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Sep 2020
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Covid-19 update: Steroids, PPE, long cov...

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Kieran Walsh, clinical director at BMJ, asks editors from BMJ Learning and BMJ Best Practice to summarise the latest clinical guidance related to covid-19. Matt Castleden updates us on treatment with steroids, PPE and symptoms of covid-19 which are present weeks or months after infection. And Emma Scott talks about surveys on the mental health of populations during the pandemic. For more, see: BMJ Best Practice's topic on management of coexisting conditions in the context of COVID-19: bestpractice.bmj.com/topics/en-gb/3000190 BMJ Best Practice's topic on covid-19: bestpractice.bmj.com/topics/en-gb/3000168 BMJ Learning module on COVID-19 rapid guideline on critical care (NICE): new-learning.bmj.com/course/10065100 BMJ Learning covid-19 in primary care module: new-learning.bmj.com/course/10065230 Public Health England: COVID-19: mental health and wellbeing surveillance report: gov.uk/government/publications/covid-19-mental-health-and-wellbeing-surveillance-report

Mental Health, Substance Use, and Suicidal Ideation During the COVID-19 Pandemic — United States: cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/69/wr/mm6932a1.htm

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