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Merck to seek FDA OK for its COVID pill after trial stopped early
“The availability of a well-tolerated, effective oral antiviral will be particularly useful in supplementing vaccination as a means to reduce the...
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COVID vaccine controversies: How can hospitalists help?
Hospitalists need to pull whatever levers they can to help advance understanding of vaccines.
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CVST after COVID-19 vaccine: New data confirm high mortality rate
“This is the biggest series, and as an international series, it gives a broader perspective from a larger range of countries.”
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MDs doing wrong-site surgery: Why is it still happening?
“When they make a wrong-site error, usually the first thing they say is, ‘I never thought this would happen to me.’ ”
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Age, C-reactive protein predict COVID-19 death in diabetes
“This means we can easily identify patients early on in their hospital stay who will likely require more aggressive interventions to try and...
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COVID-19 hospitalization 80% more likely for smokers
These results contrast with previous studies that have suggested a protective effect of smoking against COVID-19.
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Telehealth models of care for pediatric hospital medicine
Telehealth standards of care are the same as in-person care.
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Children and COVID: New cases topped 200,000 after 3 weeks of declines
13 million children have received the vaccine, but the pace of new vaccinations continues to slow.
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POCUS in hospital pediatrics
Point-of-care ultrasound is an extremely valuable bedside tool in pediatric hospital medicine.
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Heart failure hospitalization risk lower with SGLT2 inhibitors than GLP-1 RAs
SGLT2 inhibitor versus GLP-1 RA use was associated with a significantly lower rate of hospitalization for heart failure in people with diabetes....