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FDA revokes emergency use of hydroxychloroquine
The agency determined that chloroquine and hydroxychloroquine are unlikely to be effective against COVID-19.
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Perfect storm of SARS-CoV-2 during flu season
Flu vaccination is the one thing that can be done to mitigate the situation.
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Learning the ICU
Ninety-five percent of management of COVID-19 patients is nothing other than practicing sound critical care medicine.
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Daily Recap: FDA revokes emergency use of hydroxychloroquine; Hardest hit specialties ranked in financial report
Volunteer “street medics” -- nursing students, veterinarians, doctors, trauma surgeons, security guards, ski patrollers, nurses, wilderness EMTs,...
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It’s official: COVID-19 was bad for the health care business
Pediatric offices did better than most, in part by keeping the vaccines flowing.
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For COVID-19 plus diabetes, glycemic control tops treatment list
Tight glucose control led to better results in patients with diabetes and COVID-19.
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Secondary infections common in COVID-19, implications unclear
Lessons from the global influenza epidemic of 1918 may still apply.
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CDC emphasizes pandemic not over, need to avoid large gatherings
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Daily Recap: Stressed out primary care docs, ‘hospital at home’ for cancer patients
Volunteer “street medics” -- nursing students, veterinarians, doctors, trauma surgeons, security guards, ski patrollers, nurses, wilderness EMTs,...
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Many COVID patients shed virus in feces, even without GI symptoms
Regardless of GI symptoms, 40.5% of patients in the meta-analysis tested positive for viral RNA in feces.
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Fighting COVID and police brutality, medical teams take to streets to treat protesters
“I am working full time and basically being at the protest after getting straight off of work,” said Butler, who is black. That’s tiring, she...