libera/##covid-19/ Tuesday, 2023-05-16

BrainstormNew from MedPageToday: Masking Yields Small Reduction in COVID Risk, Review Concludes: (MedPage Today) -- Use of masks in both community settings and healthcare settings may slightly reduce risk of COVID-19, but the evidence base leaves much to be desired, the final installment of a living, rapid review of [... want %more?] → https://www.medpagetoday.com/infectiousdisease/covid19/10451200:19
BrainstormNew from r/Coronavirus: Coronavirus: NYC health commissioner: “COVID-19 is here to stay” → https://old.reddit.com/r/Coronavirus/comments/13ill20/nyc_health_commissioner_covid19_is_here_to_stay/01:36
BrainstormNew from r/Coronavirus: Coronavirus: J&J Covid-19 vaccine no longer available in the US | CNN → https://old.reddit.com/r/Coronavirus/comments/13ioaab/jj_covid19_vaccine_no_longer_available_in_the_us/02:05
BrainstormNew from r/Coronavirus: Coronavirus: For Patient Safety, It Is Not Time to Take Off Masks in Health Care Settings → https://old.reddit.com/r/Coronavirus/comments/13irnlw/for_patient_safety_it_is_not_time_to_take_off/04:40
BrainstormNew from Reddit (test): CoronaVirus_2019_nCoV: Masks back in Giro d'Italia as COVID-19 hits the race → https://old.reddit.com/r/CoronaVirus_2019_nCoV/comments/13isygu/masks_back_in_giro_ditalia_as_covid19_hits_the/04:59
BrainstormNew from r/Coronavirus: Daily Discussion Thread | May 16, 2023: Please refer to our Wiki for more information on COVID-19 and our sub. You can find answers to frequently asked questions in our FAQ , where there is valuable information such as our: → https://old.reddit.com/r/Coronavirus/comments/13ixnmc/daily_discussion_thread_may_16_2023/09:11
BrainstormNew from r/COVID19: COVID19: Ability to detect fake news predicts sub-national variation in COVID-19 vaccine uptake across the UK → https://old.reddit.com/r/COVID19/comments/13iydsb/ability_to_detect_fake_news_predicts_subnational/09:51
BrainstormNew from BMJ: What do we know about the Arcturus XBB.1.16 subvariant?: What is XBB.1.16?XBB.1.16 is yet another in the line of omicron subvariants that began with BA.2. It follows on from XBB and XBB.1 and is related to the XBB.1.5 subvariant (“Kraken”) that began to dominate at the start of the year.1 Some have nicknamed [... want %more?] → http://www.bmj.com/content/381/bmj.p1074.short11:37
BrainstormNew from r/COVID19: COVID19: COVID-19 Vaccine Perceptions among Ebola-Affected Communities in North Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo, 2021 → https://old.reddit.com/r/COVID19/comments/13j0or9/covid19_vaccine_perceptions_among_ebolaaffected/11:57
BrainstormNew from Reddit (test): nCoV: Global COVID Cases For 16MAY23 → https://old.reddit.com/r/nCoV/comments/13j11ov/global_covid_cases_for_16may23/12:16
BrainstormNew from StatNews: STAT+: Boundless Bio tests a cancer drug targeting once-mysterious DNA loops: A San Diego biotech company is targeting loops of genetic material called extrachromosomal DNA to try to control deadly tumors. → https://www.statnews.com/2023/05/16/boundless-bio-extrachromosomal-dna-cancer/13:05
BrainstormNew from BMJ Open: Predisposing, enabling and reinforcing factors associated with opioid addiction helping behaviour in tri-state Appalachian counties: application of the PRECEDE-PROCEED model-cross-sectional analysis: Objectives The overdose epidemic was designated a ‘Public Health Emergency’ in the USA on 26 [... want %more?] → http://bmjopen.bmj.com/cgi/content/short/13/5/e06614715:14
BrainstormNew from Reddit (test): CoronaVirus_2019_nCoV: Unmasking Long COVID: How SARS-CoV-2 Plays Mind Tricks With Your Pain; SARS-CoV-2 infection can lead to lasting damage to the dorsal root ganglia, resulting in symptoms of Post-COVID Conditions or Long COVID. The study [... want %more?] → https://old.reddit.com/r/CoronaVirus_2019_nCoV/comments/13j3y0v/unmasking_long_covid_how_sarscov2_plays_mind/15:23
BrainstormNew from StatNews: AstraZeneca is third member to leave PhRMA in five months: AstraZeneca has decided to leave the brand drug lobbying powerhouse PhRMA halfway through the year. → https://www.statnews.com/2023/05/16/astrazeneca-leaves-phrma/16:03
BrainstormNew from r/COVID19: COVID19: Infectious SARS-CoV-2 Particles from Rectal Swab Samples from COVID-19 Patients in Brazil → https://old.reddit.com/r/COVID19/comments/13j6c4f/infectious_sarscov2_particles_from_rectal_swab/16:13
BrainstormNew from EMA: What's new: PIP: Opinion/decision on a Paediatric investigation plan (PIP): Human, recombinant, non-fucosylated IgG1k monoclonal antibody targeting OX-40 receptor on activated T cells (AMG 451), decision type: , therapeutic area: , PIP number: P/0168/2022 → https://www.ema.europa.eu/en/medicines/human/paediatric-investigation-plans/emea-002886-pip01-20-m0116:33
BrainstormNew from StatNews: Pfizer RSV vaccine seen as effective against severe disease, FDA documents say: An experimental RSV vaccine developed by Pfizer to protect infants — by vaccinating pregnant people — was shown to be effective in preventing severe lower [... want %more?] → https://www.statnews.com/2023/05/16/pfizer-rsv-vaccine-seen-as-effective-against-severe-disease-fda-documents-say/18:32
BrainstormNew from BMJ: Why spend billions on hospital beds when you can care for patients at home?: It's not hard to see why interest in “Hospital at Home” programmes is escalating.Hospitals are costly to run and stressful to be in. It's also well known that many patients contracted covid-19 in hospital and the risks of non-covid [... want %more?] → http://www.bmj.com/content/381/bmj.p1119.short20:00
BrainstormNew from Contagion Live: IDSA Updates Guidance for Paxlovid, Anakinra: The recommendations look to increase usage of the antiviral and decrease the routine use of the recombinant IL-1 inhibitor for COVID-19 treatment. → https://www.contagionlive.com/view/idsa-updates-guidance-for-paxlovid-anakinra20:29
BrainstormNew from r/COVID19: COVID19: Efficacy of mRNA-1273 and Novavax ancestral or BA.1 spike booster vaccines against SARS-CoV-2 BA.5 infection in non-human primates → https://old.reddit.com/r/COVID19/comments/13jey7x/efficacy_of_mrna1273_and_novavax_ancestral_or_ba1/21:46
BrainstormNew from WebMD: Could Vitamin D Supplements Help People With Long COVID?: If confirmed in large randomized clinical trials, a new study suggests that vitamin D supplementation could represent a possible strategy to reduce the burden of long COVID, say researchers. → https://www.webmd.com/covid/news/20230516/could-vitamin-d-supplements-help-people-with-long-covid22:15
LjLlol22:29
LjLwe observed lower 25(OH)vitamin D levels in those with neurocognitive symptoms at follow-up (n.7) as compared to those without (n.93) (14.6vs20.6 ng/mL-p = 0.042)22:29
LjLp = 0.04222:29
LjLso statistically significant22:29
LjLi take vitamin D, but wouldn't based on this study for sure22:29

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