COVID vaccine effects wane over time but still prevent death and severe illness – The Conversation Related: Perspective | What we actually know about waning immunity. Another study shows Pfizer mRNA vaccine immunity is reduced over time. [Press release – not published yet] Study shows vaccine protection wanes over time, but vaccines still offer good protection […]
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Summary: Can electronic cigarettes help people stop smoking, and do they have any unwanted effects when used for this purpose? – Cochrane Library Original Study: Electronic cigarettes for smoking cessation – Cochrane Library Commentary on Twitter Can #ecigarettes help you #quitsmoking? Latest Evidence is in! https://t.co/04UN47MoOm pic.twitter.com/pDugyzeEmh — CochraneTAG (@CochraneTAG) September 14, 2021
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Vaccine-Induced Thrombocytopenia with Severe Headache – New England Journal of Medicine Commentary on Twitter Experience with 11 patients suggests that elements of VITT (severe headache, elevated d-dimer levels, and positivity for anti-PF4 antibodies) after ChAdOx1 nCoV-19 vaccination may precede VITT. #Covid19Vaccines #COVID19 #SARSCoV2 #IDTwitter https://t.co/mzBgjJIE6l pic.twitter.com/wGqb1gKFXk — NEJM (@NEJM) September 15, 2021
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Protection of BNT162b2 Vaccine Booster against Covid-19 in Israel – New England Journal of Medicine
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Remdesivir plus standard of care versus standard of care alone for the treatment of patients admitted to hospital with COVID-19 (DisCoVeRy): a phase 3, randomised, controlled, open-label trial – The Lancet Infectious Diseases Invited commentary: Remdesivir, on the road to DisCoVeRy – The Lancet Infectious Diseases Related: Systematic Review: “Remdesivir probably has little or no […]
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Management of high-risk pulmonary embolism in pregnancy – Thrombosis Research
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Unvaccinated People Are 11 Times More Likely To Die Of COVID-19, New Research Finds – NPR Original study: Monitoring Incidence of COVID-19 Cases, Hospitalizations, and Deaths, by Vaccination Status — 13 U.S. Jurisdictions, April 4–July 17, 2021 – CDC Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report Commentary on Twitter New @CDCMMWR shows fully vaccinated people had […]
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Ivermectin: Cochrane’s most talked about review so far, ever. Why? – Cochrane Library Original review: Systematic review: no evidence to support the use of Ivermectin for treating or preventing COVID-19. Commentary on Twitter Ivermectin: Cochrane’s most talked about review so far, ever. Why?https://t.co/KmOLR9qHrF#ivermectin #evidencesynthesis #systematicreviews #COVID19 #Cochrane #publichealth #globalhealth #medicine pic.twitter.com/twLyqzSrcF — Cochrane US […]
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Prevention of host-to-host transmission by SARS-CoV-2 vaccines – The Lancet Infectious Diseases Related: Study ties COVID vaccines to lower transmission rates. Effect of Vaccination on Household Transmission of SARS-CoV-2 in England – “the likelihood of household transmission was approximately 40 to 50% lower in households of index patients who had been vaccinated 21 days or […]
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Long-Term Risk for Major Bleeding During Extended Oral Anticoagulant Therapy for First Unprovoked Venous Thromboembolism: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis – Annals of Internal Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text) Commentaries: Long-term Anticoagulation After Unprovoked VTE: New Insights – TCTMD Extended Anticoagulation Tied to Major Bleeding Risk – HealthDay Commentary on Twitter […]
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