Opinion
Dr. Topol talks: COVID-19 variants are innocent until proven guilty
May 7, 2021
“The B.1.1.7 is going to be the dominant strain worldwide. It could develop new mutations within it that could come back to haunt us. We must keep watch.”
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COVID experience underscores ‘vital’ role of hospital medicine
May 6, 2021
“The response to the acute care needs in this pandemic would have been impossible in the health care system that existed before hospitalists,” said Dr. Larry Wellikson.
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COVID-19 coaching program provides ‘psychological PPE’ for HCPs
May 5, 2021
Participating coaches are mental health clinicians with training in psychological first aid, resilience, and psychotherapy, said Dr. Benjamin Rosen.
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COVID-19 outcomes similar with ECMO or mechanical ventilation
May 4, 2021
Survivors, regardless of the treatment they received, experienced significant deficits and were suffering problems with physical, psychological, and cognitive functioning for months.
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Pediatric topics cross continuum of COVID-19
May 4, 2021
Risk stratification remains key in clinical decision-making.
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Evidence or anecdote: Clinical judgment in COVID care
May 4, 2021
Friendly debate emphasizes the need to weigh evidence for drug treatment of COVID-19.
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Weight-related COVID-19 severity starts in normal BMI range, especially in young
May 4, 2021
Increases in BMI, beginning in normal ranges, show a linear link to severe COVID-19 outcomes, independent of obesity-related diseases in younger and Black patients.
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New child COVID-19 cases drop for second consecutive week
May 4, 2021
Report shows that 5% of all U.S. children have been infected during the pandemic.
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FDA set to okay Pfizer vaccine in younger teens
May 4, 2021
Pfizer submitted data to the FDA showing its mRNA vaccine was 100% effective at preventing COVID-19 infection in children ages 12 to 15.
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Moral distress in the COVID era weighs on hospitalists
May 3, 2021
“The volume of deaths and the apparent dangers to providers themselves reflect some of the critical aspects of war,” Dr. Asken said.
