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Despite guidelines, controversy remains over corticosteroids in COVID-19
There are conflicting recommendations on the use of corticosteroids in critically ill patients with COVID-19.
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COVID-19 effect: Prescription fills mostly down for leading drugs
Use of hydroxychloroquine/chloroquine jumped by 214% in mid-March, compared with a year earlier.
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COVID-19 crushers: An appreciation of hospitalists
This poster demonstrates the fierce battle raging between our hospitalists and COVID-19.
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COVID-19 may increase risk of preterm birth and cesarean delivery
Increased BMI may be a risk factor for severe disease, and fever and dyspnea on admission are associated with subsequent maternal respiratory...
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Scientific doubt tempers COVID-19 vaccine optimism
Experts predict a COVID-19 vaccine won’t be widely available this year and may not come by the end of 2021.
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COVID-19: Putting distance between projection and reality
Curves have been flattened, but easing of social distancing without increasing other measures risks rapid resurgence.
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Placental injury reported in women with COVID-19
A first-of-its-kind study looks at the extent and implications of pathological damage to the placentas of mothers with COVID-19.
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SARS-CoV-2 infection rate 16% in asymptomatic pregnant women at delivery
Infection rates in the women’s support persons were 10%.
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Whether to test laboring women for SARS-CoV-2 may hinge on regional prevalence
In Los Angeles, researchers stopped universal testing after none of the first asymptomatic women had positive results. In Chicago, they detected...
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A long road to recovery: Lung rehab needed after COVID-19
These patients “get sick very fast, and it takes a long time for them to heal. What’s not really well appreciated is how much rehab and how much...