Covid-19 related hospital admissions in the United States: needs and outcomes
Cohort studies and case series of patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (covid-19) have spread almost…
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Covid-19: “Huge rise” in deaths at home is not fully explained by virus, say experts
Deaths resulting from covid-19 infection account for only half of the number of excess deaths…
Covid-19: UK government’s defence of senior aide has damaged public and NHS confidence, say experts
The UK government’s handling of one of its most senior advisers who had seemed to…
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Covid-19: Papers ȷustifying government’s plans to reopen schools are “inconclusive,” say union bosses
Several documents presented to the UK government from its scientific advisers analysing how and when…
David Oliver: Doughnut deliveries, hospital staff, and the pandemic
I’ve spent three decades working in acute hospitals. The stress, relentless pace, long shifts with…
Children are being sidelined by covid-19
When the Titanic sank there was a linear relation between the social class of passengers…
UK’s alternative scientific advisers put public health first
The Independent Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies (iSAGE) published its first report on 12 May.1…
Merck Announces Third-Quarter 2020 Dividend
Dateline City: KENILWORTH, N.J. KENILWORTH, N.J.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Merck (NYSE: MRK), known as MSD outside the United…
Merck and Ridgeback Bio Collaborate to Advance Development of Novel Antiviral Candidate, EIDD-2801
Dateline City: KENILWORTH, N.J. & MIAMI Clinical Studies of EIDD-2801 for the Treatment of Patients…
IAVI and Merck Collaborate to Develop Vaccine Against SARS-CoV-2
Dateline City: KENILWORTH, N.J. & NEW YORK New Collaboration to Leverage Complementary Expertise and Capabilities…
Merck to Acquire Themis
Dateline City: KENILWORTH, N.J. Merck to Apply its Industry-Leading Vaccine Development Capabilities to SARS-CoV-2 Vaccine…
Merck to Announce Multiple Scientific Efforts to Combat COVID-19
Dateline City: KENILWORTH, N.J. KENILWORTH, N.J.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Merck (NYSE: MRK), known as MSD outside the United…
Anosmia: Five minutes with ENT consultant Claire Hopkins
“Postviral smell loss is relatively common, though in a typical month I would usually see…
Covid-19: Japan ends state of emergency but warns of “new normal”
Japan has ended its state of emergency a week early after its new infections fell…
Covid-19: Selected NHS patients will be treated with remdesivir
Selected NHS patients in hospital with covid-19 will be given the antiviral drug remdesivir after…
Covid-19: Deadline for roll out of UK’s tracing app will be missed
The future of the UK’s much vaunted covid-19 contact tracing app seems uncertain after James…
Scope, quality, and inclusivity of clinical guidelines produced early in the covid-19 pandemic: rapid review
AbstractObjectiveTo appraise the availability, quality, and inclusivity of clinical guidelines produced in the early stage…
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Urgency and uncertainty: covid-19, face masks, and evidence informed policy
As the covid-19 crisis deepens, Greenhalgh and colleagues say that policy makers should encourage the…
Efficacy of face masks depends on spatial relation between host and recipient and who is being protected
Discussion on whether face masks are effective often fails to differentiate between who is being…
Covid-19: Roll out of 10m antibody tests to begin next week, government announces
The UK government has signed deals with pharmaceutical companies Roche and Abbott to provide 10…
Covid-19: Two antibody tests are “highly specific” but vary in sensitivity, evaluations find
Two tests for covid-19 antibodies developed by the drug companies Roche and Abbott are “highly…
Covid-19: Brazil now has third highest number of cases behind US and Russia
Brazil has overtaken the UK to become the country with the third highest number of…
Social distancing for covid-19: is 2 metres far enough?
Introducing blanket policies for the public to wear face masks has major problems, many of…
Covid-19: UK’s response has so far cost “unprecedented” {pound}124.3bn
The UK’s response to the covid-19 pandemic has so far cost the government over £124.3bn…
Covid-19: Each discarded face mask is a potential biohazard
Javid and colleagues say that “population benefits are plausible and harms unlikely” if the public…
Covid-19: Important potential side effects of wearing face masks that we should bear in mind
In their editorial Greenhalgh et al advise that surgical masks should be worn in public…
Covid-19: A wake-up call
There will be things that the UK government has got right in managing the covid…
Ethical road map through the covid-19 pandemic
The covid-19 pandemic has created profound ethical challenges in health and social care, not only…
LYNPARZA® (olaparib) Approved by FDA for Treatment of HRR Gene-Mutated Metastatic Castration-Resistant Prostate Cancer That Has Progressed Following Prior Treatment with Enzalutamide or Abiraterone
Dateline City: KENILWORTH, N.J. Only PARP Inhibitor to Improve Overall Survival vs. Enzalutamide or Abiraterone…
Covid-19: face masks could foster distrust and blame
“We should advise the public to wear face masks”—Greenhalgh and colleagues detail the absence of…
Covid-19: are face masks a good long term strategy?
Greenhalgh and colleagues1 and Javid and colleagues2 argue for public use of face masks or…
Covid-19: Nearly half of care homes in northeast England have had an outbreak
More than a third of England’s care homes have now had cases of covid-19, the…
Variable uptake of face masks could reinforce health inequalities
Greenhalgh and colleagues present a pragmatic argument for face mask use by the public in…
Covid-19 and cardiovascular disease
Guideline: Diagnosis and management of cardiovascular disease during the covid-19 pandemicPublished by the European Society…
Infectious Disease Connect and ILÚM Health Solutions Combine to Advance Precision Treatment of Infectious Diseases and Antimicrobial Stewardship
Dateline City: KENILWORTH, N.J. & PITTSBURGH Agreement Includes Strategic Investments from UPMC Enterprises and Merck…
Covid-19: Two hundred thank yous
bmj;369/may19_6/m2015/FAF1faThe Cardiff artist Nathan Wyburn created this collage during the covid-19 lockdown from hundreds of…
Covid-19: MPs call on Public Health England to publish evidence for decision to drop community testing
A cross party group of MPs has said that Public Health England’s failure to publish…
Sixty seconds on . . . following the science
Sounds like a sensible approachEvidence based policy does feel rather important during a pandemic. But…
Merck Announces Appointment of Organon & Co. Chief Financial Officer and Chief Information Officer
Dateline City: KENILWORTH, N.J. KENILWORTH, N.J.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Merck (NYSE: MRK), known as MSD outside the United…
How covid-19 is accelerating the threat of antimicrobial resistance
The global threat of antimicrobial resistant bacteria and other superbugs is worsening as many patients…
Alarm bells ring for patient data and privacy in the covid-19 goldrush
Among the few success stories of the covid-19 pandemic has been how South Korea remarkably…
Covid-19: “Unacceptable” that antibody test claims cannot be scrutinised, say experts
Two tests for covid-19 antibodies have been assessed and validated by Public Health England (PHE),…
Public health policies can reduce inequalities as we come out of lockdown
As the UK moves beyond the first wave peak, the national conversation surrounding covid-19 has…
Judith Darmady: supercharged childcare visionary
bmj;369/may18_2/m1988/FAF1faIt is hard to imagine how a consultant paediatrician from Basingstoke initially reacted to the…
Covid-19: Questions remain over UK government’s PPE guidance
Staff should not need to fight for adequate protection at work, but the legal challenge…
Covid-19: Cases of inflammatory syndrome in children surge after urgent alert
There has been a surge in cases of an inflammatory syndrome in children, believed to…
England’s health policy response to covid-19
The UK prime minister, Boris Johnson, announced plans for the next phase of the government’s…
The UK needs a Health and Care Workers Covenant
Abbasi mentions the vast number of problems that covid-19 has uncovered.1 To which we might…
Political reverence towards the NHS is a smokescreen
It is the nature of politics to be fickle.1 Branded unprofessional and lacking vocation four…
Covid-19: Rest and PPE reassurance are needed before NHS services can restart, MPs hear
NHS staff are exhausted from the covid-19 pandemic and will need time to rest and…