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COVID-clogged ICUs ‘terrify’ those with chronic or emergency illness
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- Marcia Frellick
"We are playing musical chairs with 100 people and 10 chairs. When the music stops, what happens?"
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EAACI review urges reduction in antibiotic overuse with allergy
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- Marcia Frellick
Patients with allergic diseases such as asthma have a higher risk of being prescribed antibiotics for infections...
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Time to positivity doesn’t predict mortality in bloodstream infections with enterococci
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- Marcia Frellick
The researchers found no significant association between risk for death and time to positivity with bloodstream...
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One-third in U.S. had been infected by SARS-CoV-2 through 2020: Study
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- Marcia Frellick
“We have not turned the corner on COVID-19 and are nowhere near herd immunity – if it exists for SARS-CoV-2.”
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Tachycardia syndrome may be distinct marker for long COVID
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- Marcia Frellick
Post-COVID patients with palpitations or chest pain should undergo a cardiac workup, new research suggests. The data also shed light on potential...
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U.S. health system ranks last among 11 high-income countries
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- Marcia Frellick
“What this report tells us is that our health care system is not working for Americans, particularly those with lower incomes, who are at a severe...
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ACOG, SMFM urge all pregnant women to get COVID-19 vaccine
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- Marcia Frellick
Only 16% of pregnant people have received one or more COVID-19 vaccine doses, the CDC says.
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Nearly half of female surgeons surveyed lost a pregnancy
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- Marcia Frellick
Of 692 surgeons surveyed, 347 female surgeons had experienced a pregnancy loss.
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Mt. Sinai leads nation in geriatric hospital services
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- Marcia Frellick
The Cleveland Clinic in Ohio, and the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn., followed.
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Mayo Clinic again named best hospital in U.S. for gynecology
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- Marcia Frellick
In 12 of the specialties, including gynecology, rankings are determined by a data-driven analysis that combines performance measures in structure...
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Former rheumatologist settles civil fraud claims for $2 million
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- Marcia Frellick
The U.S. Attorney’s Office accused Montana physician Enrico Arguelles, MD, of “improper medical treatments and false billing to a federal program...
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Dupilumab safe, effective in kids 6-11 with moderate-to-severe asthma
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- Marcia Frellick
Adding the dupilumab option for children in this age group is 'huge.'
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Talking about guns: Website helps physicians follow through on pledge
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- Marcia Frellick
A group has developed a national resource for clinicians who wish to address...
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UV light linked to prevention of allergic disease in infants
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- Marcia Frellick
Researchers found that UV light exposure surpasses vitamin D supplements as an allergy prevention strategy in infants’ developing immune systems...
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Most U.S. adults age 50+ report good health: Survey
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- Marcia Frellick
Among the respondents, 41% said their health was very good or excellent.