libera/##covid-19/ Thursday, 2025-05-15

BrainstormNew from MedPageToday: Here's How We Know Vaccines Are Safe and Effective: (MedPage Today) -- Statements from a federal official about potential changes to the way vaccines are evaluated have left experts with more questions than answers.Earlier this month, an apparent policy change appeared in a statement to [... want %more?] → https://www.medpagetoday.com/special-reports/features/11558800:35
BrainstormNew from BMJ Open: Telemedicine-supported hospital-at-home for acutely admitted patients at Nordsjaellands Hospital, Denmark: a study protocol for a randomised controlled trial: Introduction The combination of a reduction in the Danish hospital bed count, the shortage of hospital staff and demographic changes challenges [... want %more?] → http://bmjopen.bmj.com/cgi/content/short/15/5/e09828707:21
BrainstormNew from ProPublica: Connecticut Towing Companies Use Belongings Left in Cars as Leverage to Collect Fees, Drivers Say: by Ginny Monk and Dave Altimari , The Connecticut Mirror This article was produced for ProPublica’s Local Reporting Network in partnership with The Connecticut Mirror . Sign up [... want %more?] → https://www.propublica.org/article/connecticut-towing-dmv-lost-belongings11:24
BrainstormNew from BMJ: Rapidly progressive ulcerated and pruritic rash on the upper limb: This man in his early 40s from rural China presented to the emergency department with a six day history of an oedematous, ulcerated, and pruritic rash on his right upper limb, extending progressively from his wrist towards his elbow (fig 1, [... want %more?] → http://www.bmj.com/content/389/bmj-2024-082290.short11:48
BrainstormNew from BMJ: Will RFK Jr really Make America Healthy Again?: Robert F Kennedy Jr’s confirmation as secretary of health and human services has arguably been President Trump’s most controversial appointment.1 But, beyond the catchy slogan, how do we know whether Kennedy will actually Make America Healthy Again [... want %more?] → http://www.bmj.com/content/389/bmj.r871.short12:27
BrainstormNew from Reddit (test): COVID19_Pandemic: Kennedy escalates war on health in congressional testimony → https://old.reddit.com/r/COVID19_Pandemic/comments/1kn5npv/kennedy_escalates_war_on_health_in_congressional/13:46
BrainstormNew from Johnson&Johnson: Shockwave Medical Highlights Commitment to Transform Treatment of Cardiovascular Disease at EuroPCR 2025: 23 abstracts, including three late-breaking data presentations, to underscore the [... want %more?] → https://www.jnj.com/media-center/press-releases/shockwave-medical-highlights-commitment-to-transform-treatment-of-cardiovascular-disease-at-europcr-202514:15
BrainstormNew from Virology.ws: Trial By Error: Pushback on “Brief Outpatient Rehab” Trial for Long Covid from Norwegian Ideological Brigades: By David Tuller, DrPH I often find myself responding to crap studies–such as a Norwegian study [... want %more?] → https://virology.ws/2025/05/15/trial-by-error-pushback-on-brief-outpatient-rehab-trial-for-long-covid-from-norwegian-ideological-brigades/14:46
BrainstormNew from StatNews: Pharma: STAT+: Pharmalittle: We’re reading about Roche and Sanofi reactions to Trump, R&D rankings, and more → https://www.statnews.com/pharmalot/2025/05/15/roche-sanofi-merck-millipore-china-tariffs-trump-lilly-rnd-france-transparency-pharma-biotech-medicines/15:06
BrainstormNew from StatNews: Biotech: Califf blasts RFK Jr. for downplaying vaccine comments → https://www.statnews.com/2025/05/15/biotech-news-rfk-jr-hearing-califf-vaccines-astrazeneca-eli-lilly-novo-the-readout/15:36
BrainstormNew from r/COVID19: COVID19: COVID-19 eviction moratoria reduced report rates of child abuse by up to 21% → https://old.reddit.com/r/COVID19/comments/1kn909x/covid19_eviction_moratoria_reduced_report_rates/16:06
BrainstormNew from Politico: (translated) The #european Commission #suggest a rate on the #numerical for refund the debt stand-*Covid: The #european executive #propose equally of new rights of customs and a rate on the travellers *afin of contribute at the [... want %more?] → https://www.politico.eu/article/la-commission-europeenne-suggere-une-taxe-sur-le-numerique-pour-rembourser-la-dette-post-covid/18:15
BrainstormNew from StatNews: STAT+: FDA commissioner says new vaccine ‘framework’ for industry is coming within weeks: A top agency official is meeting with industry and FDA staff as he works on guidance clarifying the FDA’s expectations for vaccines. → https://www.statnews.com/2025/05/15/fda-commissioner-vaccines-guidance-covid-shots-coming-in-weeks/18:25
BrainstormNew from BBC Health: Hancock ignored call to test all NHS staff, Covid inquiry hears: Two Nobel prize-winning scientists worried about "asymptomatic transmission" between staff and patients. → https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cwywj1nj7jwo20:31
BrainstormNew from BBC Health: Hancock ignored call to test all NHS staff, Covid inquiry hears: Two Nobel prize-winning scientists worried about "asymptomatic transmission" between staff and patients. → https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cwywj1nj7jwo20:31
BrainstormNew from Contagion Live: Investigational Long COVID Therapy Enrolls First Phase 2 Participant: Clinical-stage company, Biovie, will study its therapy, Bezisterim, for treatment of neurological symptoms associated with the condition. The company expects to have study [... want %more?] → https://www.contagionlive.com/view/investigational-long-covid-therapy-enrolls-first-phase-2-participant22:09
BrainstormNew from CIDRAP: WHO advisers say current strains OK for COVID vaccine production: Current vaccine strains show high neutralization against the latest variants, but the LP.8.1 antigen may provide similar or moderately higher cross-reactive antibody response. → https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/covid-19/who-advisers-say-current-strains-ok-covid-vaccine-production22:39
BrainstormNew from MedPageToday: Alzheimer's Drug Used Mainly by Relatively Affluent, Urban White Men: (MedPage Today) -- Uptake of lecanemab (Leqembi), a monoclonal antibody approved to treat early Alzheimer's disease, appeared to be marked by racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic disparities, an analysis of Medicare data [... want %more?] → https://www.medpagetoday.com/neurology/alzheimersdisease/11560523:08

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