Saúde Pública/Medicina Humanitária

Especialistas temem que os EUA padronizem o reforço anual de vacinas contra Covid sem dados suficientes.

29 Abr, 2022 | 15:11h

Experts fear U.S. may default to annual Covid boosters without sufficient data – STAT

 

Comentário no Twitter

Vaccine experts are concerned the U.S. may be sleepwalking into a policy of recommending annual Covid-19 vaccine boosters — without having generated the evidence to show they are actually needed. https://t.co/3TiNZvP0HY

— STAT (@statnews) April 26, 2022

 

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Revisão sistemática | Fortificação do sal com ferro e iodo vs. iodo isoladamente para melhorar o status desses minerais.

29 Abr, 2022 | 15:04h

Fortification of salt with iron and iodine versus fortification of salt with iodine alone for improving iron and iodine status – Cochrane Library

Resumo: Fortification of salt with iron and iodine compared to salt fortified with iodine only for improving iron and iodine status – Cochrane Library

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Sintomas persistentes de COVID-19 em estudo comunitário de 606.434 pessoas na Inglaterra.

27 Abr, 2022 | 16:41h

Persistent COVID-19 symptoms in a community study of 606,434 people in England – Nature Communications

 

Comentário no Twitter

Thirty-eight percent of participants from a community-based study of symptoms following COVID-19 reported persistent symptoms that lasted 12 weeks or more, according to an article published in @NatureComms. https://t.co/sAEutdOkSS pic.twitter.com/oCyyXGIRbk

— Nature Portfolio (@NaturePortfolio) April 20, 2022

 

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Covid-19: estudo mostra que somente 1/4 dos pacientes admitidos em hospital sentem-se completamente recuperados após 1 ano.

27 Abr, 2022 | 16:39h

Covid-19: Only a quarter of patients admitted to hospital feel fully recovered after a year, study finds – The BMJ

Estudo original: Clinical characteristics with inflammation profiling of long COVID and association with 1-year recovery following hospitalisation in the UK: a prospective observational study – The Lancet Respiratory Medicine

Comentário convidado: Long COVID: systemic inflammation and obesity as therapeutic targets – The Lancet Respiratory Medicine

 

Comentário no Twitter (fio – clique para saber mais)

PHOSP-COVID study:
– 232 (29%) of 804 pts fully recovered at 1y
– Female sex, obesity, & IMV = less likely to feel fully recovered
– inflamm mediators📈in those w/ most severe physical, mental health, & cognitive impairments

Read it here: https://t.co/rVZuVDo4xl

— The Lancet Respiratory Medicine (@LancetRespirMed) April 25, 2022

 

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Estudo de coorte | Gravidade da COVID-19 e trajetória da morbidade da saúde mental em populações de pacientes de 6 nações.

27 Abr, 2022 | 16:35h

Acute COVID-19 severity and mental health morbidity trajectories in patient populations of six nations: an observational study – The Lancet Public Health

Comunicado de imprensa: Study suggests association between severe COVID-19 and long-term mental health outcomes 16 months after an illness – Lancet

Comentário: Lasting depression and anxiety can follow severe case of Covid – NBC News

 

Comentário no Twitter (fio – clique para saber mais)

In our study published in the @TheLancetPH, we found that a mild course of acute illness (never bedridden due to #COVID19) was associated with a persistently lower risk of adverse #mentalhealth outcomes. https://t.co/aHBQTaOi4K

Several factors might contribute to this pattern🔽

— COVIDMENT research project (@COVIDMENT) April 11, 2022

 

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Escorregadores gigantes e pernas quebradas: por que a mania mais recente do playground representa um perigo grave.

27 Abr, 2022 | 16:15h

Giant tube slides and broken legs: why the latest playground craze is a serious hazard – The Conversation

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Reinfecções por SARS-CoV-2: visão geral da eficácia e duração da imunidade natural e híbrida.

27 Abr, 2022 | 15:40h

SARS-CoV-2 reinfections: Overview of efficacy and duration of natural and hybrid immunity – Environmental Research

Estudos relacionados: Rates of COVID-19 Among Unvaccinated Adults With Prior COVID-19 – JAMA Network Open E Comentários: COVID-19 infection granted patients strong and long-lasting protection from reinfection – Providence Health & Services E COVID-19 infection may offer similar immunity as vaccination – CIDRAP

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OMS recomenda o nirmatrelvir-ritonavir para o tratamento da COVID-19 e pede para uma maior distribuição geográfica.

25 Abr, 2022 | 12:47h

WHO recommends highly successful COVID-19 therapy and calls for wide geographical distribution and transparency from originator – World Health Organization

Ver também:

A living WHO guideline on drugs for covid-19 – The BMJ

Therapeutics and COVID-19: living guideline – World Health Organization

Conteúdos relacionados:

Oral Nirmatrelvir for High-Risk, Nonhospitalized Adults with Covid-19 – New England Journal of Medicine

Prescribing Nirmatrelvir–Ritonavir: How to Recognize and Manage Drug–Drug Interactions – Annals of Internal Medicine

The COVID-19 Treatment Guidelines Panel’s Statement on Potential Drug-Drug Interactions Between Ritonavir-Boosted Nirmatrelvir (Paxlovid) and Concomitant Medications – NIH COVID-19 Treatment Guidelines Panel

 

Comentário no Twitter

🔥 Our latest @WHO living guidance on drugs for #COVID19, with new recommendations for nirmatrelvir-ritonavir & updated recommendation for remdesivir in non-severe illness.@bmj_latest: https://t.co/KuJjwzeTPV@WHO: https://t.co/n3iQx3pdmY@theMAGICapp: https://t.co/dA7YYzeAZ1 pic.twitter.com/LvAhJf70UY

— Arnav Agarwal (@ArnavAgarwalMD) April 21, 2022

 

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CDC alerta sobre novos casos de hepatite de origem desconhecida.

25 Abr, 2022 | 12:44h

News Release: CDC Alerts Providers to Hepatitis Cases of Unknown Origin – Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Ver diretriz: Recommendations for Adenovirus Testing and Reporting of Children with Acute Hepatitis of Unknown Etiology – Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Comentários:

CDC issues health advisory about acute hepatitis in children – CNN

CDC Issues Alert for Hepatitis in Children With Adenovirus Infection – WebMD

Conteúdos relacionados:

Could Mysterious Hepatitis Cases be Triggered by COVID-19? – Health Policy Watch

Increase in hepatitis (liver inflammation) cases in children under investigation – UK Health Security Agency

U.S., U.K. investigating unusual cases of hepatitis in young children – STAT

Acute hepatitis of unknown aetiology – the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland – World Health Organization

Increase in acute hepatitis of unknown origin among children – United Kingdom – European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control

Mysterious liver illness seen in kids in US, Europe – Associated Press

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Análise longitudinal de dados de 15 países | Rigor das políticas e saúde mental durante a pandemia de COVID-19.

25 Abr, 2022 | 12:39h

Policy stringency and mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic: a longitudinal analysis of data from 15 countries – The Lancet Public Health

Comunicado de imprensa: Stricter COVID-19 measures associated with negative mental health effects and lower opinion of government’s pandemic response, new research suggests – The Lancet

Comentário: Stricter Pandemic Policies Took Toll on Mental Health — Women tended to be more affected than men – MedPage Today

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