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An artificial intelligence algorithm can detect COVID-19 on chest radiographs with accuracy and speed

DeepCOVID-XR: An Artificial Intelligence Algorithm to Detect COVID-19 on Chest Radiographs Trained and Tested on a Large US Clinical Dataset – Radiology Editorial: The Potential of Artificial Intelligence to Analyze Chest Radiographs for Signs of COVID-19 Pneumonia Commentaries: AI system bests radiologists in spotting COVID-19 in lungs – CIDRAP AND AI detects COVID-19 on chest […]

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Long Covid: Comprehensive health assessment three months after recovery from acute COVID-19 revealed problems in several health domains in a substantial number of patients

Comprehensive health assessment three months after recovery from acute COVID-19 – Clinical Infectious Diseases  

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Randomized trial: Nebulized magnesium does not benefit children with acute refractory asthma treated in the emergency department

Effect of Nebulized Magnesium vs Placebo Added to Albuterol on Hospitalization Among Children With Refractory Acute Asthma Treated in the Emergency Department: A Randomized Clinical Trial – JAMA (free for a limited period) Commentary: Nebulized Magnesium Of Little Value for Emergency Tx of Kids’ Asthma Attacks – Physician’s Weekly   Commentary on Twitter This RCT […]

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CDC Study showing decline in SARS-CoV-2 antibodies after infection suggests antibody surveys underestimate infections

Decline in SARS-CoV-2 Antibodies After Mild Infection Among Frontline Health Care Personnel in a Multistate Hospital Network — 12 States, April–August 2020 – CDC Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report Commentary: COVID-19 antibody surveys underestimate infections: study – MedicalXpress   Commentary on Twitter (Thread – Click for more) 1/?Precipitous decline in #SARSCoV2 antibodies: study participants who'd […]

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Latest COVID-19 guidelines come out against bamlanivimab, remdesivir

Latest COVID-19 guidelines come out against bamlanivimab, remdesivir – ACP Internist  

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With more data on its COVID-19 vaccine, Russian institute offers new evidence of success

With more data on its COVID-19 vaccine, Russian institute offers new evidence of success – Science News release: SECOND interim analysis of clinical trial data showed a 91.4% efficacy for the Sputnik V vaccine on day 28 after the first dose; vaccine efficacy is over 95% 42 days after the first dose – Sputnik V […]

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Cluster-randomized trial: Postexposure hydroxychloroquine does not prevent Covid-19 in healthy persons exposed to a PCR-positive case patient

A Cluster-Randomized Trial of Hydroxychloroquine for Prevention of Covid-19 – New England Journal of Medicine   Commentary on Twitter Another RCT in @NEJM of outpatient treatment with Hydroxychloroquine in high risk folks to prevent COVID transmission No benefit But about 10X rate of adverse events in HCQ group Happy to keep studying HCQ But it […]

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Randomized trial: Convalescent Plasma does not improve clinical status or overall mortality in severe Covid-19 pneumonia

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

Data show hospitalized Covid-19 patients are surviving at higher rates, but surge in cases could roll back gains – STAT  

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Emergency COVID-vaccine approvals pose a dilemma for scientists. It could complicate efforts to study long-term outcomes, such as safety, how long protection lasts and whether the jab prevents infection or just the disease