libera/##covid-19/ Thursday, 2023-08-03

BrainstormNew from MedPageToday: COVID Cleared of Increasing Risk of Type 1 Diabetes in Kids?: (MedPage Today) -- COVID-19 infection didn't appear to precipitate a diagnosis of type 1 diabetes in kids, a prospective multinational cohort study suggested.Researchers tested more than 4,500 adolescents every few months for [... want %more?] → https://www.medpagetoday.com/endocrinology/type1diabetes/10574100:13
LjLthrew away two Auras that were hanging from the radiator since... the time the radiators were on... because "You never know"01:01
LjLI still felt the urge to wash my hands after touching them01:01
LjLI'm clearly mentally balanced01:01
BrainstormNew from BBC Health: GPs given freedom to order heart checks direct: Referrals for respiratory tests will also be allowed in bid to speed up diagnosis in England. → https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-6638874805:14
BrainstormNew from BMJ: Seven days in medicine: 26 July to 1 August 2023: StrikesJunior doctors announce fifth walkoutJunior doctors in England will take strike action in August—their fifth walkout so far—as their pay dispute with the government continues. The four day walkout will take place from 7 am on Friday 11 August to 7 am on [... want %more?] → http://www.bmj.com/content/382/bmj.p1768.short08:21
BrainstormNew from BMJ: Heliotrope rash: Named after a deep purple flower, this is a heliotrope rash on the eyelids of a woman in her 70s (fig 1). These periorbital violaceous eruptions had worsened over three months and become oedematous. The patient had also become progressively more breathless on exertion over the past six [... want %more?] → http://www.bmj.com/content/382/bmj-2023-075978.short11:58
BrainstormNew from EMA: What's new: Document: Yellow fever vaccine (live) : List of nationally authorised medicinal products - PSUSA/00003135/202212 → https://www.ema.europa.eu/documents/psusa/yellow-fever-vaccine-live-list-nationally-authorised-medicinal-products-psusa/00003135/202212_en.pdf12:46
BrainstormNew from BBC Health: (news): Nose-picking health workers more likely to get Covid, study shows → https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-6639411113:34
BrainstormNew from ProPublica: A Utah Therapist Built a Reputation for Helping Gay Latter-day Saints. These Men Say He Sexually Abused Them.: by Jessica Miller , The Salt Lake Tribune This article was produced for ProPublica’s Local Reporting [... want %more?] → https://www.propublica.org/article/utah-therapist-built-reputation-for-helping-gay-latter-day-saints-they-say-he-sexually-abused-them14:30
BrainstormNew from Contagion Live: Comparing mRNA COVID-19 Vaccines in Seniors: A new study demonstrated Moderna having a greater efficacy and slightly less adverse event profile in this patient population vs Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine. → https://www.contagionlive.com/view/comparing-mrna-covid-19-vaccines-in-seniors16:25
BrainstormNew from BMJ Open: Serological survey to estimate SARS-CoV-2 infection and antibody seroprevalence at a large public university: A cross-sectional study: Objective This study investigated the seroprevalence of SARS-CoV-2 antibodies among adults over 18 years. Design Prospective cohort study. Settings A large public [... want %more?] → http://bmjopen.bmj.com/cgi/content/short/13/8/e07262718:49
BrainstormNew from StatNews: Listen: Biotech layoffs, eye drug drama, & gene therapy milestones: Can biotech startups survive a downturn? Is Covid-19 a good business? And when did ophthalmology get so dramatic? All that and more on the new episode of "The Readout LOUD." → https://www.statnews.com/2023/08/03/podcast-biotech-layoffs-apellis-eye-drug-gene-therapy/20:52
BrainstormNew from StatNews: CDC advisers endorse RSV monoclonal antibody for infants, high-risk young children: A panel of advisers to the CDC unanimously voted Thursday to recommend wide use among infants and some high-risk children of an antibody designed to [... want %more?] → https://www.statnews.com/2023/08/03/cdc-advisers-endorse-rsv-monoclonal-antibody-for-infants-high-risk-young-children/22:08
BrainstormNew from NPR Science: A new U.S. agency is a response to the fact that nobody was ready for the pandemic: The Bureau of Global Health, Security and Diplomacy, housed in the State Department, will plan for the next pandemic. We [... want %more?] → https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2023/08/03/1191872141/a-new-u-s-agency-is-a-response-to-the-fact-that-nobody-was-ready-for-the-pandemi22:17
greenelAnybody following the https://covid19.who.int/WHO-COVID-19-global-data.csv23:45

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