libera/##covid-19/ Wednesday, 2023-07-12

BrainstormNew from The Lancet (Online): [Comment] Should adjuvant nivolumab be used in surgically resected Merkel cell carcinoma patients?: Merkel cell carcinoma (MCC), a life-threatening cancer, accounts for less than 1% of all skin malignancies and occurs mostly in White individuals.1 Merkel cell [... want %more?] → https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(23)01041-3/fulltext00:35
BrainstormNew from BMJ Open: Excess deaths directly and indirectly attributable to COVID-19 using routinely reported mortality data, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, 2020: a cross-sectional study: Objectives Studies on excess deaths (ED) show that reported deaths from COVID-19 underestimate death. To understand mortality for improved [... want %more?] → http://bmjopen.bmj.com/cgi/content/short/13/7/e06952103:13
BrainstormNew from StatNews: STAT+: How are insurers handling the Alzheimer’s drug Leqembi and related scans?: A week after the FDA granted full, traditional approval to a new Alzheimer’s treatment, insurers are finalizing their plans to cover it as well as associated scans and diagnostic tests. → https://www.statnews.com/2023/07/12/leqembi-alzheimers-drug-scans-insurance-coverage/10:34
BrainstormNew from ProPublica: Outlaw Alliance: How China and Chinese Mafias Overseas Protect Each Other’s Interests: by Sebastian Rotella ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they’re published. PRATO, Italy — [... want %more?] → https://www.propublica.org/article/how-beijing-chinese-mafia-europe-protect-interests12:17
BrainstormNew from PubMed: Panagiotis Katrakazas: Editorial: Public hearing health: challenges and opportunities in the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic → https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37435517/12:46
BrainstormNew from ECDC: SARS-CoV-2 variant mutations conferring reduced susceptibility to antiviral drugs and monoclonal antibodies: a non-systematic literature review for surveillance purposes: Antiviral drugs and monoclonal antibodies (mAbs), [... want %more?] → https://www.ecdc.europa.eu/en/publications-data/sars-cov-2-variant-mutations-conferring-reduced-susceptibility-antiviral-drugs-013:05
BrainstormNew from BMJ Open: Cost-benefit analysis of partnership working between fire and rescue and health services across England and Wales during the COVID-19 pandemic: Objectives Fire and rescue services undertook a range of additional activities to support the National Health Service (NHS) in managing extreme service demand [... want %more?] → http://bmjopen.bmj.com/cgi/content/short/13/7/e07226315:55
BrainstormNew from Contagion Live: Only Janssen COVID-19 Vaccine Associated With Guillain-Barré Syndrome: Though rare, Guillain-Barré syndrome can occur after vaccination. Did Pfizer-BioNTech, Moderna, or Janssen COVID-19 vaccination increase the risk of Guillain-Barré syndrome? → https://www.contagionlive.com/view/only-janssen-covid-19-vaccine-associated-with-guillain-barr-syndrome17:58
BrainstormNew from BBC Health: (news): Covid inquiry: Tick-box meetings with government during pandemic, says O'Neill → https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-6617475818:07
BrainstormNew from Contagion Live: us: Takeda Redacts Dengue Vaccine Application After FDA Requests More Data → https://www.contagionlive.com/view/takeda-redacts-dengue-vaccine-application-after-fda-requests-more-data19:41
BrainstormNew from WebMD: An Action Plan for Cold or Flu + COVID-19: It’s possible to catch COVID-19 and a cold or flu at the same time. Here are tips on how to feel better with a coinfection. → https://www.webmd.com/cold-and-flu/cold-flu-map/features/cold-flu-plus-covid22:20

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