Recommendation Statement: Screening for Lung Cancer – US Preventive Services Task Force Editorials: Broadened Eligibility for Lung Cancer Screening: Challenges and Uncertainty for Implementation and Equity – JAMA AND Expanded Access to Lung Cancer Screening—Implementing Wisely to Optimize Health – JAMA Network Open AND New USPSTF Guidelines for Lung Cancer Screening: Better but Not Enough […]
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Restricting Daily Chest Radiography in the Intensive Care Unit: Implementing Evidence-Based Medicine to Decrease Utilization – Journal of the American College of Radiology Commentary: Curbing daily use of chest x-ray in ICU cuts major costs – AuntMinnie (free registration required) Commentary on Twitter "Changing ordering practices in the adult ICUs to align with established […]
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SARS-CoV-2 Sequence Characteristics of COVID-19 Persistence and Reinfection – medRxiv Commentary: How can physicians distinguish between COVID-19 persistence and SARS-CoV-2 reinfection? – News Medical
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Short-Course Antimicrobial Therapy for Pediatric Community-Acquired Pneumonia: The SAFER Randomized Clinical Trial – JAMA Pediatrics (free for a limited period) Editorial: Rightsizing Treatment for Pneumonia in Children Commentary: Five days of antibiotics fine for children with pneumonia – McMaster University Commentary on Twitter (thread – click for more) This is fantastic! In outpatient community […]
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Estimated transmissibility and impact of SARS-CoV-2 lineage B.1.1.7 in England – Science Commentary: Study confirms B.1.1.7 variant of SARS-CoV-2 is more transmissible – News Medical Commentary on Twitter (thread – click for more) Our paper “Estimated transmissibility and impact of SARS-CoV-2 lineage B.1.1.7 in England” has now been published in Science (early release: https://t.co/8LRLp669LL). […]
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Ten things to consider when implementing rationing guidelines during a pandemic – Intensive Care Medicine Commentary on Twitter Rationing in #pandemic? Consider1⃣identify scarce resources2⃣exhaust ways to integrate3⃣be clear/involve public4⃣prognosis/age5⃣responsibilities6⃣pt goals/choice7⃣disabilities, poverty, racism8⃣prioritize9⃣legal coverage?impact on HCWs#COVID19 https://t.co/iSWVbqH3FY pic.twitter.com/bIoYmsSKQD — Intens Care Med (@yourICM) March 7, 2021
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News release: New Study of Coronavirus Variants Predicts Virus Evolving to Escape Current Vaccines, Treatments – Columbia University Irving Medical Center Original study: Antibody Resistance of SARS-CoV-2 Variants B.1.351 and B.1.1.7 – Nature Commentary on Twitter The B.1.351 and B.1.1.7 SARS-CoV-2 variants (first detected in South Africa and the UK, respectively) show increased resistance […]
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Colchicine and COVID-19: a Tale of Two Trials – CVCT CardioBrief Study 1: RECOVERY trial: Colchicine arm stopped for lack of efficacy in patients hospitalized with COVID-19 Study 2: [Preprint] Efficacy of Colchicine in Non-Hospitalized Patients with COVID-19
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Report: COVID-19 and Obesity: The 2021 Atlas Commentaries: Covid-19 death rates 10 times higher in countries where most adults are overweight, report finds – CNN AND Covid-19: Highest death rates seen in countries with most overweight populations – The BMJ AND Covid-19: We must tackle obesity and health inequalities in order to build back better […]
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Body Mass Index and Risk for COVID-19–Related Hospitalization, Intensive Care Unit Admission, Invasive Mechanical Ventilation, and Death — United States, March–December 2020 – CDC Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report Commentaries: CDC: Obese adults at higher risk for hospitalization, death from COVID-19 – UPI AND Obesity a Big Risk Factor for Severe COVID-19, Study Confirms – […]
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