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Perspective | School reopening without robust COVID-19 mitigation risks accelerating the pandemic
14 Mar, 2021 | 20:51h | UTCSchool reopening without robust COVID-19 mitigation risks accelerating the pandemic – The Lancet
Study: Healthcare settings did not increase the risk for Covid-19 infection among health care workers in the US. Exposure outside the workplace was the strongest risk factor for SARSCoV2 seropositivity
14 Mar, 2021 | 20:41h | UTCCommentaries: Healthcare settings do not increase risk for Covid-19 infection spread – University of Maryland School of Medicine AND Did Healthcare Workers Catch Covid In Or Outside The Hospital? – MedicalResearch.com AND Community Covid-19 Risk Higher Than Workplace Risk for Health Care Personnel – Physician’s Weekly
Commentary on Twitter
Cross-sectional study finds #COVID19 exposure outside the workplace was the strongest risk factor for #SARSCoV2 seropositivity. No workplace factors were associated with seropositivity. @EmoryMedicine @UMMC @HopkinsMedicine @CDCgov https://t.co/DbdSxTEb8n
— JAMA Network Open (@JAMANetworkOpen) March 10, 2021
Perspective | Long Covid isn’t as unique as we thought
12 Mar, 2021 | 08:27h | UTCLong Covid isn’t as unique as we thought – Vox
CDC Interim Recommendations for Fully Vaccinated People: An Important First Step
12 Mar, 2021 | 08:22h | UTCCDC Interim Recommendations for Fully Vaccinated People: An Important First Step – JAMA
Original Guidance and Commentaries: New CDC Guideline for fully vaccinated individuals says people can get together indoors without masks. Precautions should continue in public.
Comparison of palliative care delivery in the last year of life between adults with terminal noncancer illness or cancer
11 Mar, 2021 | 07:55h | UTCCommentary: People with dementia receive fewer palliative referrals than those with cancer: study – McNight’s
Commentary on Twitter
Cohort study finds differences in #PalliativeCare for cancer vs noncancer patients: Earlier initiation/Multiple settings/Shared care. Need to improve equitable access to care across all settings @CanadianHPCAssn @AAHPM @HQOntario @ICESOntario @SinaiHealth https://t.co/b7i4z8zokq
— JAMA Network Open (@JAMANetworkOpen) March 5, 2021
A Nurse’s Guide to COVID-19
5 Mar, 2021 | 08:43h | UTCA Nurse’s Guide to COVID-19 – American Journal of Nursing
An review for nurses of the care of hospitalized adults with COVID-19, including pharmacological management, critical illness management, oxygen therapy, prone positioning, and investigational agents. (CE credit available)https://t.co/k09QZW0NrT
— AmJNurs (@AmJNurs) March 1, 2021
Systematic Review: Filtering Facepiece Respirator (N95 Respirator) Reprocessing
4 Mar, 2021 | 08:58h | UTCFiltering Facepiece Respirator (N95 Respirator) Reprocessing: A Systematic Review – JAMA
Commentary on Twitter
Reuse of N95 and related masks, a review of 42 studies https://t.co/PqnC5kzlrW
Comparison of merits of 5 different methods for retaining filtration https://t.co/PqnC5kzlrW@JAMA_current by @MSchumm90 and colleagues @UCLAHealth 😷 pic.twitter.com/Q6UMhhUhLy— Eric Topol (@EricTopol) March 3, 2021
COVID-19 and healthcare workers: a rapid systematic review into risks and preventive measures
4 Mar, 2021 | 08:42h | UTC
A Practical Guide for Anesthesia Providers on the Management of COVID-19 Patients in the Acute Care Hospital
3 Mar, 2021 | 08:48h | UTC
6 Steps to Better Imaging for Transgender Patients
3 Mar, 2021 | 08:39h | UTCSummary: 6 Steps to Better Imaging for Transgender Patients – Diagnostic Imaging
Original article: Imaging Health and Radiology Care of Transgender Patients: A Call to Build Evidence-Based Best Practices – Journal of the American College of Cardiology ($)
Commentary on Twitter
71% of transgender patients report having a negative imaging encounter. Researchers led by @UVMHealth offer 6 tips in @JACRJournal for improving imaging for this patient group. https://t.co/Ixha7tXF3v
— Diagnostic Imaging (@Dx_imaging) March 2, 2021
ACOG Committee Opinion: Health care for transgender and gender diverse individuals
3 Mar, 2021 | 08:41h | UTCHealth Care for Transgender and Gender Diverse Individuals – Obstetrics & Gynecology
WHO: Roadmap to improve and ensure good indoor ventilation in the context of COVID-19
2 Mar, 2021 | 02:15h | UTC
Commentary on Twitter
Wonderful guidance from @WHO on ventilation. Here are a couple of pages for non-residential settings. All the things we've been talking about: minimum 10 L/s/person, open doors & windows for cross-ventilation, use exhaust fans, filtration. https://t.co/umMzhiqKza pic.twitter.com/UEZLahi87v
— Linsey Marr https://www.threads.net/@linseycmarr (@linseymarr) March 1, 2021
CDC Study: Suspected SARS-CoV-2 reinfections in a skilled nursing facility
28 Feb, 2021 | 21:55h | UTCCommentaries: Possible SARS-CoV-2 Reinfection Described at Skilled Nursing Facility – HealthDay AND Reinfections could be more likely among those with a mild first case of COVID-19: case study – CTV News
Commentary on Twitter (thread – Click for more)
📌CDC report: Asymptomatic or mildly symptomatic infections don't always produce sufficient immune response to prevent reinfection. Report of nursing facility found 5 people reinfected ~3 months after initial infection. All 5 had more severe symptoms 2nd time around, one death🧵 pic.twitter.com/m9ix9XJolA
— Dr. Ali Nouri (@AliNouriPhD) February 28, 2021
New report reviews methods for reducing waste, improving efficiency with expensive injectable medications
28 Feb, 2021 | 21:29h | UTCOriginal report: Medications in Single Dose Vials: Implications of Discarded Drugs (2021) – National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
Commentary on Twitter
"significant amounts of expensive injectable or infused drugs, distributed in single-dose vials, are discarded" but hard to quantify.
Medications in Single-Dose Vials and Implications of Discarded Injectable Drugs: A National Academies Report https://t.co/z3ebKGIcEg
— Suresh Nirody – snirody.eth (@snirody) February 26, 2021
Indian Guidelines for pediatric skin care in neonates, infants, and children
28 Feb, 2021 | 20:37h | UTCIndian Academy of Pediatrics Guidelines for Pediatric Skin Care
WHO Report: Preparing for Long COVID 2021
26 Feb, 2021 | 08:46h | UTCIn the wake of the pandemic: preparing for Long COVID (2021) – World Health Organization
Commentaries: Long COVID sufferer still has disease’s debilitating symptoms nearly a year after first falling ill – EuroNews AND Debilitating ‘long-COVID’ may have severe health, social impacts: WHO – Reuters
Related: Dr. Fauci says new data suggests ‘long’ Covid symptoms can last up to 9 months – CNBC
New protocol tested SARS-CoV-2 positivity on day 9 among quarantined student contacts of confirmed cases, resulting in safe reduction in loss of instructional time
26 Feb, 2021 | 08:42h | UTCCommentary: Is the CDC 10-day COVID-19 quarantine guideline enough? – News Medical
Commentary on Twitter
In this study of a 9-day testing protocol for student contacts of confirmed #COVID19 cases in 1 Florida county, a reduction in loss of instructional time was found that was less than what would have occurred with 14-day quarantine https://t.co/YPft2oAvYk
— JAMA (@JAMA_current) February 19, 2021
RCT: Effect of screening by clinical breast examination on breast cancer incidence and mortality after 20 years
26 Feb, 2021 | 08:34h | UTCCommentaries: The story of the Mumbai breast screening study – The BMJ Opinion
This trial found that regular breast examination by trained female health workers in Mumbai led to earlier diagnosis and reduced deaths from breast cancer in women aged 50 and olderhttps://t.co/TQCHLbVO8L
— The BMJ (@bmj_latest) February 25, 2021
Decreasing patient-reported burden of treatment: A systematic review of quantitative interventional studies
26 Feb, 2021 | 08:21h | UTC
Physical Activity: what’s the latest guidance?
24 Feb, 2021 | 02:19h | UTCPhysical Activity: what’s the latest guidance? – Evidently Cochrane
See also: New WHO guidelines on physical activity and sedentary behavior – Every move counts towards better health (Guideline and commentaries)
Medication review interventions to reduce hospital readmissions in older people
24 Feb, 2021 | 02:14h | UTC
Commentary on Twitter
A medication review in combination with medication reconciliation, patient education, professional education and transitional care is associated with a decreased risk of hospital readmissions. #geriatrics https://t.co/nAeHF82dlm pic.twitter.com/50lEVVeQwn
— JAGS (@AGSJournal) February 16, 2021
How the COVID-19 pandemic will change the future of critical care
24 Feb, 2021 | 02:49h | UTCHow the COVID-19 pandemic will change the future of critical care – Intensive Care Medicine
Commentary on Twitter
Will #COVID19 change critical care?
➡️approach to crises
➡️flexible #ICU capacity/staff & safer design
➡️efficient supply/use of PPE, devices, consumables, meds
➡️triage principles
➡️communication
➡️end‐of‐life
➡️#AI, registries, agile collaborative RCTshttps://t.co/0aWmhQxItm pic.twitter.com/qFZCi4eYwM— Intensive Care Medicine (@yourICM) February 23, 2021
FDA: No credible evidence of food or food packaging associated with viral transmission of SARS-CoV-2
23 Feb, 2021 | 02:05h | UTCCommentary: FDA: COVID-19 Not Transmitted by Food or Packaging – WebMD
WHO call to action: Vaccine equity declaration – We must accelerate vaccine equity for all health workers – Now
19 Feb, 2021 | 03:03h | UTCCall to Action: Vaccine Equity Declaration – World Health Organization
Fauci: There’s evidence COVID-19 vaccines don’t just protect you — they may stop you from spreading the virus to others, too
19 Feb, 2021 | 02:46h | UTCRelated: [Preprint] Covid-19 vaccination associated with reduced viral load, may reduce transmission (study and commentary)