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Meta-analysis: Saliva vs. nasopharyngeal swabs equally sensitive for Covid-19 diagnosis
14 Jan, 2021 | 02:13h | UTCCommentary: Saliva, Nasopharyngeal Samples Equally Sensitive for SARS-CoV-2 – Physician’s Weekly
Commentary on Twitter
Nasopharyngeal swab or saliva to diagnose covid-19?
A systematic review of 37 studies, 7332 paired sampleshttps://t.co/mOTpXSz8I3@AnnalsofIM supports saliva being as sensitive and less costly, "should replace NP swabs in most populations being tested," by @mcgillu pic.twitter.com/cfSKVbFGlw— Eric Topol (@EricTopol) January 11, 2021
An evidence review of face masks against COVID-19
13 Jan, 2021 | 02:26h | UTCAn evidence review of face masks against COVID-19 – Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
Commentary on Twitter
https://mobile.twitter.com/jeremyphoward/status/1348771993949151232
Masks and face coverings for the lay public: A narrative update
13 Jan, 2021 | 02:23h | UTCMasks and Face Coverings for the Lay Public: A Narrative Update – Annals of Internal Medicine
Commentary on Twitter (thread – click for more)
Masks work.
A new and comprehensive update from @trishgreenhalgh
et al."Evidence that the virus can be airborne (and therefore be inhaled) and that masking policies, when effectively delivered, save lives is now strong."https://t.co/Tl9VrmPNlW pic.twitter.com/zfuV774jyN
— Laura McCall #Code Zwart (@equibotanica) December 29, 2020
CDC Study: Reducing quarantine to fewer than 14 days might be easier to comply with but carries some risk of spreading the virus
12 Jan, 2021 | 02:03h | UTCCommentaries: Shorter Quarantines Can Eliminate Most Contagion. Is Most Enough? New Data – Brief19 AND Some Transmission of SARS-CoV-2 Occurs After Seven, 10 Days – Physician’s Wekly
Related (guideline and commentary): Why the CDC changed its Covid-19 quarantine guidelines
Commentary on Twitter
An ongoing CDC study of household spread of COVID-19 published in MWMR finds reducing quarantine to fewer than 14 days might be easier to comply with but carries some risk of spreading the virus. Learn more: https://t.co/3HCtyxCLiO pic.twitter.com/Frepnp0QRQ
— MMWR (@CDCMMWR) January 1, 2021
CDC Study: Among young, healthy athletes exposed to Covid-19, the probability of receiving positive test results after day 10 of quarantine is low (less than 5%)
12 Jan, 2021 | 02:01h | UTC
Commentary on Twitter
A new @CDCMMWR looking at college athletes exposed to #COVID19 supports giving health departments options to potentially shorten quarantine periods to increase adherence. Learn more: https://t.co/WuPF7MWtOF. pic.twitter.com/irsA0Zn7d7
— CDC (@CDCgov) January 7, 2021
Long Covid: 6-month consequences of COVID-19 in patients discharged from hospital
10 Jan, 2021 | 20:43h | UTC6-month consequences of COVID-19 in patients discharged from hospital: a cohort study – The Lancet
Commentaries: Most patients hospitalized for Covid-19 still have symptoms six months later, China study finds AND Long-term follow-up of recovered patients with COVID-19 – The Lancet
Commentary on Twitter
Largest #LongCovid cohort @TheLancet just published:
6 months post-hospital,
—76% still had ≥ 1 symptom
—63% fatigue/muscle weakness
—sleep, anxiety, depression common
—Sig % w/CT lung abnormalities
—13% had abnormal kidney function https://t.co/zfRf7MGdxB pic.twitter.com/LI4DaJPis8— Eric Topol (@EricTopol) January 8, 2021
[Preprint] Characterizing Long COVID in an International Cohort: 7 Months of Symptoms and Their Impact
10 Jan, 2021 | 20:41h | UTCRelated: Explanations for ‘long Covid’ remain elusive. For now, believing patients and treating symptoms is the best doctors can do – STAT AND Long COVID: who is at risk? – The Conversation
Commentary on Twitter
How long is #LongCovid?
The most extensive symptom assessment and longest duration (7 months) of nearly 3,800 individuals shows how debilitating this is in young, predominantly women, w/ most unable to return to full prior work https://t.co/o0YUNse1EA @ahandvanish @AthenaAkrami pic.twitter.com/3miXJFdVp0— Eric Topol (@EricTopol) December 29, 2020
NICE Guideline: Managing the long-term effects of COVID-19
18 Dec, 2020 | 10:27h | UTC
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 | UTCThe prevalence of long COVID symptoms and COVID-19 complications – Office of National Statistics
Commentary on Twitter
The prevalence of long COVID symptoms & COVID-19 complications published by @ONS
10% of covid positive patients exhibit symptoms for a period of > 12 weeks
20% for > 5 weeksGreat work by @DanAyoubkhani @Vnafilyan https://t.co/8YgxkCG847
@martinmckee pic.twitter.com/Itizxkk8xC
— Kamlesh Khunti (@kamleshkhunti) December 17, 2020
Survey study: Sleep-related impairment among doctors linked to increased clinically significant medical errors
17 Dec, 2020 | 08:53h | UTCCommentaries: Lack of sleep tied to physician burnout, medical errors – MedicalXpress AND Poor Physician Sleep Associated with More Medical Errors – NEJM Journal Watch
Commentary on Twitter
Survey study: sleep-related impairment associated with higher burnout & lower professional fulfillment, as well as independent dose-response association with self-reported physician medical errors. @StanfordMed https://t.co/FPk4tYnDT1
— JAMA Network Open (@JAMANetworkOpen) December 9, 2020
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 | UTCEditorial: Filtration Efficiency of Face Masks Used by the Public During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Commentary on Twitter
Marked reassurance on the value of cloth masks.
A new @JAMAInternalMed assessment today https://t.co/bTrurKeG71 Attention to fit is key, such as aluminum nose bridge, ties, no beard, etc 😷😷 @Phillip_Clapp @UNC_SOM pic.twitter.com/ZCMTT2OWXc— Eric Topol (@EricTopol) December 11, 2020
Systematic review: Infection and mortality of healthcare workers worldwide from COVID-19
17 Dec, 2020 | 08:40h | UTC
Commentary on Twitter
Just In from @GlobalHealthBMJ
•152,888 healthcare workers had #COVID19 by May 2020 already
•Infections in women (71.6%) & nurses(38.6%)
•Deaths in men (70.8%) & doctors(51.4%)
•Europe massively failed in infection control
• >70 years high deathshttps://t.co/wGlPwzzICe pic.twitter.com/Hj64nw9Nx6— Soumyadeep Bhaumik | সৌম্যদীপ ভৌমিক (@DrSoumyadeepB) December 5, 2020
Healthcare workers 7 times as likely to have severe COVID-19 as other workers
11 Dec, 2020 | 09:29h | UTCCommentary: Healthcare workers 7 times as likely to have severe COVID-19 as other workers – BMJ
Commentary on Twitter
Of essential workers, who has the highest risk of severe #COVID19?
Healthcare workforce >7X.
Non-white >8X.https://t.co/ZBUJYccXlT (compared with non-essential workers)
A @uk_biobank study from >120,000 participants
[NB: current issue with link] pic.twitter.com/UZmIO69G4O— Eric Topol (@EricTopol) December 9, 2020
CDC releases new ventilation guidelines for indoor environments to reduce Covid-19 risk
9 Dec, 2020 | 08:23h | UTCCDC 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
If exposed to Covid-19, how long before you have symptoms? Median incubation is 5.1 days, and 97.5% of those who develop symptoms do so within 11.5 days of being exposed to the virus
8 Dec, 2020 | 08:06h | UTCIf Exposed To Covid-19 Coronavirus, How Long Before You Have Symptoms – Forbes
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 | UTCCommentaries: 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
Commentary on Twitter
In most of the US, Covid transmission is at dangerously high levels. CDC released a new package of 10 key strategies needed to curb the spread, including universal masking and postponing travel. https://t.co/b0utHmygSI pic.twitter.com/HXjlo89WrR
— Dr. Tom Frieden (@DrTomFrieden) December 5, 2020
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
New WHO Guidance on masks for the public and health workers in the context of COVID-19
4 Dec, 2020 | 08:24h | UTCMask 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
Commentary on Twitter
.@WHO has tightened its guidance on face masks, recommending that where COVID-19 is spreading, masks be worn by everyone in healthcare settings, indoor low ventilated areas & outdoors when a distance of 3 ft from others cannot be maintained. #MaskUpAmerica https://t.co/dJUJ2syDMN
— IDSA (@IDSAInfo) December 3, 2020
Why the CDC changed its Covid-19 quarantine guidelines
4 Dec, 2020 | 08:18h | UTCWhy 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 | UTCCDC 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 | UTCCDC panel moves health workers, nursing home residents to front of COVID vaccine line – CIDRAP
One in five covid-19 patients are diagnosed with a mental illness within three months
2 Dec, 2020 | 07:24h | UTC
Commentary on Twitter
"Survivors of COVID-19 appear to be at increased risk of psychiatric sequelae, and a psychiatric diagnosis might be an independent risk factor for #COVID-19."
New #Free Researchhttps://t.co/i00uBVdV0O
— The Lancet Psychiatry (@TheLancetPsych) November 10, 2020
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
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
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