New WHO guidelines on the management of tuberculosis in children and adolescents.
WHO consolidated guidelines on tuberculosis Module 5: Management of tuberculosis in children and adolescents – World Health Organization Commentary: New Children’s TB Guidelines a ‘Game-Changer’ With Non-Invasive Tests, Shortened Treatments – Health Policy Watch Related: RCT: In children with nonsevere, drug-susceptible tuberculosis, treatment for 4 months is noninferior to treatment for 6 months.
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Antigenic evolution will lead to new SARS-CoV-2 variants with unpredictable severity.
Antigenic evolution will lead to new SARS-CoV-2 variants with unpredictable severity – Nature Reviews Microbiology Commentary on Twitter Antigenic evolution will lead to new SARS-CoV-2 variants with unpredictable severityhttps://t.co/iFL1AD4q2l@pvmarkov, @ArisKatzourakis & Stilianakis argue that ongoing rapid antigenic evolution is likely to produce new variants that may escape immunity and be more severe. pic.twitter.com/BddNu5DZaq — […]
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Infographic: IDSA COVID-19 outpatient treatment guidelines roadmap.
COVID-19 Outpatient Treatment Guidelines Roadmap – Infectious Diseases Society of America Commentary on Twitter IDSA and @RealTimeCOVID19's new visual clinical flowchart summarizes outpatient COVID-19 treatment options and guidance. ?:https://t.co/NTo1nNlfDr #RealTimeCOVID19 @CDCgov pic.twitter.com/CXz1tgpJ05 — IDSA (@IDSAInfo) March 19, 2022
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Large sleep database from the UK Biobank reveals a landscape of human sleep phenotypes.
The 103,200-arm acceleration dataset in the UK Biobank revealed a landscape of human sleep phenotypes – Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences Commentary: Half a million nights’ sleep reveal 16 kinds of snoozer – Nature
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M-A: Awake prone positioning for non-intubated patients with COVID-19-related acute hypoxemic respiratory failure.
Awake prone positioning for non-intubated patients with COVID-19-related acute hypoxaemic respiratory failure: a systematic review and meta-analysis – The Lancet Respiratory Medicine Invited Commentary: The pandemic and the great awakening in the management of acute hypoxaemic respiratory failure – The Lancet Respiratory Medicine Related: [Preprint] RCT: In hypoxic but not critically ill patients with COVID-19, […]
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More data suggests reduced risks of hospitalization and death due to SARS-CoV-2 Omicron compared to the Delta variant.
Comparative analysis of the risks of hospitalisation and death associated with SARS-CoV-2 omicron (B.1.1.529) and delta (B.1.617.2) variants in England: a cohort study – The Lancet Invited Commentary: Omicron: fewer adverse outcomes come with new dangers – The Lancet Commentary on Twitter NEW—People with SARS-CoV-2 #omicron variant less likely to be admitted to hospital […]
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Denmark proposes ban on selling cigarettes to people born after 2010.
Denmark proposes ban on selling cigarettes to people born after 2010 – euronews Related: New Zealand to ban smoking for next generation in bid to outlaw habit by 2025 – “New legislation means the legal smoking age will increase every year, to create a smoke-free generation of New Zealanders”. Commentary on Twitter Happy to […]
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Effectiveness of the Sputnik V, AstraZeneca, and Sinopharm vaccines for the risk of infection and death due to COVID-19 in people older than 60 years in Argentina.
Effectiveness of rAd26-rAd5, ChAdOx1 nCoV-19, and BBIBP-CorV vaccines for risk of infection with SARS-CoV-2 and death due to COVID-19 in people older than 60 years in Argentina: a test-negative, case-control, and retrospective longitudinal study – The Lancet Commentary: Evaluating COVID-19 vaccines in the real world – The Lancet
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Among health care workers, a fourth dose vaccine effectiveness against any SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant infection was 30% for the Pfizer–BioNTech and 11% for the Moderna.
Efficacy of a Fourth Dose of Covid-19 mRNA Vaccine against Omicron – New England Journal of Medicine Related: [Preprint] Fourth dose of COVID vaccine offers only slight boost against Omicron infection.
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Treatments for mild COVID-19: Cochrane evidence.
Treatments for mild COVID-19: Cochrane evidence – Cochrane Library
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