloroquine or Chloroquine for COVID-19

26 Apr, 2020 | 21:20h | UTC

FDA cautions against use of hydroxychloroquine or chloroquine for COVID-19 outside of the hospital setting or a clinical trial due to risk of heart rhythm problems – U.S. Food & Drug Administration

News Release: FDA warning for Hydroxychloroquine or Chloroquine for COVID-19: Risk of Heart Rhythm Problems – Outbreak News Today

 


[Abstract Only] Meta-Analysis: Delayed vs. Early Initiation of Renal Replacement Therapy for Severe Acute Kidney Injury

26 Apr, 2020 | 21:15h | UTC

Delayed versus early initiation of renal replacement therapy for severe acute kidney injury: a systematic review and individual patient data meta-analysis of randomised clinical trials – The Lancet

 


NICE COVID-19 Rapid Guideline: Acute Myocardial Injury

24 Apr, 2020 | 03:50h | UTC

COVID-19 rapid guideline: acute myocardial injury – National Institute for Health and Care Excellence

Related Guidelines: ESC Guidance for the Diagnosis and Management of CV Disease during the COVID-19 Pandemic – European Society of Cardiology AND Management of Acute Myocardial Infarction During the COVID-19 Pandemic – Journal of the American Academy of Cardiology

 


Observational Study: Renin-Angiotensin System Inhibitors are Not Associated with Severity or Mortality in Hospitalized Patients with Coronavirus Disease

24 Apr, 2020 | 03:46h | UTC

Association of Renin-Angiotensin System Inhibitors With Severity or Risk of Death in Patients With Hypertension Hospitalized for Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Infection in Wuhan, China – JAMA Cardiology

Commentary: Drugs for high blood pressure don’t appear to make COVID-19 worse – Science News

Related Study: Association of Inpatient Use of Angiotensin Converting Enzyme Inhibitors and Angiotensin II Receptor Blockers with Mortality Among Patients With Hypertension Hospitalized With COVID-19 – Circulation Research

 


Perspective: Against Pandemic Research Exceptionalism

24 Apr, 2020 | 03:39h | UTC

Against pandemic research exceptionalism – Science

“Crises are no excuse for lowering scientific standards.”

 


Health Care Workers Seek to Flatten COVID-19’s ‘Second Curve’—Their Rising Mental Anguish

24 Apr, 2020 | 03:42h | UTC

Health care workers seek to flatten COVID-19’s ‘second curve’—their rising mental anguish – Science

Related: Understanding and Addressing Sources of Anxiety Among Health Care Professionals During the COVID-19 Pandemic – JAMA AND Mental health outcomes among front and second line health workers associated with the COVID-19 pandemic in Italy. – medRxiv AND Factors Associated With Mental Health Outcomes Among Health Care Workers Exposed to Coronavirus Disease 2019 – JAMA Network Open

“there’s a second curve we’re going to have to flatten: the mental health consequences of the pandemic.”

 


Debate: Is it Wrong to Prioritize Younger Patients with Covid-19?

24 Apr, 2020 | 03:30h | UTC

Is it wrong to prioritise younger patients with covid-19? – The BMJ

Commentary: Should age be a prioritizing factor in deciding who gets treated for COVID-19? – News Medical

 


Perspective: In Defense of Evidence-Based Medicine for the Treatment of COVID-19 ARDS

24 Apr, 2020 | 03:36h | UTC

In Defense of Evidence-Based Medicine for the Treatment of COVID-19 ARDS – Annals of the American Thoracic Society

 


New Data on Remdesivir: No benefit for Patients with Covid-19

24 Apr, 2020 | 03:31h | UTC

New data on Gilead’s remdesivir, released by accident, show no benefit for coronavirus patients. Company still sees reason for hope – STAT

Related: Remdesivir in covid-19 – The BMJ AND What’s Happening With Remdesivir? – Science Translational Medicine AND Slow down your giddyup on Gilead news – Health News Review

 


‘Where Are All our Patients?’: Covid Phobia is Keeping People with Serious Heart Symptoms Away From ERs

24 Apr, 2020 | 03:26h | UTC

‘Where are all our patients?’: Covid phobia is keeping people with serious heart symptoms away from ERs – STAT

Related: Where Have All the Heart Attacks Gone? – The New York Times

 


Hydroxychloroquine and Coronavirus: A Guide to the Scientific Studies so Far

24 Apr, 2020 | 03:28h | UTC

Hydroxychloroquine and coronavirus: a guide to the scientific studies so far – The Guardian

 


Study: Colorectal Cancer Incidence and Mortality After Removal of Adenomas During Screening Colonoscopies

24 Apr, 2020 | 03:24h | UTC

Colorectal Cancer Incidence and Mortality After Removal of Adenomas During Screening Colonoscopies – Gastroenterology

Related Study: Another Large Cohort Study Suggests Patients with Low-Risk Adenomas are Not At Increased Risk of Colorectal Cancer (studies on the subject)

 


Community-acquired Pneumonia: Strategies for Triage and Treatment

24 Apr, 2020 | 03:20h | UTC

Community-acquired pneumonia: Strategies for triage and treatment – Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine

 


GERD: A Practical Approach

24 Apr, 2020 | 03:21h | UTC

GERD: A practical approach – Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine

 


[Abstract Only] Randomized Trial: Antibiotics Do Not Reduce Length of Hospital Stay for Uncomplicated Diverticulitis

24 Apr, 2020 | 03:23h | UTC

Antibiotics Do Not Reduce Length of Hospital Stay for Uncomplicated Diverticulitis in a Pragmatic Double-Blind Randomized Trial – Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

Commentary: Antibiotics may not reduce length of stay in patients hospitalized for uncomplicated diverticulitis – ACP Gastroenterology

Related: Treatment of Uncomplicated Acute Diverticulitis Without Antibiotics: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis – Diseases of the Colon & Rectum (link to abstract – $ for full-text) AND Randomized Trial: Antibiotic Avoidance Associated with Similar Long-term Outcomes in Uncomplicated Diverticulitis (randomized trials on the subject)

 


Clinical Features and Outcomes Among 5700 Patients Hospitalized With COVID-19 in the New York City Area

23 Apr, 2020 | 09:43h | UTC

Presenting Characteristics, Comorbidities, and Outcomes Among 5700 Patients Hospitalized With COVID-19 in the New York City Area – JAMA

Commentary: Almost Every Hospitalized Coronavirus Patient Has Another Underlying Health Issue, According to a Study of New York Patients – TIME

 


Alterations in Smell or Taste in Mildly Symptomatic Outpatients With SARS-CoV-2 Infection

23 Apr, 2020 | 09:41h | UTC

Alterations in Smell or Taste in Mildly Symptomatic Outpatients With SARS-CoV-2 Infection – JAMA

Related: Study Validates Loss of Smell and Taste as Symptoms of Covid-19

 


[Preprint] Study: Saliva is More Sensitive for SARS-CoV-2 Detection in COVID-19 Patients than Nasopharyngeal Swabs

23 Apr, 2020 | 09:36h | UTC

Saliva is more sensitive for SARS-CoV-2 detection in COVID-19 patients than nasopharyngeal swabs – medRxiv

 


Opinion: A Call for Rational Intensive Care in the Era of COVID-19

23 Apr, 2020 | 09:34h | UTC

A Call for Rational Intensive Care in the Era of COVID-19 – American Journal of Respiratory Cell and Molecular Biology

 


Editorial: Remdesivir in Covid-19

23 Apr, 2020 | 09:35h | UTC

Remdesivir in covid-19 – The BMJ

Related: What’s Happening With Remdesivir? – Science Translational Medicine AND Slow down your giddyup on Gilead news – Health News Review

 


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