Interesse Geral
Dois anos de coronavírus: como a pandemia se desdobrou pelo mundo.
13 Jan, 2022 | 12:05hTwo years of coronavirus: how pandemic unfolded around the world – The Guardian
Estudo de coorte | Alto consumo de azeite de oliva está associado a menor risco de mortalidade cardiovascular, por câncer e por todas as causas.
13 Jan, 2022 | 11:43hConsumption of Olive Oil and Risk of Total and Cause-Specific Mortality Among U.S. Adults – Journal of the American College of Cardiology (link para o resumo – $ para o texto completo)
Comentários:
Higher olive oil intake associated with lower risk of CVD mortality – American College of Cardiology
Perspectiva | O que a mais recente batalha judicial do Sci-Hub significa para a pesquisa.
13 Jan, 2022 | 11:36hWhat Sci-Hub’s latest court battle means for research – Nature
Covid-19: chamado urgente para uma ação global de outras medidas além da vacinação.
12 Jan, 2022 | 13:00hCovid-19: An urgent call for global “vaccines-plus” action – The BMJ
Estimativa de prevalência global de demência em 2019 e prevalência prevista para 2050: uma análise do Global Burden of Disease Study 2019.
12 Jan, 2022 | 12:52hComunicado de imprensa: Global dementia cases set to triple by 2050 unless countries address risk factors – The Lancet
Comentários:
Forecasting the prevalence of dementia – The Lancet Public Health
Dementia cases expected to almost triple across the world by 2050 – BBC
Number of adults with dementia to exceed 150m by 2050, study finds – The Guardian
Comentário no Twitter (fio – clique para saber mais)
🆕✨First #GBDstudy forecasts global #dementia cases set to triple by 2050 (up from 57m in 2019 to expected 153m people) unless countries address risk factors: #smoking, #obesity, #HighBloodSugar, & low #education🧵👇
Published in @TheLancet @TheLancetPHhttps://t.co/GccTPRroEV
— Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) (@IHME_UW) January 7, 2022
Pela primeira vez, cirurgiões norte-americanos transplantam um coração de porco para um paciente humano.
12 Jan, 2022 | 12:49hIn 1st, US surgeons transplant pig heart into human patient – Associated Press
Decisões médicas: algumas são fáceis; outras, nem tanto.
12 Jan, 2022 | 12:48hMedical Decisions: Some are Easy and Some Not So Much – Stop and Think blog, by John Mandrola
Comentário no Twitter
Preventive therapy reduces the probability of a negative outcome. There are 2 big snags with preventive therapy:
1. All medical interventions come with the potential for harm.
2. Preventive therapies have modest effect sizes.
great read by @drjohnm https://t.co/Hk8VPnUv3m— Tjasa Zajc (@zajctjasa) January 9, 2022
Nova diretriz do CDC encurta os períodos de isolamento e quarentena para a Covid-19; pacientes que testaram positivo devem se isolar por 5 dias e, se assintomáticos após esse período, podem deixar o isolamento caso continuem usando máscaras por 5 dias, para minimizar o risco de infectar outras pessoas.
10 Jan, 2022 | 12:51hVer também: Quarantine and Isolation – Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Comentários:
Facing criticism, CDC updates Covid-19 isolation recommendations with guidance on testing – CNN
CDC posts rationale for shorter isolation, quarantine – Associated Press
Covid-19: CDC shortens isolation period as US cases hit record high – The BMJ
Shortened CDC COVID isolation guide draws sharply mixed reviews – CIDRAP
New CDC isolation guidelines raise concerns among health experts – NPR
CDC Reduces Recommended Isolation Time for People With COVID-19 – HealthDay
COVID isolation and quarantine period for general population shortened by CDC – News Medical
CDC shortens recommended Covid-19 isolation and quarantine time – CNN
CDC cuts the recommended isolation and quarantine periods for coronavirus infections – NPR
US officials recommend shorter COVID isolation, quarantine – Associated Press
Ver novas recomendações de outros países:
Covid: Self-isolation cut from 10 days to seven with negative tests – BBC
OMS | 10 principais momentos de saúde global em 2021.
10 Jan, 2022 | 12:29h10 key global health moments from 2021 – World Health Organization
Comentário no Twitter (fio – clique para saber mais)
10 key global health moments from 2021 https://t.co/QYt8jV9WWh pic.twitter.com/ZPoM3zFPzI
— World Health Organization (WHO) (@WHO) December 21, 2021
Opinião | Estratégias de vacinação contra COVID-19 devem focar na doença grave e na equidade global.
17 Dez, 2021 | 12:19hCOVID-19 vaccine strategies must focus on severe disease and global equity – The Lancet