Clinical
News
Disturbing number of hospital workers still unvaccinated
One in four hospital workers who have direct contact with patients had not yet received a single dose of a COVID vaccine by the end of May.
News
Patients with rheumatic disease may experience flares after SARS-CoV-2 vaccination
A total of 202 SRD flares were reported by 165 patients (14.9%).
Clinical
Abnormal exercise EKG in the setting of normal stress echo linked with increased CV risk
What is the significance of an abnormal exercise EKG with a normal stress echo?
News
Unmanaged diabetes, high blood glucose tied to COVID-19 severity
Findings suggest in part that hospitalized COVID-19 patients need aggressive treatment of hyperglycemia, regardless of the diagnosis of diabetes...
News
Profound brain changes found in patients who died of COVID-19
“The signature the virus leaves in the brain speaks of strong inflammation and disrupted brain circuits.”
Clinical
Post–acute kidney injury proteinuria predicts subsequent kidney disease progression
Does the degree of proteinuria after an episode of acute kidney injury (AKI) predict subsequent loss of kidney function?
Opinion
Few clinical guidelines exist for treating post-COVID symptoms
‘We can prevent many infections from this virus, but we are still left to manage many post-COVID symptoms,’ says Dr. Linda Girgis.
News
C. difficile guidelines offer new possibilities
Updated recommendations address issues of diagnosis, recurrence, and fecal microbial transplant.
News
FDA to add myocarditis warning to mRNA COVID-19 vaccines
But a CDC advisory panel, where the FDA made the announcement, still strongly backs the vaccines’ benefits, which outweigh the rare risk for heart...
News
Tofacitinib shows mortality benefit in patients with COVID-19 pneumonia