libera/##covid-19/ Monday, 2023-07-31

BrainstormNew from BMJ Open: Long-term neurological complications in COVID-19 survivors: study protocol of a prospective cohort study (NeurodegCoV-19): Background Evidence suggests an association between SARS-CoV-2 infection and worse performance on cognitive tests, and a higher risk of Parkinson’s disease (PD) and dementia up [... want %more?] → http://bmjopen.bmj.com/cgi/content/short/13/7/e07298104:19
BrainstormNew from Science-Based Medicine: COVID-19 has exposed the toothlessness of state medical boards: A report in The Washington Post last week revealed just how badly state medical boards have been failing when dealing with physicians spreading COVID-19 misinformation and using [... want %more?] → https://sciencebasedmedicine.org/covid-19-has-exposed-the-toothlessness-of-state-medical-boards/09:04
BrainstormNew from StatNews: Listen: Why Covid-19 wasn’t the ‘great equalizer’: The reality of Covid-19 proved to be far from the "great equalizer" — Black and brown communities had higher rates of infection and death. → https://www.statnews.com/2023/07/31/covid-19-wasnt-great-equalizer/10:40
BrainstormNew from EMA: What's new: Medicine: Human medicines European public assessment report (EPAR): Rotarix, rotavirus vaccine, live, Immunization;Rotavirus Infections, Date of authorisation: 21/02/2006, Revision: 41, Status: Authorised → https://www.ema.europa.eu/en/medicines/human/EPAR/rotarix11:29
BrainstormNew from EMA: What's new: Orphan: Orphan designation: Humanised IgG1 monoclonal antibody against SEZ6 linked to N-acetyl-calicheamicin, Treatment of small cell lung cancer, 15/10/2021, Withdrawn → https://www.ema.europa.eu/en/medicines/human/orphan-designations/eu-3-21-250211:48
BrainstormNew from StatNews: National panel will explore requiring free Covid tests: The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force will discuss recommending Covid-19 screening, the first step in requiring insurers to permanently cover the tests at no cost to patients. → https://www.statnews.com/2023/07/31/uspstf-covid-tests/12:07
BrainstormNew from BioNTech: BioNTech Completes Acquisition of InstaDeep: Acquisition aims to strengthen BioNTech’s pioneering position in the field of AI-powered drug discovery, design and development InstaDeep to operate as London based subsidiary of BioNTech and will be the [... want %more?] → https://investors.biontech.de/news-releases/news-release-details/biontech-completes-acquisition-instadeep14:04
BrainstormNew from StatNews: Politics: NIH begins long-delayed clinical trials for long Covid, announces new research office → https://www.statnews.com/2023/07/31/long-covid-nih-clinical-trials-research-office/18:14
BrainstormNew from BMJ Open: Association of vaccine stockout with immunisation coverage in low-income and middle-income countries: a retrospective cohort study: Objectives This study investigated the association between vaccine stockout and immunisation coverage, and infant/under 5 mortality rates. Design A retrospective cohort [... want %more?] → http://bmjopen.bmj.com/cgi/content/short/13/7/e07236420:10
BrainstormNew from WebMD: More Than 2 Million in U.S. Have Inflammatory Bowel Disease: A groundbreaking study estimates nearly 1 in 100 Americans have inflammatory bowel disease and shines a light on the growing burden the disorder inflicts in the United States, where up [... want %more?] → https://www.webmd.com/ibd-crohns-disease/news/20230731/more-than-2-million-in-us-have-inflammatory-bowel-disease20:20
BrainstormNew from Contagion Live: us: Indication for Ebola Vaccine Expanded to Pediatric Patients → https://www.contagionlive.com/view/indication-for-ebola-vaccine-expanded-to-pediatric-patients21:37
BrainstormNew from Ars Technica: GPT-3 aces tests of reasoning by analogy: Undergrads get beaten on questions like those that helped get them into college. → https://arstechnica.com/?p=195788522:34
BrainstormNew from Outbreak News Today: Philippines: Leptospirosis cases top 2,000: NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Philippines Department of Health (DOH) reports a total of 2,079 cases and 225 deaths due to leptospirosis nationwide from the beginning of the year through July 15. One hundred eighty new cases were [... want %more?] → https://outbreaknewstoday.com/philippines-leptospirosis-cases-top-2000/23:41

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