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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 5 May
News and Features
Monitoring respiratory infections in covid-19 epidemics
Monitoring influenza-like illness could be a complementary approach
Doctors face shortages of vital drugs, gases, and therapeutics
Shortages have forced doctors to offer their patients less effective treatments
NHS bosses told to assess risk to ethnic minority staff who may be at greater risk
NHS leaders in England have been told to “risk-assess”
Deprived areas have the highest death rates in England and Wales
New figures reveal several trends
What the law says about PPE responsibility
Andy Cowper uncovers the sometimes conflicting duties of NHS organisations
Covid-19 makes the future of UK clinical research uncertain
The pandemic has halted many clinical trials as focus shifts to covid-19
Editorials
Covid-19: adverse mental health outcomes for healthcare workers
Work related stress can worsen existing conditions and crisis intervention might not suffice
Developing a vaccine for covid-19
Old and new strategies are being investigated in an unprecedented worldwide effort
Management of respiratory failure due to covid-19
Pathology and management are similar to acute respiratory distress syndrome
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
We urgently need to start contact tracing to stop the spread of covid-19
Locally led initiatives can support rapid scale up of contact tracing
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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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