libera/##covid-19/ Friday, 2023-07-14

BrainstormNew from This Week In Virology: TWiV 1024: The Chumakoviridae: Vincent speaks with Kostya Chumakov about his career: raised by two virology parents in Moscow, trained in virology by Vadim Agol, then moving to the US FDA where he developed a molecular test for measuring production consistency of oral poliovirus vaccine. → https://www.microbe.tv/twiv/twiv-1024/06:09
BrainstormNew from Science-Based Medicine: Praise for Dr. Monica Gandhi: Ideally, leaders of American medicine would have had the courage to correct misinformation spread by their fellow doctors. At a bare minimum, they didn't have to lavish praise on a doctor who repeatedly polluted our COVID landscape with obvious [... want %more?] → https://sciencebasedmedicine.org/praise-for-dr-monica-gandhi/09:30
BrainstormNew from BMJ: International comparisons expose the UK’s poor performance on health: “You get what you pay for” most aptly summarises the UK’s position in recent international comparisons published by the King’s Fund.1 Compared with the health systems of 19 high income countries, the UK spends just below average per [... want %more?] → http://www.bmj.com/content/382/bmj.p1613.short12:38
BrainstormNew from StatNews: Democrats press government to extend free Covid-19 tests indefinitely: A group of Democratic senators are pressing a national panel to make a move that would require insurers cover all Covid-19 tests at no cost, despite an ongoing court battle… → https://www.statnews.com/2023/07/14/democrats-press-government-to-extend-free-covid-19-tests-indefinitely/13:06
BrainstormNew from BMJ: Tackling covid-19 variants: Japan announced on 26 June 2023 that it may have entered its ninth wave of covid-19 infections.1 Epidemiologists detected an increase in SARS-CoV-2 positive cases based on the national sentinel surveillance system, which includes some 5000 medical institutions across the country. The [... want %more?] → http://www.bmj.com/content/382/bmj.p1603.short13:43
BrainstormNew from BMJ Open: Multimodal diagnostics in multiple sclerosis: predicting disability and conversion from relapsing-remitting to secondary progressive disease course - protocol for systematic review and meta-analysis: Background The number of patients diagnosed with multiple sclerosis (MS) has increased significantly [... want %more?] → http://bmjopen.bmj.com/cgi/content/short/13/7/e06860816:34
BrainstormNew from ECDC: Communicable disease threats report, 9-15 July 2023, week 28: This issue of the ECDC Communicable Disease Threats Report (CDTR) covers the period  9-15 July 2023 and includes updates on avian influenza, West Nile virus, COVID-19, diphtheria, and vibrio. → https://www.ecdc.europa.eu/en/publications-data/communicable-disease-threats-report-9-15-july-2023-week-2816:53
BrainstormNew from Contagion Live: FDA Approves Remdesivir for COVID-19 Treatment in Patients With Renal Impairment: In a major breakthrough, Gilead’s remdesivir (Veklury) becomes the first COVID-19 antiviral to be FDA-approved for patients with severe renal disease. → https://www.contagionlive.com/view/fda-approves-remdesivir-for-covid-19-treatment-in-patients-with-renal-impairment17:02
BrainstormNew from Contagion Live: Investigational C diff Antibody Takes Novel Mechanism of Action Approach: Lumen Bioscience's C diff therapy, LMN-201, combines four therapeutic proteins that act synergistically to neutralize both the C difficile bacterium and the toxin that [... want %more?] → https://www.contagionlive.com/view/investigational-c-diff-antibody-takes-novel-mechanism-of-action-approach18:01
BrainstormNew from ClinicalTrials.gov: (news): Clinical Evaluation of SARS-COV-2 (COVID-19), Influenza and RSV 8-Well MT-PCR Panel for In Vitro Diagnostics → http://classic.clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT0594653819:16
BrainstormNew from Contagion Live: Weekly Recap: The Infectious Disease News You Missed: Which COVID-19 vaccine is associated with Guillain-Barré Syndrome? What's the newest C difficile therapy? Contagion's weekly infectious disease recap has you covered. → https://www.contagionlive.com/view/weekly-recap-the-infectious-disease-news-you-missed21:46
BrainstormNew from Outbreak News Today: London: Dire warning concerning measles: NewsDesk @bactiman63 UK health officials issued a dire warning for London today: UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) modelling suggests that, unless MMR vaccination rates improve, London could see a measles outbreak with tens of [... want %more?] → http://outbreaknewstoday.com/london-dire-warning-concerning-measles-18317/22:53

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