Heparin for Moderately Ill Patients with Covid-19 – medRxiv Related: RCT: In patients hospitalized with Covid-19 with elevated D-Dimer, a full-dose anticoagulation strategy based on rivaroxaban (full-dose heparins in unstable patients) + rivaroxaban to day 30 was not better than prophylactic anticoagulation and increased bleeding risk. AND [Preprint] Practice Changing RCT: Therapeutic-dose anticoagulation with heparin […]
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Azithromycin versus standard care in patients with mild-to-moderate COVID-19 (ATOMIC2): an open-label, randomised trial – The Lancet Respiratory Medicine Commentaries: Trial shows that the antibiotic azithromycin does not prevent mild COVID cases progressing to hospitalization, death – European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases AND Azithromycin: can its benefit be ruled out in mild […]
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Understanding the Host in the Management of Pneumonia. An Official American Thoracic Society Workshop Report – Annals of the American Thoracic Society
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2021 American College of Rheumatology/Vasculitis Foundation Guideline for the Management of Antineutrophil Cytoplasmic Antibody–Associated Vasculitis – Arthritis & Rheumatology
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Reduced sensitivity of SARS-CoV-2 variant Delta to antibody neutralization – Nature Commentaries: Study highlights need for full Covid vaccination to protect against Delta variant – STAT AND How does the Delta variant dodge the immune system? Scientists find clues. – The New York Times Commentary on Twitter (thread – click for more) Just published […]
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Will COVID become a disease of the young? – Nature
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Efficacy and safety of an inactivated whole-virion SARS-CoV-2 vaccine (CoronaVac): interim results of a double-blind, randomised, placebo-controlled, phase 3 trial in Turkey – The Lancet Invited commentary: CoronaVac: more data for regulators and policy makers Commentary on Twitter NEW—Interim analysis from phase 3 trial suggests efficacy of 2 doses of #CoronaVac is 83.5% against […]
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After the pandemic: perspectives on the future trajectory of COVID-19 – Nature
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Use of mRNA COVID-19 Vaccine After Reports of Myocarditis Among Vaccine Recipients: Update from the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices — United States, June 2021 – Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Commentary on Twitter In a new @CDCMMWR, the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices recommends everyone 12 & older get a #COVID19 vaccine. […]
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Non-invasive ventilatory support and high-flow nasal oxygen as first-line treatment of acute hypoxemic respiratory failure and ARDS – Intensive Care Medicine Commentary on Twitter Physiology-to-bedside overview about non-invasive ventilatory support in AHRF & #ARDS➡️spontaneous breathing: benefits/harms➡️how to make spontaneous effort non‑injurious?➡️optimizing HFNO & NIV➡️monitoring to detect failure & be protective➡️evidencehttps://t.co/KPW2u8akhA pic.twitter.com/yKVxrYaFmZ — Intens Care […]
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