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Podcast: How schools & parents should navigate reopening during Covid-19
30 Jul, 2020 | 10:45h | UTC
Perspective: Opening schools won’t be easy, but here’s how to do it safely
30 Jul, 2020 | 10:29h | UTCOpening Schools Won’t Be Easy, but Here’s How to Do It Safely – The New York Times
Commentary from the Author on Twitter
As school approaches with insufficient guidance from the Trump Admin, parents and teachers deserve a clear assessment of the #covid risks. So @SaskiaPopescu, @DrPhillipsMD and I made a risk index for schools. Below and in @nytopinion. Please share widely 1/https://t.co/TkhPXuzW0O pic.twitter.com/zpBiCvqla1
— Zeke Emanuel (@ZekeEmanuel) July 29, 2020
What do we know about children and coronavirus transmission?
30 Jul, 2020 | 10:27h | UTCWhat Do We Know About Children and Coronavirus Transmission? – Kaiser Family Foundation
Related Commentary on Twitter
What Do We Know About Children and Coronavirus Transmission? https://t.co/KWB7pkcWJP A "must read" from @jenkatesdc and team a "very trustworthy source".
— Carlos del Rio (@CarlosdelRio7) July 30, 2020
Swabs collected by patients or health care workers for SARS-CoV-2 testing
30 Jul, 2020 | 10:25h | UTC
Updated AAP guidance: Management of infants born to mothers with suspected or confirmed COVID-19
29 Jul, 2020 | 09:40h | UTCCommentary: AAP no longer recommends separating newborns from mothers with COVID-19 – Healio (free registration required)
Hospital to community transitions for older adults: An update for the practicing clinician
29 Jul, 2020 | 09:25h | UTC
IDSA Guidelines on infection prevention for health care personnel caring for patients with suspected or known COVID-19
28 Jul, 2020 | 08:05h | UTC
Mental health before and during the COVID-19 pandemic
28 Jul, 2020 | 07:42h | UTCCommentaries: Women, parents of young kids have more mental distress in COVID-19 lockdown – UPI AND Expert reaction to study looking at mental health, lockdown and the COVID-19 pandemic in the UK – Science Media Centre
Masks may reduce viral dose, some experts say
28 Jul, 2020 | 07:41h | UTCMasks May Reduce Viral Dose, Some Experts Say – The New York Times
Original Study: Masks Do More than Protect Others during COVID-19: Reducing the Inoculum of SARS-CoV-2 – Journal of General Internal Medicine
Survey: 35% of patients had not returned to their usual state of health 2–3 weeks after testing
27 Jul, 2020 | 09:53h | UTCCommentary: Covid-19 Can Cause ‘Prolonged Illness And Persistent Symptoms’ Even In Young People: Study – Forbes
Related Commentary on Twitter
A new report today from @CDCgov on "long haulers" or #LongCovid emphasizing enduring symptoms in 35% of 270 people with infections and 20% in young, healthy individuals https://t.co/LJGcOsQUZw
— Eric Topol (@EricTopol) July 24, 2020
Which mask works best? We filmed people coughing and sneezing to find out
27 Jul, 2020 | 09:41h | UTCWhich mask works best? We filmed people coughing and sneezing to find out – The Conversation
Original Study: Face coverings and mask to minimise droplet dispersion and aerosolisation: a video case study – Thorax
Related Commentary on Twitter
For cloth masks, 2 layers (3 even better) needed to reduce dispersal of airborne viral droplets
New @ThoraxBMJ video study shows the differencehttps://t.co/gI4YPROoMH pic.twitter.com/oGqnhHypSY— Eric Topol (@EricTopol) July 23, 2020
Particle sizes of infectious aerosols: Implications for infection control
27 Jul, 2020 | 09:43h | UTC
Cohort study: Perinatal transmission of COVID-19 is unlikely to occur if hygiene precautions are undertaken
27 Jul, 2020 | 09:38h | UTCCommentaries: Covid-19 and breastfeeding: Moms unlikely to pass virus to newborns with proper safety techniques – CNN AND Management of mother–newborn dyads in the COVID-19 era – The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health
Updated CDC Guidance: Covid-19 patients no longer need tests to end isolation
24 Jul, 2020 | 09:31h | UTCCovid-19 Patients No Longer Need Tests to End Isolation – The New York Times
Original CDC Guidance: Duration of Isolation and Precautions for Adults with COVID-19 – Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
A large COVID-19 outbreak in a high school 10 days after schools’ reopening
24 Jul, 2020 | 09:33h | UTC
Epidemiology of and risk factors for coronavirus infection in health care workers
24 Jul, 2020 | 09:27h | UTC
Mask mandates and other lockdown policies reduced the spread of COVID-19 in the US
24 Jul, 2020 | 09:21h | UTC
Modeling study: Contact tracing and testing must be fast to be useful
22 Jul, 2020 | 02:27h | UTCCommentaries: Quick testing is needed for coronavirus contact tracing to be most effective, research finds – CNN AND Speed of testing is most critical factor in the success of contact tracing strategies to slow COVID-19 transmission – The Lancet AND Expert reaction to paper looking at COVID-19 contact tracing strategies and speed of testing – Science Media Centre AND Can digital contact tracing make up for lost time? – The Lancet Public Health
Related Commentary on Twitter
NEW—Speed of testing is most critical factor in success of contact tracing strategies to slow #COVID19; a delay of 3 days or more between symptom onset & testing will not reduce onward transmission of virus sufficiently: a modelling study @TheLancetPH https://t.co/fMuK523UzM pic.twitter.com/Nf2aEU0NIG
— The Lancet (@TheLancet) July 17, 2020
Review: Care of the pregnant woman with Covid-19 in labor and delivery
22 Jul, 2020 | 02:26h | UTC
Universal COVID-19 testing may reduce spread in long-term care facilities
22 Jul, 2020 | 02:18h | UTCCommentaries: Universal COVID-19 testing in nursing homes may limit transmission – UPI AND Report Underscores Importance Of Universal Covid-19 Testing In Nursing Homes – MedicalResearch.com
Survivorship after COVID-19 ICU stay
21 Jul, 2020 | 09:23h | UTCSurvivorship after COVID-19 ICU stay – Nature Reviews
[Preprint] Covid-19: Six clusters of symptoms could be used as a clinical prediction tool
21 Jul, 2020 | 09:25h | UTCCommentaries: Covid-19: Study reveals six clusters of symptoms that could be used as a clinical prediction tool – The BMJ AND Six distinct ‘types’ of COVID-19 identified – King’s College London AND Coronavirus symptoms fall into six different groupings, study finds – The Guardian
Burnout, a silent crisis in global health
21 Jul, 2020 | 09:00h | UTCBurnout, A Silent Crisis In Global Health – Forbes
Related Commentary from the Author
Burnout, A Silent Crisis In Global Health
This was not easy to write, but I am grateful to over a dozen colleagues who made valuable contributions.
Please read, comment, share, so we can collectively address burnout in global health.https://t.co/EPCknsAvxH via @Forbes pic.twitter.com/LiHIMx6IB7
— Madhu Pai (@paimadhu) July 20, 2020
Study: household transmission of SARS-CoV-2 is high if the index patient is 10–19 years of age
20 Jul, 2020 | 08:14h | UTCCommentaries: Older Children Spread the Coronavirus Just as Much as Adults, Large Study Finds – The New York Times AND Children over age 10 spread COVID-19 as much as adults, study finds – CTV
Review: clinical presentation and management of COVID ‐19
20 Jul, 2020 | 07:51h | UTCClinical presentation and management of COVID ‐19 – Medical Journal of Australia