libera/##covid-19/ Tuesday, 2025-04-08

BrainstormNew from The Lancet (Online): [Comment] Why we need to stop talking about productivity in the NHS: Productivity in the UK's National Health Service (NHS) is declining, and many people are worried about this. It is the focus of meetings, white papers, articles, and webinars, and the topic [... want %more?] → https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(25)00506-9/fulltext00:39
BrainstormNew from BMJ Open: Association between the use of an app for providing healthcare information for parents and urgent emergency department visits for children: a cross-sectional study in Japan: Objective To evaluate the association between the use of medical information applications and urgent emergency room consultation [... want %more?] → http://bmjopen.bmj.com/cgi/content/short/15/4/e09883802:59
BrainstormNew from r/Science: science: Two studies on mice reveal that immune molecules called cytokines directly influence brain circuits regulating mood, anxiety, and social behavior, offering potential new treatment strategies for autism and anxiety disorders by targeting immune [... want %more?] → https://old.reddit.com/r/science/comments/1ju1z7b/two_studies_on_mice_reveal_that_immune_molecules/03:49
BrainstormNew from BMJ: Whooping cough: Cases soar in US: The US has reported 6600 cases of whooping cough (pertussis) in the first three months of 2025, more than four times the number at the same point last year and 25 times as many as had been reported at the same point in 2023.If the current trend continues, the country will be on [... want %more?] → http://www.bmj.com/content/389/bmj.r704.short09:56
BrainstormNew from PubMed: Longitudinal recovery trajectories and ventilatory modalities in COVID-19 acute respiratory distress syndrome survivors: CONCLUSIONS: Delay in intubation implies the worst outcomes; however, patients with NIMV exhibited a slower lung recovery in terms of D (LCO) measurements and more radiological abnormalities [... want %more?] → https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40196714/12:30
BrainstormNew from Reddit (test): COVID19_Pandemic: [US estimates] Mike Hoerger: "1) PMC COVlD Dashboard, April 7, 2025 (U.S.)  1 in 120 actively infectious  1 in 3 chance of exposure in a room of 50  2.8 million weekly infections  >140,000 resulting LC cases from the week's [... want %more?] → https://old.reddit.com/r/COVID19_Pandemic/comments/1juajcy/us_estimates_mike_hoerger_1_pmc_covld_dashboard/13:00
BrainstormNew from Marc Veldhoen on Mastodon: (news): Like pre-2020, the same applies to post-2020: infections are not good. But, you have an immune system that deals with infections and keeps you healthy. That situation has not changed, but for gaining SARS-CoV-2 and losing Influenza B Yamagata. → https://mastodon.online/@marc_veld/11430205402515337913:21
BrainstormNew from Johnson&Johnson: Johnson & Johnson highlights new data that showcase the strength of nipocalimab, demonstrating long-term sustained [... want %more?] → https://www.jnj.com/media-center/press-releases/johnson-johnson-highlights-new-data-that-showcase-the-strength-of-nipocalimab-demonstrating-long-term-sustained-disease-control-in-adults-living-with-generalized-myasthenia-gravis-gmg13:42
BrainstormNew from r/COVID19: COVID19: Characteristic immune cell interactions in livers of children with acute hepatitis revealed by spatial single-cell analysis identify a possible postacute sequel of COVID-19 → https://old.reddit.com/r/COVID19/comments/1judpo0/characteristic_immune_cell_interactions_in_livers/15:45
BrainstormNew from EMA: What's new: (news): Human medicines European public assessment report (EPAR): Pregabalin Viatris Pharma (previously Pregabalin Pfizer), pregabalin, Date of authorisation: 10/04/2014, Revision: 35, Status: Authorised → https://www.ema.europa.eu/en/medicines/human/EPAR/pregabalin-viatris-pharma16:56
BrainstormNew from r/Science: science: A study in China showed that a chatbot helped parents get their daughters vaccinated against HPV. The vaccination rate was 7.1% for parents using the chatbot, compared to 1.8% for those who did not. The chatbot also improved parents' knowledge and [... want %more?] → https://old.reddit.com/r/science/comments/1jug1db/a_study_in_china_showed_that_a_chatbot_helped/17:57
BrainstormNew from MedPageToday: Randomized Trial Tests Yoga as Knee Osteoarthritis Therapy: (MedPage Today) -- Patients with osteoarthritis (OA) of the knee got at least as much benefit from yoga as from conventional strength training in a randomized trial, researchers said.Pain was reduced about equally with yoga and [... want %more?] → https://www.medpagetoday.com/rheumatology/arthritis/11501018:27
BrainstormNew from Reddit (test): COVID19_Pandemic: They said: living with covid. Reality: lifelong daily needle jabs, and paying through the nose for insulin → https://old.reddit.com/r/COVID19_Pandemic/comments/1jui8fx/they_said_living_with_covid_reality_lifelong/19:07
BrainstormNew from ScienceNews: The U.S. measles outbreak shows no signs of slowing: As a second Texas child dies from the preventable disease, HHS Secretary Kennedy is now urging measles vaccination yet still touting unproven treatments. → https://www.sciencenews.org/article/measles-outbreak-death-kennedy-vaccines19:27
BrainstormNew from ProPublica: “They Don’t Care About Civil Rights”: Trump’s Shuttering of DHS Oversight Arm Freezes 600 Cases, Imperils Human Rights: by J. David McSwane and Hannah Allam ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign [... want %more?] → https://www.propublica.org/article/homeland-security-crcl-civil-rights-immigration-border-patrol-trump-kristi-noem19:57
BrainstormNew from MedPageToday: What 'Make America Healthy Again' Means for Mental Health: (MedPage Today) -- Mental health is now ubiquitous in national headlines. Americans are more depressed, anxious, and stressed than ever before. The pandemic left many of us grappling with its lasting effects, underscoring the urgent [... want %more?] → https://www.medpagetoday.com/opinion/second-opinions/11502222:27
BrainstormNew from r/COVID19: COVID19: Brainstem Reduction and Deformation in the 4th Ventricle Cerebellar Peduncles in Long COVID Patients: Insights into Neuroinflammatory Sequelae and "Broken Bridge Syndrome" → https://old.reddit.com/r/COVID19/comments/1jupc74/brainstem_reduction_and_deformation_in_the_4th/23:48

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