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Switching gears at high speed
Michigan Medicine’s ICU Bootcamp is for clinicians who haven’t practiced in an ICU for a while.
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2019-2020 flu season ends with ‘very high’ activity in New Jersey
Influenza activity has been at or above the national baseline since early November.
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Infectious disease experts say testing is key to reopening
Experts stressed the need for “stepwise approach,” with an emphasis on testing and surveillance.
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How to sanitize N95 masks for reuse: NIH study
Exposing contaminated N95 respirators to vaporized hydrogen peroxide (VHP) or ultraviolet (UV) light appears to eliminate the SARS-CoV-2 virus...
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COVID-19 pandemic spells trouble for children’s health
School closures could noticeably worsen the epidemic of childhood obesity that already threatens many children in the United States.
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'Silent Hypoxemia' and Other Curious Clinical Observations in COVID-19
Gary S. Ferenchick, MD, MS, a professor of medicine at Michigan State University, interviewed his daughter, Hannah R.B. Ferenchick, MD, an...
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Bone density slow to rebound after lactation in women with HIV
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COVID-19: When health care personnel become patients
For physicians and others in the health care industry, almost half of all exposures occurred outside of work.
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FDA approves emergency use of saliva test to detect COVID-19
“We can significantly increase the number of people tested each and every day as self-collection of saliva is quicker and more scalable than swab...
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Social distancing comes to the medicine wards
The risks of traditional patient visits during the coronavirus pandemic include spread to both patients and staff.