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Tough to tell COVID from smoke inhalation symptoms — And flu season’s coming
September 16, 2020
“Any time someone comes in with even some of those symptoms, we ask ourselves, ‘Is it COVID?’ At the end of the day, clinically speaking, I still want to rule out the virus.”
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COVID-19 outcomes no worse in patients on TNF inhibitors or methotrexate
September 16, 2020
No increase was seen in hospitalization and death rates, providing additional support for keeping patients on these immunosuppressive treatments during the COVID-19 pandemic, although more research is needed and shared decision making is warranted.
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Physician income drops, burnout spikes globally in pandemic
September 15, 2020
Some said they were looking for a career change away from medicine.
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Infectious COVID-19 can persist in gut for weeks
September 14, 2020
“We found active and prolonged SARS-CoV-2 infection in the stool of patients with COVID-19, even after recovery, suggesting that coronavirus could remain in the gut of asymptomatic carriers.”
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Worry over family, friends the main driver of COVID-19 stress
September 14, 2020
"We were a little surprised to see that people were more concerned about others than about themselves," said Dr. Ran Barzilay.
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The earlier the better for colchicine post-MI: COLCOT
September 14, 2020
One substudy supported in-hospital initiation of colchicine and a second offered clues as to who may respond or experience tell-tale GI events.
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Lessons for patients with MS and COVID-19
September 12, 2020
Patients with MS and COVID-19 avoided disease reactivation with combined PCR-serology testing and continued MS therapies with good results.
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Distinguishing COVID-19 from flu in kids remains challenging
September 11, 2020
Clinicians need to prepare for managing coinfections of COVID-19 with flu and/or other respiratory viral infections in the upcoming flu season.
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AI can pinpoint COVID-19 from chest x-rays
September 11, 2020
“We were able to separate the COVID-19 patients with very high fidelity.”
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Social distancing impacts other infectious diseases
September 11, 2020
Social distancing had a significant impact on each of the 12 commonly diagnosed infectious diseases analyzed.
