Two rare neurologic presentations in patients hospitalized with COVID-19 add more evidence that unusual neurologic manifestations can arise in patients infected with the virus.
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Thursday 30 April 2020
IDSA Guidelines for Management of COVID-19 (2020)
2020 guidance on management of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) by the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA)
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Don't Ignore Signs of Heart Attack During COVID-19
Fewer heart attack and stroke patients are seeking medical care since the coronavirus pandemic began and doctors are wondering why.
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Face shields a more effective deterrent to COVID?
Clear plastic face shield, already in use by many health care personnel, may be an alternative to face masks.
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Physicians Push Back on Treating COVID-19 as HAPE
For some experts, the comparison between HAPE and COVID-19 is potentially risky.
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COVID-19 May Cause Severe Heart Condition in Kids
Some kids with COVID-19 infections have developed Kawasaki disease, a condition that can trigger serious heart problems.
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Coronavirus Crisis Has Fewer Kids Getting Vaccines
Childhood vaccination rates have plummeted, leaving millions at risk for other life-threatening illnesses.
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Wednesday 29 April 2020
Chest Imaging Guidelines Released for Pediatric COVID-19
Information about chest imaging findings in children with COVID-19 pneumonia is scarce, but a new consensus statement sheds light on use and interpretation.
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COVID-19 Crisis Exposes Resident Abuse
Many resident physicians in programs across the US face life-threatening mistreatment as they work long hours treating some of the sickest patients.
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COVID-19 Daily: HCQ Hospital Protocols, ED Physician Death
These are the coronavirus stories you need to know about today.
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Hospitals Update Hydroxychloroquine Protocols After FDA Warning
Some hospitals changed their use of hydroxychloroquine for patients with COVID-19 long before the FDA's recent warning about the drug's risks.
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German Physician Explains Alternative Ventilation for COVID-19
A physician shared his early successes with an alternative approach to ventilation for COVID-19 patients. But many are wary of abandoning decades of research-backed practices for this new approach.
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Obesity New Risk Factor for Young COVID Patients
Patients with a BMI of 35 or higher were twice as likely to be admitted to the hospital and three times as likely to end up in the intensive care unit.
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COVID-19: An Opportunity, Challenge for Addiction Treatment
Experts hope researchers will study the impact of the pandemic on patients with substance use disorders.
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A Step-by-Step Guide to Preventing PPE-Related Skin Damage
The PPE worn during COVID-19 is a double-edged sword — it helps fight transmission of the virus, but can also harm the skin of the healthcare providers who must wear it for prolonged periods of time.
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COVID-19 Mortality Hits Almost 30% in Kidney Transplant Patients
A high early mortality rate among COVID-19-infected kidney transplant patients brings one New York hospital's transplantation program to a temporary halt.
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COVID-19: Calls to NYC Crisis Hotline Soar
Calls to a mental health crisis hotline in NYC have soared during the COVID-19 pandemic, which has closed schools and businesses, put millions out of work, and ushered in stay-at-home orders.
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COMMENTARY: COVID-19: Don't Forget About Plasmapheresis
The strategy to filter out virions from infected plasma has been tested with the Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus. Why not consider it for SARS-CoV2, asks nephrologist Tejas Desai.
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More Guidance on 'Vulnerable Subgroup' With Diabetes and COVID-19
With up to a 50% higher mortality rate for COVID-19 in those with diabetes, experts offer 'practical recommendations' for glycemic management, medication use, and other considerations.
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Don't Let The COVID Pandemic Rob You of Your Sleep
Financial struggles, loss of control, or worries about loved ones can affect peoples' quality and duration of nightly sleep, said sleep psychologist Emerson Wickwire, an associate professor of psychiatry and medicine at the University of Maryland School of Medicine.
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COMMENTARY: Why I Founded United Physicians and Why You Should Join
Frustration with the MOC process led cardiologist Paul Teirstein to found NBPAS. Since then, he has had numerous requests to help physicians organize, which he has resisted -- until now.
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COVID-19 Continues to Strike Men Harder Than Women
New research adds to a growing body of evidence that suggests men are far more vulnerable to severe COVID-19 than women are.
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Nanotech May Help Fight 'Cytokine Storm' of COVID
For many COVID-19 patients battling for their lives in the ICU, a runaway immune system response -- known as a "cytokine storm" -- is their primary foe.
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Can Early Exposure Fix Food Allergies?
Evidence suggests that slow, sustained exposure to peanuts under a doctor’s care may cut the odds of an accidental reaction down the line in kids and adults.
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How Contagious? Likely Before You Know You’re Sick
In one recent study, researchers from China tracked 94 COVID-19 patients and found that they shed the most virus -- and were likely the most contagious -- just before or as they developed symptoms.
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COVID-19 Daily: Doc Suspended, No More Advance Medicare Pay
These are the coronavirus stories you need to know about today.
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Doc Suspended for Exposing Poor Social-Distancing Practices
After an ob/gyn posted a video showing healthcare workers lined up for free acai bowls — standing close together and without masks — one southern California hospital took away her hospital privileges.
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Will COVID-19 Finally Trigger Action on Health Disparities?
Because of stark racial disparities in infection and mortality, COVID-19 is being called a 'sentinel' and 'bellwether' event that should push the US to finally come to grips with disparities in healthcare.
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CMS Suspends Advance Payment Program to Clinicians for COVID-19
CMS also said it is re-evaluating how much it will pay for pending accelerated-payment applications, with $175 billion in other funding becoming available for the medical community.
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The Pause: Honoring the Dead in COVID-19 to Advance Care
Healthcare professionals around the world are finding ways to honor the lives of patients who die and take part in some self-care, which is particularly important during this time of crisis.
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Researchers Report First U.S. Dog With Coronavirus
The mother, father and son in the home also tested positive for the coronavirus, but another family dog and cat didn't test positive, CBS News reported.
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Testing Sewage to Gauge Spread of Coronavirus
Some researchers in places as far-flung as Montana, Paris, and the Netherlands are measuring levels of the coronavirus in untreated sewage to see how much the infection is circulating among people.
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Consensus Statement on Chest Imaging in Patients with COVID-19 (Fleischner Society, 2020)
2020 Fleischner Society consensus statement on the role of chest imaging in patients with COVID-19
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COVID-19: Defer 'Bread and Butter' Procedure for Thyroid Nodules
Of asymptomatic thyroid nodules, 90% are benign. Delaying fine needle aspiration biopsies, the 'standard bread and butter procedure for endocrinologists,' is best option during pandemic.
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Guidelines on Breast Cancer Radiation Therapy during COVID-19 (2020)
International guidelines on radiation therapy for patients with breast cancer during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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UV Light Might Disinfect Scarce Medical Gear
To help extend the useful life of available equipment, researchers and hospitals are turning to a long-known, if little-used, means of disinfection -- ultraviolet radiation.
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New Billing Basics for Telemedicine
With the expanded use of telehealth amid COVID-19, it's important that those who are new to it understand how to bill correctly. Coding expert Betsy Nicoletti explains.
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Certain Anerobic Bacteria Linked to Increased CRC Risk
Certain anerobic bacteria have been linked with a dramatically increased risk for colorectal cancer, often within a year of infection, but whether they actually cause CRC has yet to be determined.
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COVID-19 Daily: Office Visits Decimated, No 'Vaccine Nationalism'
These are the coronavirus stories you need to know about today.
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Equitable Vaccine Distribution Key to Stopping COVID-19
Global health leaders, including Dr Anthony Fauci, see no end to the COVID-19 pandemic without a unified effort to ensure every nation has access to a vaccine.
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Hospital at Home' May Boost COVID-19 Inpatient Capacity
Tufts is partnering with Medically Home to discharge some non–COVID-19 patients to hospital-level home care, freeing up beds. Certain COVID patients may follow after evaluation criteria are finalized.
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COVID-19 Decimates Outpatient Visits
There has been a massive decline in outpatient office visits as patients have stayed home — likely deferring needed care — because of COVID-19, new data show.
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Tuesday 28 April 2020
ESC Guidance on CVD Diagnosis, Management Amid COVID-19
The 'living' guidance document is comprehensive in scope but is based on preliminary evidence that may change and mature over time with increasing knowledge.
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COVID: Nearly 50% in Some U.S. States Going Hungry
With job losses skyrocketing because of the coronavirus pandemic, hunger is a growing issue for millions of Americans, according to a new report.
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