libera/##covid-19/ Thursday, 2024-05-30

BrainstormNew from The Lancet (Online): [Correspondence] Responding to India's data and transparency: I am intrigued by The Lancet's Editorial on India's elections,1 urging data transparency before the 2024 parliamentary elections. Despite setbacks caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, initiatives such as [... want %more?] → https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(24)01012-2/fulltext00:35
BrainstormNew from r/WorldNews: worldnews: Chinese National Charged in ‘Largest Botnet Ever’ Tied to Billions in Stolen Covid-19 Relief Funds → https://old.reddit.com/r/worldnews/comments/1d3pwae/chinese_national_charged_in_largest_botnet_ever/01:52
BrainstormNew from BMJ Open: HIV subtypes and molecular transmission characteristics among elderly HIV-infected individuals aged 50 and above: a cross-sectional study in Huzhou City, Eastern China: Objective To analyse the HIV-1 subtypes and molecular transmission characteristics of HIV-infected older individuals aged 50 and [... want %more?] → http://bmjopen.bmj.com/cgi/content/short/14/5/e08564610:47
BrainstormNew from BMJ: In vitro diagnostic tests need to be better regulated, say statisticians: Statisticians have called for better regulation of in vitro diagnostic (IVD) tests—which typically test samples of fluids such as blood, urine, or saliva—to ensure that they are statistically sound and fit for purpose.A report from the [... want %more?] → http://www.bmj.com/content/385/bmj.q1184.short10:58
BrainstormNew from Eric Topol on Substack: Long Covid at 3 Years: Two new reports at longer follow-up and other related key insights on Long Covid → https://erictopol.substack.com/p/long-covid-at-3-years11:08
BrainstormNew from r/Science: science: A recent case study describes a 41-year-old woman who turned to psilocybin and MDMA to manage her debilitating post-COVID symptoms. The paper raises the possibility, which is far from certain, that psychedelic substances might help alleviate the [... want %more?] → https://old.reddit.com/r/science/comments/1d40gwl/a_recent_case_study_describes_a_41yearold_woman/12:19
BrainstormNew from ProPublica: Ken Paxton Has Used Consumer Protection Law to Target These Organizations: by Vianna Davila ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they’re published. This article is co-published [... want %more?] → https://www.propublica.org/article/texas-ken-paxton-consumer-protection-law-investigations12:38
BrainstormNew from r/Coronavirus: Coronavirus: Long-COVID defeated by psychedelics? Case study details unusual recovery → https://old.reddit.com/r/Coronavirus/comments/1d4158s/longcovid_defeated_by_psychedelics_case_study/12:54
BrainstormNew from BMJ: Pandemic treaty: panel calls for “reset” to talks as negotiators miss deadline: Negotiations of a World Health Organization (WHO) global pandemic accord need a “reset” after member states failed to meet the 24 May deadline, a panel of experts monitoring the talks has said.The future of the accord now [... want %more?] → http://www.bmj.com/content/385/bmj.q1193.short13:55
BrainstormNew from Contagion Live: May 2024 FDA Updates: Approvals, Grants, Outbreaks, and More: FDA approves self-test for HPV, FDA food recalls due to illness outbreaks, FPA approved mpox vaccine available for purchase in the US, and more this month from the FDA. → https://www.contagionlive.com/view/may-2024-fda-updates-approvals-grants-outbreaks-and-more-this-may14:44
BrainstormNew from StatNews: Pharma: STAT+: Pharmalittle: We’re reading about a deal for a Moderna bird flu shot, NIH trial shortcomings, and more → https://www.statnews.com/pharmalot/2024/05/30/moderna-bird-flu-nih-trials-india-rakeda-340b-servier-france/15:24
BrainstormNew from StatNews: Biohaven’s autoimmune drug disappoints, and other biotech news updates from the week: The U.S. government is nearing an agreement to bankroll a late-stage trial of Moderna’s mRNA pandemic bird flu vaccine, in light of the current outbreak. → https://www.statnews.com/2024/05/30/biotech-news-moderna-bird-flu-vaccine-biohaven-asco-akili-nih-theranos-fda/15:34
BrainstormNew from Ars Technica: Health: As bird flu spreads in cows, US close to funding Moderna’s mRNA H5 vaccine → https://arstechnica.com/?p=202767817:12
BrainstormNew from Eric Topol on Mastodon: (news): For the latest news on Covid, with the rundown on our 3-year follow-up published today, and other relevant biomedical information → https://mstdn.social/@erictopol/11253084276858315618:01
BrainstormNew from CIDRAP: (news): Undervaccinated health workers had higher absenteeism for COVID than flu, data reveal → https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/covid-19/undervaccinated-health-workers-had-higher-absenteeism-covid-flu-data-reveal19:18
BrainstormNew from CIDRAP: Parental vaccine hesitancy shifted with COVID-19 vaccines: The findings come as the CDC's VRBPAC (Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee) prepares to meet next week. → https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/covid-19/parental-vaccine-hesitancy-shifted-covid-19-vaccines20:06
BrainstormNew from Marc Veldhoen on Mastodon: (news): Well-designed, controlled, randomized clinical trials are needed to generate robust and reliable data for regulatory approval of treatment and prevention options for long COVID. Proper study design remains a cornerstone of the regulatory decision-making process. → https://mastodon.online/@marc_veld/11253152453120114720:54
BrainstormNew from CIDRAP: Study reveals persistent risk of death, symptoms in COVID survivors at 3 years: "A brief, seemingly innocuous or benign encounter with the virus can still lead to health problems years later," one study author says. → https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/covid-19/study-reveals-persistent-risk-death-symptoms-covid-survivors-3-years21:24
BrainstormNew from CIDRAP: (news): Current COVID boosters offer good protection against severe outcomes but less so against JN.1 → https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/covid-19/current-covid-boosters-offer-good-protection-against-severe-outcomes-less-so-against-jn122:22
BrainstormNew from Reddit (test): COVID19_Pandemic: COVID can cause new health problems to appear years after infection, according to a study of more than 130,000 patients → https://old.reddit.com/r/COVID19_Pandemic/comments/1d4dqm3/covid_can_cause_new_health_problems_to_appear/22:41

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