News release: New Analysis reveals link between birthdays and COVID-19 spread during the height of the pandemic – Harvard Medical School Original Study: Assessing the Association Between Social Gatherings and COVID-19 Risk Using Birthdays – JAMA Internal Medicine Commentary on Twitter (thread – click for more) The link between birthdays and Covid-19 Thread on […]
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Interpreting a lateral flow SARS-CoV-2 antigen test – The BMJ
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Delta coronavirus variant: scientists brace for impact – Nature
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Laboratory testing for suspected COVID-19 vaccine–induced (immune) thrombotic thrombocytopenia – International Journal of Laboratory Hematology
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NIH ACTIV-4B COVID-19 outpatient thrombosis prevention trial ends earl – Brigham and Women’s Hospital Commentary: Antithrombotics No Help for Stable COVID-19 Outpatients: ACTIV-4b – TCTMD
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Multisystem inflammatory syndrome in an adult after SARS-CoV-2 infection – Canadian Medical Association Journal Commentary: COVID-19-related multisystem inflammatory syndrome in adults: Rare but possible – Canadian Medical Association Journal
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COVID-19: The rise and rise of Delta – Sciblogs
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Ivermectin is the new hydroxychloroquine, take 2 – Science-Based Medicine Related: [Preprint] Meta-analysis of RCT: Ivermectin for the treatment of COVID-19 – no effect on all-cause mortality, length of stay, or viral clearance AND M-A: Prophylaxis against Covid-19: 1 – no benefit from Hydroxychloroquine; 2 – as studies on ivermectin so far have been small, […]
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Rapid displacement of SARS-CoV-2 variant B.1.1.7 by B.1.617.2 and P.1 in the United States – medRxiv Commentary on Twitter ???Preprint?B.1.617.2 Delta and P.1 are growing faster than B.1.1.7 & B.1.617.2 is growing faster than P.1 in the US?B.1.617.2 will soon be the dominant variant in the US?B.1.617.2 is growing more rapidly in counties with […]
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Postoperative continuous positive airway pressure to prevent pneumonia, re-intubation, and death after major abdominal surgery (PRISM): a multicentre, open-label, randomised, phase 3 trial – The Lancet Respiratory Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text) Commentary on Twitter (thread – click for more) Published today in @LancetRespirMed is the final report of @prismtrial, an […]
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