In today's episode we discuss:—Climate: Infectious Disease Society of America (IDSA) made 4 strong recommendations for preventing COVID-19 infection in health care personnel. A pulmonologist and interventional cardiologist from the Cleveland C

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COVID-19 LST Trailer

Feb 9th, 2021 1m 50s

We are an affiliated group of medical students, PhDs, and physicians keeping up with the latest research on SARS-CoV-2 / COVID-19. We find the newest articles, read them, grade their level of evidence, and bring you the bottom line. Our goal is

Week of February 1st, 2021

Feb 9th, 2021 15m 25s

In today's episode we discuss:—Epidemiology· What does the literature say about face mask usage against COVID-19? A large international, interdisciplinary group summarize the evidence supporting mask wearing to mitigate the spread of COVID-19

January 18, 2021 & January 19, 2021

Jan 26th, 2021 7m 48s

In today's episode we discuss:—Epidemiology: Seroprevalence of SARS-CoV-2 antibodies in over 6000 healthcare workers show increased occupational risk. Physicians and laboratory scientists from Spain conducted a cross-sectional study of 6,038 h

January 11, 2021

Jan 15th, 2021 6m 57s

In today's episode we discuss:—Epidemiology: Do we need routine COVID-19 testing of Emergency Department staff? A study from the University of Washington uses a mathematical model based on the Diamond Princess cruise ship data to predict detec

January 8, 2021

Jan 15th, 2021 2m 8s

In today's episode we discuss:—Epidemiology: The authors present a case report of a 29-year-old SARS-CoV-2 positive woman with minimal, mild symptoms who underwent an uncomplicated and successful vaginal delivery to a healthy baby boy at the U

January 7, 2021

Jan 15th, 2021 1m 15s

In today's episode we discuss:—Adjusting Practice During COVID-19: A team of cardiologists and pharmacists from hospitals in Shanghai and Wuhan, China assessed the association between mortality in hospitalized COVID-19 patients (n=535) and low

January 6, 2021

Jan 15th, 2021 2m 34s

In today's episode we discuss:—Climate: American physicians from Yale and the University of Maryland argue that the US government should mandate vaccination of migrant detainees against COVID-19. They assert the crowded and inadequate sanitary

January 5, 2021

Jan 13th, 2021 7m 14s

In today's episode we discuss:—Climate: More transparency is needed for emergency use authorizations (EUA), including drugs and vaccines for COVID-19, according to a journalist writing for the Journal of the American Medical Association report

In today's episode we discuss:—Climate: A systematic review by an international team of researchers highlights the significant underrepresentation of geriatric patients in published COVID-19 randomized control trials (RCTs). In the 12 RCTs inc

December 30, 2020

Jan 5th, 2021 8m 18s

In today's episode we discuss:—Climate: The US Centers for Disease Control COVID-19 Response Team used data from three online CARAVAN omnibus surveys (n=858) conducted to assess parental attitudes and concerns about schools reopening during th

December 29, 2020

Jan 5th, 2021 2m 46s

In today's episode we discuss:—Understanding the Pathology: SARS-CoV-2 Infection likely triggers an autoimmune response. A case control study from Northern Italy found elevated inflammatory markers and autoantibodies (ANA, ASCA, IgG and anti-C

December 22, 2020

Dec 31st, 2020 1m 8s

In today's episode we discuss:—Climate: Board members of the International Society of Vaccine (ISV) summarize their organization's recent efforts to provide information and resources about COVID-19 vaccines to members worldwide: they provide l

December 21, 2020

Dec 31st, 2020 5m 18s

In today's episode we discuss:—Epidemiology: What was the SARS-CoV-2-specific neutralizing antibody response in Norwegian healthcare workers after the first wave of COVID-19 pandemic? A multicenter prospective survey study of 607 healthcare wo

December 17, 2020

Dec 23rd, 2020 4m 49s

In today's episode we discuss:—Climate: Operations officers from several international biomedical manufacturing companies discuss the ability of manufacturers to reduce distribution of counterfeit vaccines in light of counterfeit SARS-CoV-2 va

December 16, 2020

Dec 23rd, 2020 2m 22s

In today's episode we discuss:—Understanding the Pathology: Researchers from the Department of Health & Exercise Science at Appalachian State University analyze the vascular impact of SARS-CoV-2 on 20 healthy young adults 3-4 weeks post-infect

December 15, 2020

Dec 23rd, 2020 4m 32s

In today's episode we discuss:—Climate: What are the COVID-19 vaccine trial ethics once we have efficacious vaccines? An expert opinion penned by bioethicists from the National Institutes of Health and Fogarty International Center in Bethesda,

December 11, 2020

Dec 15th, 2020 3m 37s

In today's episode we discuss:—Climate: The editorial team at JAMA explains their decision to publish the Lenze et al study "Fluvoxamine vs placebo and clinical deterioration in outpatients with symptomatic COVID-19: a randomized clinical tria

December 9, 2020

Dec 15th, 2020 2m 55s

In today's episode we discuss:—Epidemiology: A systematic review of 39 articles (30 retrospective and 9 prospective) on venous thromboembolic events (VTE) in COVID-19 by a team of cardiologists and molecular biologists from the Central South U

December 8, 2020

Dec 15th, 2020 2m 58s

In today's episode we discuss:—Climate: No-fault compensation for vaccine injury. Are we looking at the other side of equitable access to Covid-19 vaccines? An opinion piece on COVID-19 vaccination explains that though there are 79 higher-inco

December 7, 2020

Dec 15th, 2020 3m 14s

In today's episode we discuss:—Understanding the Pathology: Critical illness is associated with cerebral microbleeds for patients with severe COVID-19. A retrospective cohort study conducted at University Hospitals of Strasbourg, France compar

December 3, 2020

Dec 15th, 2020 2m 43s

In today's episode we discuss:—Management: A systematic review analyzed a set of 45 studies (n= 4,203 patients) published between November 1, 2019 and March 15, 2020 and found that elevated leukocyte count, alanine aminotransferase (ALT), aspa

December 4, 2020

Dec 12th, 2020 1m 26s

In today's episode we discuss:—Understanding the Pathology: Investigators in South Korea analyzed samples from 6 COVID-19-positive patients at 3 tertiary hospitals who had recovered with negative SARS-CoV-2 rRT-PCR results and then presented a

December 2, 2020

Dec 12th, 2020 4m 46s

In today's episode we discuss:—Climate: A review by pediatric specialists with The Ruth & Bruce Rappaport Faculty of Medicine in Haifa, Israel discusses the phenomenon known as “vaccine hesitancy” (continued deferment of vaccines despite prove