(2020-10-03). [Articles] Management of adults with primary frozen shoulder in secondary care (UK FROST): a multicentre, pragmatic, three-arm, superiority randomised clinical trial. thelancet.com All mean differences on the assessment of shoulder pain and function (OSS) at the primary endpoint of 12 months were less than the target differences. Therefore, none of the three interventions were clinically superior. Arthoscopic capsular release carried higher risks, and manipulation under anaesthesia was the most cost-effective.
(2020-10-03). [Perspectives] Reckoning with histories of medical racism and violence in the USA. thelancet.com The killing of Eric Garner in 2014 at the hands of the New York Police Department and the footage that circulated of his death after he was put in a chokehold elevated the phrase "I can't breathe" to a protest chant for those in the fight against structural racism worldwide. Its repetition by George Floyd in Minneapolis, MN, USA, in 2020 and by others in anti-racism protests amid the COVID-19 pandemic has deepened the salience of these words. While much public health research has shown that racism is a fundamental determinant of health outcomes and disparities, racist policy and practice have also been integral t…
(2020-10-03). [Clinical Picture] Muscle stiffness, gait instability, and liver cirrhosis in Wilson's disease. thelancet.com A 44-year-old night porter presented to our clinic with difficulty walking, instability, and stiffness—particularly in the muscles of his face—which had developed over the previous 3 weeks. His wife said that he had also been tired and lethargic for about 1 year.
(2020-10-03). Capital and COVID: Why the Left needs disability liberation. mronline.org 
This all could've gone differently. Bob Woodward revealed that Donald Trump knew in February that COVID was airborne, information both men declined to share with the rest of the us until just now.
(2020-10-03). The Powerful and Obnoxious Odor of Mendacity. dissidentvoice.org Mendacity is a system we live in. — Paul Newman, playing Brick in Tennessee Williams', Cat on a Hot Tin Roof A profusion of philosophical, psychological, and political ink has been spent on the subject of lying and liars. The toll in loves lost and relationships destroyed from lying is incalculable. All the war dead …
(2020-10-03). 400,000 seafarers around the world stuck on board ships. workers.org 
An unjust hardship faces 800,000 workers worldwide. Some 400,000 seafarers whose work contracts have expired are still stuck on their ships in the COVID-19 pandemic. Another 400,000 workers are stuck on shore, unemployed, waiting to replace the workers on the ships. Credit: Maritime News Getting off a ship and going . . . |
(2020-10-03). Young Progressives Running for Office Pledge to "Stop Police Killings" zcomm.org There's no doubt that the Black Lives Matter movement has profoundly impacted candidates' platforms in down-ballot races…
(2020-10-03). [Department of Error] Department of Error. thelancet.com da Costa AABA, Baiocchi G, Guimarà£es APG. Progression-free survival in the ICON8 trial. Lancet 2020; 396: 756—57—In this Correspondence, the first sentence should read "as only around 10% of patients (63 of 637) underwent primary surgery". Additionally, Glauco Baiocchi is the correct author name order. These corrections have been made to the online version as of Oct 1, 2020.
(2020-10-03). UAE, Qatar report additional fatalities from COVID-19. yenisafak.com In a statement, the UAE Health Ministry said 1,231 new infections were recorded, taking the Gulf state's tally to 97,760 cases, including 426 deaths.According to the ministry, 1,051 patients have recovered, pushing the number of recoveries to 87,122.In Qatar, the Health Ministry said one death and 175 new cases were registered over the past 24 hours, taking the country's count to 126,339 confirmed cases, including 216 deaths, and 123,302 recoveries.Since starting in China in late December last year, the coronavirus pandemic has spread worldwide, claiming over 1.02 million lives in 188 countries and regions, and c…