An study of the RECOVERY Group bring good news about the use of Dexamethasone in COVID-19 patients. 

Background

Coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) is associated with diffuse lung damage. Glucocorticoids may modulate inflammation-mediated lung injury and thereby reduce progression to respiratory failure and death.

Methods

In this controlled, open-label trial comparing a range of possible treatments in patients who were hospitalized with Covid-19, we ra...

COVID-19: Africa needs unprecedented attention to strengthen community health systems


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Powered Air Purifying Respirators (PAPR ) for the protection of surgeons during operative tasks: a user perspective assessment

British Journal of Surgery publishes an article talking about air purifying respirators for surgeons protection.The unfolding COVID‐19 pandemic has challenged surgical care where aerosol‐generating operations may expose the surgical team1-3. Optimization of theatre airflow management and the application of smoke evacuation devices have been recommended and some...

Machine learning for COVID-19—asking the right questionsComments about machine learning for COVID-19—asking the right questions are published in Lancet.


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Summer 2020 is seeing continuous global spread of COVID-19 without a warm weather lull that many had hoped for based on patterns of seasonal influenza. Health care capacity is being tested in some US states with record outbreaks, and while vulnerable populations continue to get infected and have poor outcomes, more of the spread is being fueled by infection in younger age groups than was seen previously. Countries are still grappling with how to responsibly ope...

Spanish society of surgery published te recommendations for surgical programming during COVID-19 crisis.


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NHS support for COVID19



Here you can get the latest NHS information and advice about coronavirus (COVID-19).
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New Overview of testing for SARS-CoV-2 has been published by CDC

This document provides a summary of considerations and current Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommendations regarding SARS-CoV-2 testing strategy. The CDC recommendations for SARS-CoV-2 testing have been developed based on what is currently known about COVID-19 and are subject to change as additional information becomes available.Click the link for further information

Global scientific community unites to track progress on COVID-19 R&D, identifies new research priorities and critical gaps

The World Health Organization held a two half-day virtual summit on 1 and 2 July, to take stock of the evolving science on COVID-19 and examine progress made so far in developing effective health tools to improve the global response to the pandemic.

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Loss of speech or movement has become listed as serious COVID-19 symptom in the new update of WHO. 

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Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has now spread to most countries, with WHO declaring a COVID-19 pandemic on March 11, 2020. The pandemic has tested the resilience of health-care systems, including hospitals, which were largely unprepared for the scale of the pandemic. Patients having surgery are a vulnerable group at risk of SARS-CoV-2 exposure in hospital and might be particularly susceptible to subsequent pulmonary complications, due to the pro-inflammatory ...