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Research from The BMJ FreeUpdated 5 May
Occurrence, prevention, and management of the psychological effects of emerging virus outbreaks on healthcare workers
What can we learn from previous outbreaks about how to mitigate psychological distress
Prediction models for diagnosis and prognosis of covid-19 infection
Existing prediction models are poorly reported, at high risk of bias, and their reported performance is probably optimistic
Viral load dynamics and disease severity in patients with SARS-CoV-2
Covid-19 persists longer and peaks later in patients with severe disease
Clinical findings in patients infected with SARS-Cov-2 outside of Wuhan
Compared with patients in Wuhan, symptoms of patients in Zhejiang province are relatively mild
Clinical characteristics of 113 deceased patients with covid-19
Older age and certain underlying health conditions are key risk factors for severe disease and death
Latest from The BMJ FreeUpdated 7 May
News and Features
UK death toll overtakes Italy’s to become worst in Europe
The UK's death toll from covid-19 has exceeded 32 000
Number of Germans infected could be 10 times higher than official estimates
Estimate is based on a new study
Trump says added deaths are necessary price for reopening US businesses
A rise in mortality is a price worth paying to restart the US economy
Love in the time of coronavirus
In the defining crisis of our times, one thing underpins actions, decisions, politics, and healthcare: love
Self-protection: how NHS doctors are sourcing their own PPE
UK medics are taking matters into their own hands
The challenge of patient rehabilitation after intensive care
Jacqui Thornton examines how the NHS plans to meet a “tsunami of need”
Editorials
Covid-19: adverse mental health outcomes for healthcare workers
Work related stress can worsen existing conditions and crisis intervention might not suffice
Violence against women during covid-19 pandemic restrictions
Protections for women and girls must be built into response plans
Persistence of viral RNA in stool samples from patients recovering from covid-19
PCR has limitations, and isolating patients for a month or more may not be feasible isolation
Opinion
Covid fatigue is taking an enormous toll on healthcare workers
Good pacing, refreshment, and support will be key to surviving the long road ahead
Covid-19: a complex multisystem clinical syndrome
A summary of key aspects of this complex multi-system clinical syndrome
For 7 weeks I have been through a roller coaster of ill health
Paul Garner, professor of infectious diseases, discusses his experience of having covid-19
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- Covid-19: Why Germany’s case fatality rate seems so low
Deaths are relatively few when compared with neighbouring countries
- Antibody test that claims to be 99% accurate is certified by EU
Abbott said that the test had “demonstrated specificity and sensitivity of greater than 99%"
- RECOVERY trial: the UK covid-19 study resetting expectations for clinical trials
Emma Wilkinson talks to the researchers who recruited 7000 NHS patients in a few weeks
- Thanks for the support, but I don’t want your clapping
When this pandemic has passed, the NHS will need support more than ever
- Slippery language and defensive politics try to hide the real problems
What we’ve seen from the government over recent weeks has been a striking failure on many counts
Latest from BMJ Journals FreeUpdated 1 May
Research
Ocular manifestations of a hospitalised patient with confirmed 2019 novel coronavirus disease
British Journal of Opthalmology
Gastrointestinal Symptoms of 95 Cases with SARS-CoV-2 Infection
Gut
Epidemiological, clinical and virological characteristics of 74 cases of coronavirus-infected disease 2019 (COVID-19) with gastrointestinal symptoms
Gut
A cluster randomised trial of cloth masks compared with medical masks in healthcare workers
BMJ Open
Ophthalmology practice during the COVID-19 pandemic
BMJ Open Opthalmology
Wider covid-19 coverage
Reflections on leadership in the time of COVID-19
BMJ Leader
COVID-19: time for paradigm shift in the nexus between local, national and global health
BMJ Global Health
A fatal case of COVID-19 pneumonia occurring in a patient with severe acute ulcerative colitis
Gut
The tobacco industry in the time of COVID-19: time to shut it down?
Tobacco Control
Consensus for prevention and management of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) for neurologists
Stroke and Vascular Neurology
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