Infectious Diseases
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FDA grants EUA to muscle stimulator to reduce mechanical ventilator usage
VentFree allows patients to begin treatment during the early stages of ventilation while they are sedated and to continue until the patient is...
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Case reports illustrate heterogeneity of skin manifestations in COVID patients
Any health professional is invited to submit cases of COVID-19–associated dermatoses to a registry set up by the American Academy of Dermatology...
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FDA tightens requirements for COVID-19 antibody tests
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is tightening requirements for companies that develop COVID-19 antibody tests in an effort to combat fraud...
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COVID-19: To have and to hold ... in quarantine
All of us can benefit from these skills, especially emotionally volatile couples who are trapped together in quarantine, Dr. Dara Abraham said.
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FDA authorizes emergency use of remdesivir for COVID-19
The designation means remdesivir can be distributed in the United States and administered intravenously by healthcare providers, as appropriate,...
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COVID-19: Addressing the mental health needs of clinicians
Health care workers might be facing a “care paradox,” in which they must choose between their patients’ safety and their own.
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Yale’s COVID-19 inpatient protocol: Hydroxychloroquine plus/minus tocilizumab
Yale cardiologist offers lessons from “the haze of battle” on fighting COVID-19 with little evidence.
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IDSA guidelines cover N95 use and reuse
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Remdesivir now ‘standard of care’ for COVID-19, Fauci says
The interim results show that time to recovery was 31% faster for patients who received remdesivir than for those who received placebo.
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Standing orders for vaccines may improve pediatric vaccination rates