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What if a COVID-19 test is negative?
April 1, 2020
Testing enables us to think globally but act locally. But since it’s the asymptomatic people who drive the epidemic, and asymptomatic people are more likely to have a false negative test, the answer is to still self-quarantine when symptoms appear.
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San Diego County CMO vigorously leads COVID-19 response team
April 1, 2020
“We are living and making history every day. It’s unbelievable,” Dr. Yphantides said.
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Case fatality rate for COVID-19 near 1.4%, increases with age
April 1, 2020
“These early estimates give an indication of the fatality ratio across the spectrum of COVID-19 disease and show a strong age gradient in risk of death.”
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Maintaining cancer care in the face of COVID-19
April 1, 2020
Oncologists are moving cancer patients to other hospitals, reevaluating the need for cancer treatments, and embracing telemedicine to protect vulnerable patients from COVID-19.
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Predictors of bacteremia in children hospitalized with community-acquired pneumonia
April 1, 2020
Blood cultures in children with CAP should be limited to patients admitted to the ICU.
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Blood test might detect multiple cancer types, study suggests
March 31, 2020
The test, which uses methylation patterns in plasma cell-free DNA, had specificity and sensitivity approaching those needed for population-based screening.
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Top 10 must-dos in ICU in COVID-19 include prone ventilation
March 31, 2020
One expert involved in the development of the first international guidelines on the management of critically ill patients with COVID-19 highlights the essential recommendations and explains the rationale behind prone ventilation.
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New guidance on management of acute CVD during COVID-19
March 31, 2020
Expert guidance comes from Chinese cardiology and infectious disease specialists on how to manage severe emergent cardiovascular disease during COVID-19.
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FDA issues EUA allowing hydroxychloroquine sulfate, chloroquine phosphate treatment in COVID-19
March 31, 2020
The Strategic National Stockpile will work with FEMA to ship the products to states.
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Opinion
Are psychiatrists more prepared for COVID-19 than we think?
March 31, 2020
Psychiatrists are on the cutting edge of how to address the pandemic of fear and uncertainty gripping individuals and society across the nation, said Dr. Jacqueline Posada.
