Interesse Geral

Perspectiva | Como a Covid-19 revelou as falhas na produção de evidências científicas.

13 Mai, 2021 | 10:12h

How COVID broke the evidence pipeline – Nature

Editorial: Evidence-based medicine: how COVID can drive positive change – Nature

Relacionado: Scientists say the rush to do Covid research led to a whole lot of waste

 

Comentário no Twitter

The weak pursuit of evidence-based medicine during the pandemic.
Thankfully, the #RECOVERY and #SOLIDARITY collaborative trial groups led the way in rapidly accumulating pivotal data asking the right questions with large sample size https://t.co/aSAhQvq5dz @hcpearson @nature pic.twitter.com/iM956krq0Q

— Eric Topol (@EricTopol) May 12, 2021

 

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Estudo randomizado: Colocação de tubo de timpanostomia não reduz episódios de otite média aguda entre crianças de 6 a 35 meses com doença recorrente.

13 Mai, 2021 | 10:11h

Tympanostomy Tubes or Medical Management for Recurrent Acute Otitis Media – New England Journal of Medicine

Comentário: No lasting benefit to tubes over antibiotics for childhood ear infections – University of Pittsburgh

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Estudo: A presença de mais enfermeiros leva a menos mortes e readmissões de pacientes, estadia mais curta em hospitais e redução de custos.

13 Mai, 2021 | 10:10h

Comunicado de imprensa: More nurses lead to fewer patient deaths & readmissions, shorter hospital stays, and savings – The Lancet

Estudo original: Effects of nurse-to-patient ratio legislation on nurse staffing and patient mortality, readmissions, and length of stay: a prospective study in a panel of hospitals (necessário cadastro gratuito)

 

Comentário no Twitter

NEW—More nurses lead to fewer patient deaths and readmissions, shorter hospital stays, and cost-savings for hospitals, suggests study of recent Australian state policy to introduce a minimum ratio of one nurse to four patients for day shifts. Read https://t.co/zTZNt8viPU. pic.twitter.com/B812I0P6N2

— The Lancet (@TheLancet) May 12, 2021

 

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8 em cada 10 pessoas hospitalizadas com COVID-19 desenvolvem problemas neurológicos – Os sintomas autorreportados mais comuns incluem cefaleia (37%) e anosmia ou ageusia (26%).

12 Mai, 2021 | 10:32h

Eight out of ten people hospitalized with COVID-19 develop neurological problems – University of Pittsburgh

Estudo original: Global Incidence of Neurological Manifestations Among Patients Hospitalized With COVID-19—A Report for the GCS-NeuroCOVID Consortium and the ENERGY Consortium – JAMA Network Open

Relacionado: [Preprint] Frequency of neurological manifestations in COVID-19: a systematic review and meta-analysis of 350 studies – up to one-third of COVID-19 patients analyzed in this review, 89% of whom were hospitalized, experienced at least one neurological manifestation

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Aprovação da vacina da Pfizer contra COVID-19 para crianças norte-americanas a partir dos 12 anos de idade.

12 Mai, 2021 | 10:28h

Pfizer COVID-19 shot expanded to US children as young as 12 – Associated Press

Contraponto: Covid vaccines for children should not get emergency use authorization – The BMJ Opinion

Comentários: Covid-19: FDA authorises Pfizer vaccine for children 12-15 – The BMJ E Expert reaction to U.S. FDA authorising Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use in adolescents – Science Media Centre

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Estudo de coorte populacional: Pacientes com COVID-19 não hospitalizados têm baixo risco de apresentarem problemas graves de saúde no longo prazo, mas o risco de precisarem de consultas médicas é aumentado.

12 Mai, 2021 | 10:20h

Post-acute effects of SARS-CoV-2 infection in individuals not requiring hospital admission: a Danish population-based cohort study – The Lancet Infectious Diseases

Comentários: Non-hospitalized COVID-19 patients: Low-risk of serious long-term effects, but more visits to doctor – The Lancet E Any COVID-19 Infection Raises Odds for Lingering Symptoms, Study Finds – HealthDay E Those with mild COVID-19 seek more primary care than uninfected peers – CIDRAP

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Variantes do coronavírus estão se disseminando na Índia – O que os cientistas sabem até o momento.

12 Mai, 2021 | 10:08h

Coronavirus variants are spreading in India — what scientists know so far – Nature

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Necessidade de oxigênio para pacientes com COVID-19 em países de baixa e média renda triplicou em apenas 3 meses – onde estão as soluções?

12 Mai, 2021 | 10:07h

COVID-19 Oxygen Needs in Low- and Middle-Income Countries Have Tripled in Just Three Months – Where are Solutions? – Health Policy Watch

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Infográfico OMS | Como cuidar do paciente com COVID-19 com sintomas leves em casa: informações para trabalhadores da área da saúde.

10 Mai, 2021 | 11:25h

COVID-19 home care bundle for health care workers – World Health Organization

 

Comentário no Twitter

How to care #COVID19 patients with mild symptoms at home: information for health care workershttps://t.co/r09i9k0zGl pic.twitter.com/i5ihXQrhzg

— World Health Organization (WHO) (@WHO) May 8, 2021

 

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Covid-19: A maioria das pessoas admitidas em hospital depois da vacinação foram infectadas antes que a imunização pudesse se desenvolver, mostra pesquisa.

10 Mai, 2021 | 11:22h

Covid-19: Most people admitted to hospital after vaccination were infected before immunity could develop, research shows – The BMJ

 

Comentário no Twitter

"#Covid19: Most people admitted to hospital after vaccination were infected before immunity could develop, research" https://t.co/wi30LkafC7

"…highlighting the importance of maintaining social distancing & understanding that immunity develops over time…"#ScienceUpFirst!

— Timothy Caulfield (@CaulfieldTim) May 7, 2021

 

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