October 29, 2020

The Brazilian Government’s mistakes in responding to the COVID-19 pandemic

It is unfortunate to read the unsubstantiated and misguided opinion of a few physicians about the role of the current administration during the COVID-19 crisis in […]
October 27, 2020

What defines an efficacious COVID-19 vaccine? A review of the challenges assessing the clinical efficacy of vaccines against SARS-CoV-2 (The Lancet)

The Lancet Susanne H Hodgson, DPhil, Kushal Mansatta, BA, Garry Mallett, BA, Victoria Harris, PhD, Katherine R W Emary, BM BCh, Prof Andrew J Pollard, FMedSci […]
October 27, 2020

Who should be prioritised for COVID-19 vaccines? (The Lancet)

The Lancet Zaki Hassan-Smith, Wasim Hanif, Kamlesh Khunti 27 October, 2020 As effective vaccines and preventive medications become available for COVID-19, demand is likely to outstrip […]
October 27, 2020

COVID-19 associated arterial ischaemic stroke and multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children: a case report (The Lancet)

The Lancet Lokesh Tiwari, DNB, Shashank Shekhar, MD, Anmol Bansal, MBBS, Subhash Kumar, DM 27 October, 2020 A 9-year-old girl was admitted to the paediatric intensive […]
October 27, 2020

Syndemic responses to COVID-19 should include an ecological dimension (The Lancet)

The Lancet Chris Kenyon 27 October, 2020 Richard Horton argued persuasively that COVID-19 should be addressed as a syndemic of biological and social interactions. When planning […]
October 26, 2020

Does the COVID-19 pandemic provide an opportunity to eliminate the tobacco industry? (The Lancet)

The Lancet John P A Ioannidis, Prabhat Jha 26 October, 2020 Tobacco use is the top modifiable global health problem but the global tobacco market grows […]
October 24, 2020

Diagnosis of COVID-19 by analysis of breath with gas chromatography-ion mobility spectrometry – a feasibility study (The Lancet)

The Lancet Dorota M Ruszkiewicz, Daniel Sanders, Rachel O’Brien, Frederik Hempel, Matthew J Reed, Ansgar C Riepe et al. 24, October, 2020 The strategic importance of […]
October 23, 2020

Dexamethasone and remdesivir: finding method in the COVID-19 madness (The Lancet)

The Lancet- Pauline Vetter, Laurent Kaiser, Alexandra Calmy, Thomas Agoritsas, Angela Huttner 23 October, 2020 A pandemic produces record advances—and painful missteps. The infectious-disease community is […]
October 23, 2020

Ventilation management and clinical outcomes in invasively ventilated patients with COVID-19 (PRoVENT-COVID): a national, multicentre, observational cohort study (The Lancet)

The Lancet Michela Botta, MD, Anissa M Tsonas, MD, Janesh Pillay, MD, Leonoor S Boers, MD, Anna Geke Algera, MD, Lieuwe D J Bos, MD et […]