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Randomized trial: Effectiveness of a nurse-led multidisciplinary intervention vs. usual care on advance care planning for vulnerable older adults

12 Jan, 2021 | 01:45h | UTC

Effectiveness of a Nurse-Led Multidisciplinary Intervention vs Usual Care on Advance Care Planning for Vulnerable Older Adults in an Accountable Care Organization: A Randomized Clinical Trial – JAMA Internal Medicine

Editorial: Advance Care Planning and the Cost of Pragmatism (free for a limited period)

Commentary: Nurse Navigation Increases Advance Care Planning – Oncology Nursing News

 

Commentary on Twitter

 

Randomized trial: Early interdisciplinary supportive care in patients with previously untreated metastatic esophagogastric cancer

12 Jan, 2021 | 01:36h | UTC

Early Interdisciplinary Supportive Care in Patients With Previously Untreated Metastatic Esophagogastric Cancer: A Phase III Randomized Controlled Trial – Journal of Clinical Oncology

 

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Open Access: Textbook of Patient Safety and Clinical Risk Management

10 Jan, 2021 | 20:34h | UTC

Textbook of Patient Safety and Clinical Risk Management – Springer

 

Commentary on Twitter

https://twitter.com/helenbevan/status/1343127378650935298

 

Editorial – Two decades since “To Err Is Human”: Progress, but still a “chasm”

10 Jan, 2021 | 20:33h | UTC

Two Decades Since “To Err Is Human”: Progress, but Still a “Chasm” – JAMA

Author interview: To Err Is Human: 20 Years of Health Care Quality

 

Meta-analysis: Effectiveness of bundle interventions on ICU delirium

10 Jan, 2021 | 20:16h | UTC

Effectiveness of Bundle Interventions on ICU Delirium: A Meta-Analysis – Critical Care Medicine

Commentary: ICU bundles do not appear to improve delirium but may help other outcomes – ACP Hospitalist

 

Commentary on Twitter

 

NICE Guideline: Managing the long-term effects of COVID-19

18 Dec, 2020 | 10:27h | UTC

COVID-19 rapid guideline: managing the long-term effects of COVID-19 – National Institute for Health and Care Excellence

Commentary: NICE, RCGP and SIGN publish guideline on managing the long-term effects of COVID-19 – National Institute for Health and Care Excellence

 

“Racial Bias in Pulse Oximetry Measurement”. In two large cohorts, Black patients had nearly three times the frequency of occult hypoxemia that was not detected by pulse oximetry as White patients

18 Dec, 2020 | 10:01h | UTC

Racial Bias in Pulse Oximetry Measurement – New England Journal of Medicine

Commentary: Devices Used In COVID-19 Treatment Can Give Errors For Patients With Dark Skin – NPR

 

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Survey: Around 1 in 5 COVID-19 patients exhibit symptoms for a period of 5 weeks or longer; Around 1 in 10 COVID-19 patients exhibit symptoms for a period of 12 weeks or longer

18 Dec, 2020 | 09:49h | UTC

The prevalence of long COVID symptoms and COVID-19 complications – Office of National Statistics

 

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Randomized trial: In surgical patients at moderate or high risk of venous thromboembolism, pharmaco-thromboprophylaxis alone is as good as the combination of pharmaco-thromboprophylaxis and graduated compression stockings

16 Dec, 2020 | 10:00h | UTC

Compression stockings in addition to low-molecular-weight heparin to prevent venous thromboembolism in surgical inpatients requiring pharmacoprophylaxis: the GAPS non-inferiority RC – Health Technology Assessment

 

Systematic review: Infection and mortality of healthcare workers worldwide from COVID-19

17 Dec, 2020 | 08:40h | UTC

Infection and mortality of healthcare workers worldwide from COVID-19: a systematic review – BMJ Global Health

 

Commentary on Twitter

https://twitter.com/DrSoumyadeepB/status/1335124725576552448

 

Study: Filtration efficiency of face masks used by the public during the COVID-19 pandemic are, in many cases, nearly equivalent to or better than their non-N95 respirator medical mask counterparts

17 Dec, 2020 | 08:43h | UTC

Evaluation of Cloth Masks and Modified Procedure Masks as Personal Protective Equipment for the Public During the COVID-19 Pandemic – JAMA Internal Medicine

Editorial: Filtration Efficiency of Face Masks Used by the Public During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Commentary: Researchers Rank Various Mask Protection, Modifications Against COVID-19 – University of North Carolina School of Medicine

 

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Healthcare workers 7 times as likely to have severe COVID-19 as other workers

11 Dec, 2020 | 09:29h | UTC

Occupation and risk of severe COVID-19: prospective cohort study of 120 075 UK Biobank participants – Occupational & Environmental Medicine

Commentary: Healthcare workers 7 times as likely to have severe COVID-19 as other workers – BMJ

 

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CDC releases new ventilation guidelines for indoor environments to reduce Covid-19 risk

9 Dec, 2020 | 08:23h | UTC

CDC Releases New Ventilation Guidelines For Indoor Environments To Reduce Covid-19 Risk – Forbes

CDC Guideline: Ventilation

Related podcast: Air Handling Standards for Increasing the Safety of Indoor Spaces During the COVID-19 Pandemic – JAMA

 

FDA Safety Communication: Wear face masks with no metal during MRI exams

9 Dec, 2020 | 08:21h | UTC

Wear Face Masks with No Metal During MRI Exams: FDA Safety Communication – U.S. Food & Drug Administration

Commentary: Any mask containing metal could cause burns during an MRI, FDA warns – MedicalXpress

 

New CDC Guidance with 10 public health strategies to address high levels of community transmission of SARS-Cov-2, including universal use of face masks

7 Dec, 2020 | 01:10h | UTC

Summary of Guidance for Public Health Strategies to Address High Levels of Community Transmission of SARS-CoV-2 and Related Deaths, December 2020 – CDC Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report

Commentaries: Masks are critical to stopping coronavirus spread, even at home, CDC says – CNN AND CDC recommends ‘universal’ use of face masks to prevent COVID-19 spread – UPI

 

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Study in Germany comparing regions with vs. without mask mandates concluded that 20 d after becoming mandatory, face masks reduced new Covid-19 infections by around 45%

7 Dec, 2020 | 00:46h | UTC

Face masks considerably reduce COVID-19 cases in Germany – Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

 

New WHO Guidance on masks for the public and health workers in the context of COVID-19

4 Dec, 2020 | 08:24h | UTC

Mask use in the context of COVID-19 – World Health Organization

Commentaries: WHO fine-tunes advice on COVID masks for public, health workers – Reuters AND WHO updates mask advice, recommending they be worn in indoor, poorly ventilated areas – CBC

 

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Why the CDC changed its Covid-19 quarantine guidelines

4 Dec, 2020 | 08:18h | UTC

Why the CDC changed its Covid-19 quarantine guidelines – Vox

CDC Guideline: Duration of Isolation and Precautions for Adults with COVID-19 – Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

 

CDC to shorten COVID-19 quarantine to 10 days, 7 with test

3 Dec, 2020 | 08:40h | UTC

CDC to shorten COVID-19 quarantine to 10 days, 7 with test – Associated Press

Commentary: CDC Shortens Its COVID-19 Quarantine Recommendations – NPR

 

CDC panel moves health workers, nursing home residents to front of COVID vaccine line

2 Dec, 2020 | 07:26h | UTC

CDC panel moves health workers, nursing home residents to front of COVID vaccine line – CIDRAP

See also: Health workers, long-term care facilities should get Covid-19 vaccine first, CDC advisory panel says – STAT

 

New WHO guidelines on physical activity and sedentary behavior – Every move counts towards better health

27 Nov, 2020 | 08:45h | UTC

WHO guidelines on physical activity and sedentary behaviour – World Health Organization

See also: World Health Organization 2020 guidelines on physical activity and sedentary behaviour – British Journal of Sports Medicine

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

 

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

Comprehensive health assessment three months after recovery from acute COVID-19 – Clinical Infectious Diseases

 

[Press release – not published yet] Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine candidate shows 94.5% protection in an interim analysis of the phase 3 COVE study

17 Nov, 2020 | 09:55h | UTC

Press release: Moderna’s COVID-19 Vaccine Candidate Meets its Primary Efficacy Endpoint in the First Interim Analysis of the Phase 3 COVE Study

See also: Moderna Announces Longer Shelf Life for its COVID-19 Vaccine Candidate at Refrigerated Temperatures

Commentaries: What Moderna’s Covid-19 vaccine results mean for ending the pandemic – Vox AND Moderna follows Pfizer with exciting vaccine news – how to read these dramatic developments – The Conversation AND Moderna’s COVID Vaccine Is  95% Effective – Independent NIH-Appointed Board Assessment – Higher Storage Temperature Make It Even Better News – Health Policy Watch AND Moderna’s Vaccine News “Encouraging” But Won’t Solve Immediate Problem of Virus Surge in Europe & Americas – WHO – Health Policy Watch AND COVID vaccine excitement builds as Moderna reports third positive result – Nature AND Moderna’s Covid-19 vaccine is strongly effective, early look at data show – STAT AND With strong data on two Covid-19 vaccines, we have more answers about the road ahead — and questions too – STAT AND Early data show Moderna’s COVID vaccine 94.5% effective – CIDRAP AND A Note Of Caution On Moderna’s Promising Covid-19 Vaccine News – Forbes AND Promising Interim Results from Clinical Trial of NIH-Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine – NIH News Releases AND Moderna: Covid vaccine shows nearly 95% protection – BBC AND Latest vaccine success is good news but high price may restrict access – The Guardian AND ‘Just beautiful’—Another COVID-19 vaccine, from newcomer Moderna, succeeds in large-scale trial – Science AND Moderna trial success gives world more hope in race to end pandemic – Reuters AND Expert reaction to Moderna announcement of its phase 3 vaccine interim results – Science Media Centre

 

Worldwide measles deaths climb 50% from 2016 to 2019, claiming over 207 500 lives in 2019

17 Nov, 2020 | 09:34h | UTC

Worldwide measles deaths climb 50% from 2016 to 2019 claiming over 207 500 lives in 2019 – World Health Organization

See also: Action needed now to prevent further increases in measles and measles deaths in the coming years – The Lancet AND Progress Toward Regional Measles Elimination — Worldwide, 2000–2019 – CDC Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report

 

Commentary on Twitter

 

Perspective: The third surge is breaking health-care workers

16 Nov, 2020 | 01:46h | UTC

‘No One Is Listening to Us’. More people than ever are hospitalized with COVID-19. Health-care workers can’t go on like this. – The Atlantic

 

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