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Laurent DECORY
Jan 4, 20211 min read
Oxford/AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine: a vital opportunity for emerging markets
Oxford University/AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine, based on viral vector technology and now approved by UK authorities, will be vital for...
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Laurent DECORY
Dec 16, 20201 min read
The end of Swedish Covid-19 exception ?
After months of relying on self-discipline, and facing significantly worse Covid-19 incidence than neighbouring countries, Sweden finally...
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Laurent DECORY
Dec 12, 20201 min read
Remote monitoring for cancer patients with Covid-19: lessons learned
By combining web-surveys, telephone and automated alerts, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center has been able to monitor Covid positive...
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Laurent DECORY
Dec 12, 20201 min read
Taking necessary time to approve Covid19 vaccines
With growing anti-vax sentiment, and regardless of the political agenda, it is critical that the industry and regulatory authorities take...
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Laurent DECORY
Dec 12, 20201 min read
Hospital patient volumes re-start increasing, for now
Hospital patient volumes have rebounded in August after major Covid related dips, with outpatient and surgery down 7-8% and emergency...
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Laurent DECORY
Dec 12, 20201 min read
Integrating remote patient monitoring in clinical workflow
Remote patient monitoring has dramatically increased with Covid-19 outbreak. For this to last, the technology must be easy to use by...
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Laurent DECORY
Dec 12, 20201 min read
Diabetic Foot Amputations skyrocket due to Covid
Diabetic foot amputations increased three-fold due to interruption of DFU care during Covid-19 lock-down, according to an Italian study...
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Laurent DECORY
Dec 12, 20201 min read
Delivering emergency care outside emergency department ?
In post-Covid, emergency medicine is moving out of emergency department, with virtual front door triage or post-discharge telehealth...
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Laurent DECORY
Jun 19, 20201 min read
Surgeons expect elective procedures to restart in September
Orthopedic, Cardiac, Neuro surgeons expect 3/4 of elective procedures returning by September, survey says. This should help MedTech...
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Laurent DECORY
Jun 19, 20201 min read
Lessons learned for post-Covid 19 cancer care in Europe
Excellent article by Herb Riband and Suzanne Wait on lessons learned for post-Covid 19 cancer care in Europe. Key highlights: - cancer...
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Laurent DECORY
May 24, 20201 min read
80% elective surgeries were postponed, return to normal might take a year
Up to 80% elective surgeries and even 40% of cancer related surgeries have been canceled or postponed worldiwde due to Covid-19. It could...
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Laurent DECORY
Apr 17, 20201 min read
Covid-19 screening will be critical, but test accuracy is questioned
Fast and accurate Covid-19 mass-screening will be critical to identify immunized patients, isolate asymptomatic ones, and allow step-wise...
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Laurent DECORY
Apr 17, 20201 min read
April 8th: deaths rebounds in EU5, US. loosening confinement sounds premature
As deaths rebound in France, Spain, and continue increasing in UK, US, loosening Covid-19 confinement sound premature. #covid19outbreak...
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Laurent DECORY
Apr 6, 20201 min read
Nordics show extremely diverse COVID-19 situation.
Sweden no-lock-down correlates with highest casualty rate, while Finland shows slowest growth and best preparedness. #covid19outbreak ...
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Laurent DECORY
Apr 6, 20201 min read
High level of Covid-19 testing proves beneficial
High level of COVID-19 tests per capita have proved beneficial for South Korea, Germany, and now Italy. Significantly lower levels in...
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Laurent DECORY
Apr 6, 20201 min read
COVID-19 daily deaths in EU5-US slows down for IT, flattens for FR, DE
COVID-19 daily deaths in EU5-US slows down for IT, flattens for FR, DE, however not for SP, and gets steeper for US, UK. Stay home. Stay...
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Laurent DECORY
Apr 6, 20201 min read
Germany Covid-19 casualty rate is among world's lowest, thanks to tests and critical care
Germany COVID-19 fatality rate is among the lowest (0.6% as of March 27, vs 10% in Italy, 5% in France and UK). Key reasons are more...
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Laurent DECORY
Mar 22, 20201 min read
COVID-19 outbreak exposes limits of U.S. healthcare
COVID-19 is quickly spreading across USA and sheds light on shortcoming of its health care delivery system. #primarycare...
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Laurent DECORY
Mar 15, 20201 min read
Social distancing is critical to avoid saturation of healthcare systems
We can no longer contain the virus spread and vaccines are months away. We need to focus on slowing down the virus' spread, reducing...
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Laurent DECORY
Mar 3, 20201 min read
3 scenarios for COVID-19 outbreak economic impact
Here are 3 scenarios for COVID-19 outbreak economic impact, with base-case scenario driving -0.3/-0.7 percentage point GDP. Key actions...
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