libera/##covid-19/ Friday, 2024-05-03

BrainstormNew from MedPageToday: Can At-Home Vision Tests Detect Active Neovascular AMD?: (MedPage Today) -- Three at-home vision-monitoring tools failed to detect worsening neovascular age-related macular degeneration (AMD), a diagnostic-test accuracy study reported.The paper-based KeepSight Journal from the [... want %more?] → https://www.medpagetoday.com/ophthalmology/generalophthalmology/10994200:23
BrainstormNew from The Lancet (Online): [Articles] Contribution of vaccination to improved survival and health: modelling 50 years of the Expanded Programme on Immunization: Since 1974 substantial gains in childhood survival have occurred in every global region. We estimate that EPI has provided the [... want %more?] → https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(24)00850-X/fulltext01:50
BrainstormNew from Reddit (test): COVID19_Pandemic: Is joint hypermobility linked to self-reported non-recovery from COVID-19? Case–control evidence from the British COVID Symptom Study Biobank | BMJ Public Health → https://old.reddit.com/r/COVID19_Pandemic/comments/1ciyepa/is_joint_hypermobility_linked_to_selfreported/05:13
BrainstormNew from Science-Based Medicine: Science and Medicine: Woke Washing the Pandemic: If You Really Were Progressive, You’d Want Them Infected → https://sciencebasedmedicine.org/wokewashing/09:23
BrainstormNew from NPR Science: Launching an effective bird flu vaccine quickly could be tough, scientists warn: Federal health officials say the U.S. has the building blocks to make a vaccine to protect humans from bird flu, if needed. But experts warn we're nowhere near prepared [... want %more?] → https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2024/05/03/1248092856/bird-avian-flu-vaccine-human-pandemic11:10
BrainstormNew from PubMed: Understanding Patients' Negative Experiences with Telehealth: A Content Analysis of Survey Data: Understanding differences in how demographic groups experience telehealth may be relevant in addressing potential disparities in telehealth usage. We seek to identify and examine themes most pertinent to patients' [... want %more?] → https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38699654/12:41
BrainstormNew from r/WorldNews: worldnews: US says Hamas seized first aid shipment that entered Gaza via reopened Erez crossing → https://old.reddit.com/r/worldnews/comments/1cj5961/us_says_hamas_seized_first_aid_shipment_that/12:51
BrainstormNew from Marc Veldhoen on Mastodon: (news): A major concern remains the research definition of longCOVID, which is too broad, given that the criterion involves having 1 or more symptoms of a general nature, such as tiredness. In addition, from the 5135 tested positive, only 10% responded at 3 and 6 months (547, 420). → https://mastodon.online/@marc_veld/11237677018518109613:01
BrainstormNew from r/Coronavirus: Coronavirus: Lessons from COVID-19: Preparing for future pandemics means looking beyond the health data → https://old.reddit.com/r/Coronavirus/comments/1cj72xn/lessons_from_covid19_preparing_for_future/14:20
ublxinteresting note, with a hat-tip to long covid: https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-024-01259-214:21
ublx"Found: the dial in the brain that controls the immune system"14:21
ublxbut it's just a note - “it’s a lot of work to go from here to there” - where 'there' is doing useful things with their new discovery14:22
BrainstormNew from r/Science: science: Over 90% of infants were protected from measles and all infants were protected from rubella following a single dose of vaccine given by a painless microarray patch. They are easier to transport, reduce need for refrigeration, do not need a health [... want %more?] → https://old.reddit.com/r/science/comments/1cj79pq/over_90_of_infants_were_protected_from_measles/14:39
BrainstormNew from BMJ Open: Role of Gut Microbe Composition in Psychosocial Symptom Response to Exercise Training in Breast Cancer Survivors (ROME) study: protocol for a randomised controlled trial: Introduction Breast cancer survivors have an increased risk for chronic fatigue and altered gut microbiota composition, both with [... want %more?] → http://bmjopen.bmj.com/cgi/content/short/14/5/e08166016:39
BrainstormNew from EMA: What's new: (news): Human medicines European public assessment report (EPAR): MenQuadfi, meningococcal group A, C, W-135 and Y conjugate vaccine, Date of authorisation: 18/11/2020, Revision: 12, Status: Authorised → https://www.ema.europa.eu/en/medicines/human/EPAR/menquadfi16:49
BrainstormNew from ECDC: Communicable disease threats report, 28 April - 4 May 2024, week 18: This issue of the ECDC Communicable Disease Threats Report (CDTR) covers the period 28 April - 4 May 2024 and includes updates on cholera, MERS-CoV, SARS-CoV-2, an overview of [... want %more?] → https://www.ecdc.europa.eu/en/publications-data/communicable-disease-threats-report-28-april-4-may-2024-week-1816:59
BrainstormNew from ECDC: Weekly respiratory virus update, week 17, April 2024: Influenza, SARS-CoV-2 and RSV activity in EU/EEA Member States continue to decrease or remain stable at low levels. Cases, including severe infections, can still occur and it therefore remains essential to [... want %more?] → https://www.ecdc.europa.eu/en/publications-data/weekly-respiratory-virus-update-week-17-april-202417:19
BrainstormNew from r/COVID19: COVID19: SARS-CoV-2 Viral Shedding and Rapid Antigen Test Performance - Respiratory Virus Transmission Network, November 2022-May 2023 → https://old.reddit.com/r/COVID19/comments/1cjbd9y/sarscov2_viral_shedding_and_rapid_antigen_test/17:28
BrainstormNew from r/Science: science: Researchers identify 2 monoclonal antibodies against Nipah virus through phage display. As there are no immunotherapies against this virus, these findings could assist in the development of antiviral drugs and vaccine design. → https://old.reddit.com/r/science/comments/1cjbudc/researchers_identify_2_monoclonal_antibodies/18:27
BrainstormNew from r/WorldNews: worldnews: New mRNA cancer vaccine triggers fierce immune response to fight malignant brain tumor → https://old.reddit.com/r/worldnews/comments/1cjeksw/new_mrna_cancer_vaccine_triggers_fierce_immune/19:56
Brainstorm(Matrix) <L​jL> Positive ratio is going back up here :(20:29
Brainstorm(Matrix) <L​jL> https://matrix.org/_matrix/media/v1/download/matrix.org/FzjSNqohplixszlCNmhcbLVa20:29
Brainstorm(Matrix) <L​jL> Subtly, but very neatly showing I think, very symmetrical with the way it went down20:29
BrainstormNew from Virological.org: Latest topics: Preliminary report on genomic epidemiology of the 2024 H5N1 influenza A virus outbreak in U.S. cattle (Part 2 of 2): Due to length constraints on virological.org posts, we are splitting this [... want %more?] → https://virological.org/t/preliminary-report-on-genomic-epidemiology-of-the-2024-h5n1-influenza-a-virus-outbreak-in-u-s-cattle-part-2-of-2/97120:36
BrainstormNew from FDA Press Releases: FDA Roundup: May 3, 2024: The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is providing an at-a-glance summary of news from around the agency. → http://www.fda.gov/news-events/press-announcements/fda-roundup-may-3-202421:44
BrainstormNew from CIDRAP: (translated) (*news): *Common *diabetes *drug *lowers *SARS-*CoV-2 *levels, *clinical *trial *finds → https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/covid-19/common-diabetes-drug-lowers-sars-cov-2-levels-clinical-trial-finds22:23
BrainstormNew from CIDRAP: US respiratory virus levels tail off to low levels: Though the flu season is winding down, the CDC received 10 more reports of pediatric flu deaths, including one from a flu A/flu B coinfection. → https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/influenza-general/us-respiratory-virus-levels-tail-low-levels22:33
BrainstormNew from r/Coronavirus: Coronavirus: Thousands Believe Covid Vaccines Harmed Them. Is Anyone Listening? (Gift Article) → https://old.reddit.com/r/Coronavirus/comments/1cjiid3/thousands_believe_covid_vaccines_harmed_them_is/22:43

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