A Randomized Trial of Convalescent Plasma in Covid-19 Severe Pneumonia – New England Journal of Medicine Commentary: New trial of convalescent plasma for covid-19 falls flat, another setback for hyped treatment – Brief19 Commentary on Twitter A Randomized Trial of Convalescent Plasma in Covid-19 Severe Pneumonia @NEJM A well conducted RCT shows no significant […]
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Data show hospitalized Covid-19 patients are surviving at higher rates, but surge in cases could roll back gains – STAT
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Why Does the AstraZeneca COVID-19 Vaccine’s Efficacy Vary So Much? Here’s What We Know – TIME Related: Why Oxford’s positive COVID vaccine results are puzzling scientists – Nature
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Why emergency COVID-vaccine approvals pose a dilemma for scientists – Nature
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Why the AstraZeneca-Oxford Covid-19 vaccine is different – Vox
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Diagnosis, Management, and Pathophysiology of Arterial and Venous Thrombosis in COVID-19 – JAMA Commentary on Twitter Arterial and venous thrombosis are common in #COVID19, especially in critically ill patients. Thromboprophylaxis should be considered for all hospitalized patients with COVID-19 in the absence of contraindications https://t.co/sjqL7MqGLX — JAMA (@JAMA_current) November 23, 2020
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SARS-CoV-2, SARS-CoV, and MERS-CoV viral load dynamics, duration of viral shedding, and infectiousness: a systematic review and meta-analysis – The Lancet Microbe Commentaries: COVID-19 most contagious in first 5 days of illness, study finds – CIDRAP AND Infectiousness peaks early in COVID-19 patients, emphasising the need to rapidly isolate cases – The Lancet AND Covid-19 […]
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Covid-19: Oxford University vaccine shows 70% protection – BBC News release: Oxford University breakthrough on global COVID-19 vaccine Commentary on Twitter Today marks an important milestone in the fight against #COVID19. Interim data show the #OxfordVaccine is 70.4% effective, & tests on two dose regimens show that it could be 90%, moving us one […]
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Interventions for Breathlessness in Patients With Advanced Cancer – Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Full report: Interventions for breathlessness in patients with advanced cancer Evidence Summary: Interventions for breathlessness in patients with advanced cancer
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A Proposed Framework and Timeline of the Spectrum of Disease Due to SARS-CoV-2 Infection: Illness Beyond Acute Infection and Public Health Implications – JAMA Commentary on Twitter The #COVID19 response focuses on acute illness, but accumulating evidence shows morbidity beyond acute infection, with at least 2 other periods of illness: a rare postacute hyperinflammatory […]
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