COVID Morbidity – Science-Based Medicine
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Assessment of the Frequency and Variety of Persistent Symptoms Among Patients With COVID-19: A Systematic Review – JAMA Network Open Commentary: Seven out of ten hospitalized COVID-19 patients will have long-haul symptoms – MedicalXpress
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Count the cost of disability caused by COVID-19 – Nature
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Effect of 2 Inactivated SARS-CoV-2 Vaccines on Symptomatic COVID-19 Infection in Adults: A Randomized Clinical Trial – JAMA Commentary: China’s Sinopharm Publishes Awaited Covid Vaccine Study Details – Bloomberg Commentary on Twitter (thread – click for more) The #4Humanity phase 3 trial of Sinopharm's Beijing & Wuhan vaccines published in JAMA by @NawalAlKaabi &co […]
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Ivermectin for the treatment of COVID-19: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials – medRxiv Commentary on Twitter ???PreprintIvermectin for the treatment of #COVID19 : A systematic review & meta-analysis of RCTs10 RCTs1173 patients 8 RCTs➡️ Mild1 RCT ➡️ Moderate1 RCT➡️ Mild& modIvermectin did not reduce all-cause mortality,length of stay or viral […]
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Estimating infectiousness throughout SARS-CoV-2 infection course – Science Commentary: Estimating infectiousness of SARS-CoV-2: New study on viral load – Universitätsmedizin Berlin Commentary on Twitter Of 25,000+ people who tested positive for #COVID19 in Germany, 8% had very high viral loads; about a third of these had little to no symptoms. The results suggest asymptomatic […]
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COVID-19 in Amazonas, Brazil, was driven by the persistence of endemic lineages and P.1 emergence – Nature Medicine
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What scientists know about new, fast-spreading coronavirus variants – Nature
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Diagnosis and management of acute respiratory distress syndrome – Canadian Medical Association Journal Commentary on Twitter #ARDS is an important priority in our ICUs at the moment. Our @CMAJ review looks at diagnosis, and provides a guideline-based approach to management, along with a discussion on #COVID19 ARDS. A great primer for those new to […]
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Coronavirus: so many variants, but vaccines are still effective – The Conversation
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