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Research from The BMJ FreeUpdated 21 April
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 infected with SARS-CoV-2 in Zhejiang province, China, January-March 2020
Covid-19 virus persists longer and peaks later in the respiratory tissue of patients with severe disease
Clinical findings in a group of patients infected with the 2019 novel coronavirus (SARS-Cov-2) outside of Wuhan
Compared with initial patients in Wuhan, symptoms of patients in Zhejiang province are relatively mild
Clinical characteristics of 113 deceased patients with coronavirus disease 2019
Older age and certain underlying health conditions are key risk factors for severe disease and death
Latest from The BMJ FreeUpdated 27 April
News and Features
What do we know so far about a vaccine?
83 potential covid-19 candidate vaccines are being assessed
Leading statistician slams UK’s reporting of swab tests as “travesty of science”
Failure to report by sample date could lead to serious misrepresentation of the pattern of the epidemic
What is happening to non-covid deaths?
John Appleby unpicks the data on deaths from causes other than covid-19
New government study aims to track infection and immunity in population
Too much uncertainty remains for evidence based decisions, says John Appleby
Is it wrong to prioritise younger patients with covid-19?
With services overburdened, healthcare professionals are having to decide who should receive treatment
Editorials
Remdesivir in covid-19
A drug with potential—don’t waste time on uncontrolled observations
Global regulatory agility during covid-19 and other health emergencies
Enhanced collaboration among authorities is key to ensuring timely access
Modelling the pandemic
Over-reliance on modelling leads to missteps and blind spots in our response
Opinion
Coronavirus has been an unpleasant wake up call of more than one sort
Planetary health is the rock upon which human health sits, and right now it is crumbling beneath us
Thanks for the support, but I don’t want your clapping
When the applause has faded, the NHS will need support more than ever
Richard Lehman's covid reviews
Richard Lehman rounds up a selection of articles on covid-19
Most read Free
- Covid-19: Why Germany’s case fatality rate seems so low
Deaths are relatively few when compared with neighbouring countries
- Covid-19: should the public wear face masks?
Yes—population benefits are plausible and harms unlikely
- Paying the ultimate price
It is impossible not to feel let down by political and healthcare leaders
- Donald Trump: a political determinant of covid-19
He downplayed the risk and delayed action, costing countless avertable deaths
- Thanks for the support, but I don’t want your clapping
When this pandemic has passed, the NHS will need support more than ever
Latest from BMJ Journals FreeUpdated 24 April
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
How we treat patients with lung cancer during the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic: primum non nocere
ESMO Open
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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