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Prevalence trends of site-specific osteoarthritis from 1990 to 2019: findings from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019.

3 Mar, 2022 | 08:27h | UTC

Prevalence trends of site-specific osteoarthritis from 1990 to 2019: findings from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019 – Arthritis & Rheumatism

News Release: Study reveals a persistently high burden of osteoarthritis across the globe – Wiley

NICE Guideline: Mental wellbeing at work.

2 Mar, 2022 | 08:57h | UTC

Mental wellbeing at work – National Institute for Health and Care Excellence

CDC issues long-awaited new guidance on when to wear masks.

27 Feb, 2022 | 22:45h | UTC

CDC issues long-awaited new guidance on when to wear masks – STAT

WHO Interim Guidance: Contact tracing and quarantine in the context of the Omicron SARS-CoV-2 variant.

18 Feb, 2022 | 09:59h | UTC

Contact tracing and quarantine in the context of the Omicron SARS-CoV-2 variant: interim guidance – World Health Organization

Commentary on Twitter (thread – click for more)

#COVID19 quarantine period may be shortened for contacts who test negative on a PCR or antigen based rapid diagnostic test. Quarantine can be shortened, for example to seven days, if the contact shows no symptoms & presents a negative test https://t.co/ERF0HDcJOU https://t.co/TsbcHw86B7

— World Health Organization (WHO) (@WHO) February 17, 2022

WHO’s new International Classification of Diseases (ICD-11) comes into effect.

13 Feb, 2022 | 22:56h | UTC

News Release: WHO’s new International Classification of Diseases (ICD-11) comes into effect – World Health Organization

ERS statement on Long COVID-19 follow-up.

13 Feb, 2022 | 22:48h | UTC

European Respiratory Society Statement on Long COVID-19 Follow-Up – European Respiratory Review

Cohort study: Among patients who survived ICU treatment for COVID-19, 75% still reported physical, mental, or cognitive symptoms after 1 year.

26 Jan, 2022 | 02:28h | UTC

Clinical Outcomes Among Patients With 1-Year Survival Following Intensive Care Unit Treatment for COVID-19 – JAMA

Commentaries:

75% of COVID ICU survivors have physical symptoms 1 year on – CIDRAP

Majority of COVID-19 survivors experience health problems one-year post ICU admission – News Medical

Opinion: Preventing SARS-CoV-2 transmission in health care settings in the context of the Omicron variant.

26 Jan, 2022 | 02:14h | UTC

Preventing SARS-CoV-2 Transmission in Health Care Settings in the Context of the Omicron Variant – JAMA

Commentary on Twitter

Our new piece in @JAMA_current

Transmission of #SARSCoV2 in healthcare settings is a serious concern

We outline three ways hospitals can better prepare for surges— mandating boosters, increasing frequency of testing, & upgrading to N95 maskshttps://t.co/2xRKdKPlhO pic.twitter.com/y0L4UzUNSo

— Abraar Karan (@AbraarKaran) January 24, 2022

Measures implemented in the school setting to contain the COVID‐19 pandemic: a rapid review.

18 Jan, 2022 | 09:54h | UTC

Measures implemented in the school setting to contain the COVID‐19 pandemic: a rapid review – Cochrane Library

News Release: Measures implemented in the school setting to contain the COVID-19 pandemic: a rapid review – Cochrane Library

COVID-19 updated evidence: a Cochrane round-up.

18 Jan, 2022 | 09:53h | UTC

COVID-19 evidence: a Cochrane round-up – Cochrane Library

Time to upgrade from cloth and surgical masks to respirators? Your questions answered.

18 Jan, 2022 | 09:48h | UTC

Time to upgrade from cloth and surgical masks to respirators? Your questions answered – The Conversation

Study raises doubts about rapid Covid tests’ reliability in early days after infection.

18 Jan, 2022 | 09:51h | UTC

Study raises doubts about rapid Covid tests’ reliability in early days after infection – STAT

Original Article (preprint): Discordant SARS-CoV-2 PCR and Rapid Antigen Test Results When Infectious: A December 2021 Occupational Case Series – medRxiv

CDC urges Americans to wear most-protective mask or respirator that fits well and that they’ll wear consistently.

17 Jan, 2022 | 00:46h | UTC

CDC urges Americans to wear most-protective mask or respirator that fits well and that they’ll wear consistently – CNN

CDC Guidance: Types of Masks and Respirators – Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

N95 respirators can be safely decontaminated up to 25 times, research shows.

17 Jan, 2022 | 00:26h | UTC

News Release: N95 Respirators Can Be Safely Decontaminated Up to 25 Times, Research Shows – Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

Original Study: Assessing changes to N95 respirator filtration efficiency, qualitative and quantitative fit, and seal check with repeated vaporized hydrogen peroxide (VHP) decontamination – American Journal of Infection Control (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

New UK Guidance: Self-isolation for those with COVID-19 can end after 5 full days following 2 negative rapid lateral flow tests – “The default self-isolation period continues to be 10 days, and you may only leave self-isolation early if you have taken 2 rapid lateral flow tests and do not have a temperature in line with guidance”.

14 Jan, 2022 | 08:48h | UTC

Self-isolation for those with COVID-19 can end after 5 full days following 2 negative LFD tests – Department of Health and Social Care

Commentary on Twitter (thread – click for more)

Self-isolation period for people infected with COVID in England will be reduced to 5 days from Monday 17 Jan. But it's conditional: 2 NEGATIVE tests on days 5 & 6, & no symptoms, & not in certain high risk situations e.g. working with vulnerable people
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— Andrew Lee (@andrewleedr) January 13, 2022

A clinical case definition of post-COVID-19 condition by a Delphi consensus.

13 Jan, 2022 | 08:45h | UTC

A clinical case definition of post-COVID-19 condition by a Delphi consensus – The Lancet Infectious Diseases

Commentary on Twitter

New Review: A clinical case definition of post-#COVID19 condition by a Delphi consensus https://t.co/AoWBgCeMq5 pic.twitter.com/kAW1YY6kgr

— The Lancet Infectious Diseases (@TheLancetInfDis) December 22, 2021

Global, regional, and national burden of 12 mental disorders in 204 countries and territories, 1990–2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019.

13 Jan, 2022 | 08:42h | UTC

Global, regional, and national burden of 12 mental disorders in 204 countries and territories, 1990–2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019 – The Lancet Psychiatry

Invited Commentary: The true global disease burden of mental illness: still elusive – The Lancet Psychiatry (free registration required)

Perspective | Covid-19: Is it safe to reduce the self-isolation period?

12 Jan, 2022 | 09:00h | UTC

Covid-19: Is it safe to reduce the self-isolation period? – The BMJ

M-A: Fatigue and cognitive impairment in Post-COVID-19 Syndrome.

11 Jan, 2022 | 01:28h | UTC

Fatigue and cognitive impairment in Post-COVID-19 Syndrome: A systematic review and meta-analysis – Brain, Behavior, and Immunity

New CDC Guidance shortens isolation and quarantine period for Covid-19; patients that tested positive should isolate for 5 days and, if asymptomatic after this period, can leave isolation if they can continue to mask for 5 days to minimize the risk of infecting others.

9 Jan, 2022 | 01:13h | UTC

CDC Updates and Shortens Recommended Isolation and Quarantine Period for General Population – Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Commentaries:

Facing criticism, CDC updates Covid-19 isolation recommendations with guidance on testing – CNN

CDC posts rationale for shorter isolation, quarantine – Associated Press

Covid-19: CDC shortens isolation period as US cases hit record high – The BMJ

Shortened CDC COVID isolation guide draws sharply mixed reviews – CIDRAP

New CDC isolation guidelines raise concerns among health experts – NPR

CDC Reduces Recommended Isolation Time for People With COVID-19 – HealthDay

COVID isolation and quarantine period for general population shortened by CDC – News Medical

CDC shortens recommended Covid-19 isolation and quarantine time – CNN

CDC cuts the recommended isolation and quarantine periods for coronavirus infections – NPR

US officials recommend shorter COVID isolation, quarantine – Associated Press

See new recommendations from other countries:

France cuts isolation times and plans crackdown on unvaccinated amid record surge in Covid cases – CNN

Covid: Self-isolation cut from 10 days to seven with negative tests – BBC

Proposed subtypes of long-Covid and their respective potential therapies.

14 Dec, 2021 | 09:49h | UTC

Proposed subtypes of post-COVID-19 syndrome (or long-COVID) and their respective potential therapies – Reviews in Medical Virology

EuGMS Guidance: Management of post-acute COVID-19 patients in geriatric rehabilitation.

Addressing Post-COVID Symptoms: A Guide for Primary Care Physicians.

Global surveillance, research, and collaboration needed to improve understanding and management of long COVID.

Provocative study suggests that persistent physical symptoms after COVID-19 infection may be associated more with the belief in having been infected with SARS-CoV-2 than with having laboratory-confirmed COVID-19 infection.

Update to post-acute sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 infection: Caring for the ‘long-haulers’.

Systematic Review: Short-term and long-term rates of postacute sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 infection.

WHO Consensus: A clinical case definition of post COVID-19 condition (Long Covid).

Characterizing long COVID: a living systematic review.

Long Covid – The illness narratives.

New guidelines to help doctors manage long COVID patients published.

M-A: More than 50 long-term effects of COVID-19. (several articles on the subject)

Guideline Interventions for the management of acute and chronic low back pain.

30 Nov, 2021 | 10:15h | UTC

Interventions for the Management of Acute and Chronic Low Back Pain: Revision 2021 – Journal of Orthopaedic & Sports Physical Therapy

Commentary on Twitter

The NEW #ClinicalPracticeGuideline for November …

Interventions for the Management of Acute and Chronic Low Back Pain: Revision 2021

Lots of debate already this week – access and make your own mind up here ? https://t.co/agqYNexJjA #yourJOSPT #LowBackPain pic.twitter.com/AnY8ily1w1

— JOSPT Community (@JOSPT) November 6, 2021