Risk of acute myocardial infarction and ischaemic stroke following COVID-19 in Sweden: a self-controlled case series and matched cohort study – The Lancet Invited commentary: What is the association of COVID-19 with heart attacks and strokes? – The Lancet Commentary on Twitter Is Covid a risk factor for heart attack and stroke?https://t.co/6KRaKzPgI5 @TheLancet This […]
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Cognitive deficits in people who have recovered from COVID-19 – EClinicalMedicine Commentary on Twitter (thread – click for more) We assessed thousands and saw clear evidence of cognitive deficits in people who have recovered from COVID-19. Took a while to appease peer reviewers, but the results stand. Brilliantly led by @HampshireHub. @Amy2Jolly @JoeBarnby @srchamb […]
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Vaccine-induced immune thrombotic thrombocytopenia: what we know and do not know – Blood Related: Very rare cases of thrombosis with thrombocytopenia syndrome (TTS) after AstraZeneca vaccine: a global safety database analysis – the estimated rate of TTS after the first dose was 8.1 per million vaccinees; after the second dose, the estimated rate was 2.3 […]
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The road to addressing Long Covid – Science (a few articles per month are free) Related: Review: Long covid—mechanisms, risk factors, and management. Commentary on Twitter On #LongCovid, @Dr2NisreenAlwan, a leading authority on this condition, has an exceptional perspective @ScienceMagazine today reviewing what we know, which is grossly insufficient, and what we need to […]
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COVID-19 rapid guideline: vaccine-induced immune thrombocytopenia and thrombosis – National Institute for Health and Care Excellence News release: NICE publishes new rapid guideline to diagnose and treat rare blood clotting condition associated with COVID-19 vaccination – National Institute for Health and Care Excellence Related: Very rare cases of thrombosis with thrombocytopenia syndrome (TTS) after AstraZeneca […]
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Postdiagnosis Smoking Cessation and Reduced Risk for Lung Cancer Progression and Mortality: A Prospective Cohort Study – Annals of Internal Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text) Commentary: Never too late: Cancer centers push patients to quit smoking – STAT Summary for Patients: Postdiagnosis Smoking Cessation and Reduced Risk for Lung Cancer Progression and […]
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What is a breakthrough infection? 6 questions answered about catching COVID-19 after vaccination – The Conversation
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Efficacy of Pfizer/BioNTech Covid vaccine slips to 84% after six months, data show – STAT Original study (preprint): Six Month Safety and Efficacy of the BNT162b2 mRNA COVID-19 Vaccine – medRxiv Commentary on Twitter (thread – click for more) 6-month followup for major BNT-Pfizer vax trial. While still blinded, overall vaccine efficacy was: – […]
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Ivermectin for preventing and treating COVID‐19 – Cochrane Library Summary: Ivermectin for preventing and treating COVID-19 – Cochrane Library Commentary: Ivermectin treatment in humans for COVID-19 – Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine Related: Why was a major study on ivermectin for covid-19 just retracted? RCT: Ivermectin does not prevent hospitalizations in patients with COVID-19. Ivermectin […]
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Doxycycline for community treatment of suspected COVID-19 in people at high risk of adverse outcomes in the UK (PRINCIPLE): a randomised, controlled, open-label, adaptive platform trial – The Lancet Respiratory Medicine Commentary: PRINCIPLE: a community-based COVID-19 platform trial – The Lancet Respiratory Medicine Commentary on Twitter NEW Research—In suspected #COVID19 in the community, doxycycline […]
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