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Remdesivir sharply cuts COVID hospitalization risk, Gilead says
September 23, 2021
An RCT evaluated the efficacy and safety of a 3-day course of intravenous remdesivir in an analysis of 562 nonhospitalized patients at high risk for disease progression.
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EMPEROR-Preserved: Empagliflozin’s HFpEF efficacy catalyzes a heart failure redefinition
September 20, 2021
Cardiologists have long defined heart failure as involving reduced or preserved ejection fraction. Results from big empagliflozin trials say forget that.
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Poor lung function linked to risk for sudden cardiac death
September 16, 2021
Every standard deviation decrease in forced expiratory volume in 1 second (FEV1) was associated with a 23% increase in risk for sudden cardiac death.
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PRESERVED-HF: Dapagliflozin improves physical limitations in patients with HFpEF
September 14, 2021
The SGLT2 inhibitor dapagliflozin boosted KCCQ scores and 6-minute walk distance in HFpEF patients in a 324-patient randomized trial.
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COVID-19 spares lung function in young adults
September 10, 2021
“We found no effect of COVID-19 on spirometric lung function in generally healthy adults.”
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Growing proportion of cardiac arrests in U.S. considered opioid related
September 10, 2021
Due to a steep rise, opioid-associated cardiac arrests have become a major public health issue.
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Medical education must takes broader view of disabilities
September 9, 2021
Strategies for disability education can help health care providers reduce disparities in care for the disabled.
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Choosing Wisely campaign targets waste and overuse in hospital pediatrics
September 8, 2021
Multiple medical societies collaborated to develop guidelines for high-value care with less unnecessary testing and hospitalization.
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COVID-19 continues to complicate children’s mental health care
September 8, 2021
One pediatric hospital’s strategies for managing medical and mental health in the wake of the ongoing pandemic.
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‘Lopioid protocol’ – low-dose opioids – proposed for fracture surgery
September 3, 2021
“Managing narcotics postoperatively can be challenging due to the fact that many people come into these fractures with a history of narcotic use.”
