Updated Cochrane Review shows electronic cigarettes can help people quit smoking
Updated Cochrane Review shows electronic cigarettes can help people quit smoking – Cochrane Library Original study: Electronic cigarettes for smoking cessation – Cochrane Library Commentary on Twitter How do electronic cigarettes compare with other methods of trying to #QuitSmoking? Here's the latest Cochrane evidence from @CochraneTAG: https://t.co/H4Q2n9bYHN #Stoptober. #smoking pic.twitter.com/uIYC7p1sqy — Cochrane UK (@CochraneUK) […]
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Randomized trial: Effect of sustained smoking cessation counseling and free medication vs. shorter-term counseling and medication advice on smoking abstinence
Effect of Sustained Smoking Cessation Counseling and Provision of Medication vs Shorter-term Counseling and Medication Advice on Smoking Abstinence in Patients Recently Diagnosed With Cancer: A Randomized Clinical Trial – JAMA Commentary: Long-term, frequent phone counseling helps cancer patients who smoke quit – eCancer
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Cochrane living systematic review: Not enough evidence to recommend convalescent plasma for people with COVID‐19
Convalescent plasma or hyperimmune immunoglobulin for people with COVID‐19: a living systematic review – Cochrane Library Commentary on Twitter Just updated: @CochraneCollab living review investigates the use of convalescent plasma to treat people with COVID-19: https://t.co/Or5qmxki8H “We remain very uncertain about the effectiveness & safety of using convalescent plasma for people with #COVID19". — […]
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Viewpoint: Sensible medicine—balancing intervention and inaction during the COVID-19 pandemic
Sensible Medicine—Balancing Intervention and Inaction During the COVID-19 Pandemic – JAMA Author interview: Sensible Medicine—Balancing Intervention and Inaction During the COVID-19 Pandemic Commentary on Twitter Has #COVID19 changed how you practice #medicine?.More Aggressive? Gentle? Humble? or Nihilistic?.Check out @JAMA_current elevating a discussion of Sensible Medicine.https://t.co/IfXVktCMJb @UPMC @UPMCnews @ErinMcCreary @PittCCM @PittTweet — Christopher Seymour (@seymoc) […]
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Scientific consensus on the COVID-19 pandemic: we need to act now
Scientific consensus on the COVID-19 pandemic: we need to act now – The Lancet Commentary: Herd immunity approaches to COVID-19 control are a ‘dangerous fallacy’, say authors of open letter – The Lancet
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[Preprint] WHO SOLIDARITY trial results published; Remdesivir, Hydroxychloroquine, Lopinavir, and Interferon do not improve outcomes in Covid-19
Repurposed antiviral drugs for COVID-19; interim WHO SOLIDARITY trial results – medRxiv Commentaries on Twitter Results of the @WHO SOLIDARITY trial: 4 drugs tested in 11,266 patients with COVID in 405 hospitals in 30 countries:– hydroxychloroquine – lopinavir– remdesevir – interferon No clear benefit of any of them on survival. https://t.co/ohtTAFaSnc pic.twitter.com/2fO9E8zs8h — Martin […]
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Cluster randomized trial: Incentive programs for smoking cessation
Incentive programmes for smoking cessation: cluster randomized trial in workplaces in Thailand – The BMJ Commentary: Incentive-based smoking cessation programs could work in hard-to-reach pockets of smokers across the developing world – University of California San Francisco Commentary on Twitter NEW paper @bmj_latest: #RCT of multiple incentive types for #smoking cessation in worksites in […]
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WHO Global tuberculosis report 2020
Global tuberculosis report 2020 – World Health Organization News release: WHO: Global TB progress at risk – World Health Organization Executive summary: Global tuberculosis report 2020 Commentary: WHO warns of COVID impact on TB services – CIDRAP Commentary on Twitter The ??? has made steady progress in tackling tuberculosis (TB), with a 1⃣4⃣% drop […]
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Coronavirus vaccine: What we know so far – a comprehensive guide by academic experts
Coronavirus vaccine: what we know so far – a comprehensive guide by academic experts – The Conversation
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Review: The duration of infectiousness of individuals infected with SARS-CoV-2
The duration of infectiousness of individuals infected with SARS-CoV-2 – Journal of Infection Commentary on Twitter ?NEW Review?#COVID19 pts with mild-to-moderate illness are highly unlikely to be infectious beyond 10 ds from symptom onset , However, limited studies found that Immunocompromised and severe-to-critical patients may be infectious for >10 days https://t.co/hogXvFpPEb pic.twitter.com/fBm5Se4RBf — Antibiotic […]
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