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COVID-19 pandemic driving huge declines in pediatric service revenue
August 7, 2020
Given the COVID-19-associated decline in patients, pediatric hospitalists are urged to adapt to a changed environment.
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Rapid establishment of therapeutic protocols during the pandemic
August 6, 2020
A brisk development of effective strategies aimed at identifying, isolating, and treating COVID-19 is needed.
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Cutaneous clues linked to COVID-19 coagulation risk
August 6, 2020
These skin signs could augment coagulation assays in this patient population.
Opinion
When you see something …
August 6, 2020
Even the fields of science and medicine may generate some bad apples.
News
Value of palliative care shines clearly in a crisis
August 5, 2020
Hospitalists have played key roles in clarifying and redefining the new role for palliative care during the pandemic.
News
Global study to track COVID-19’s impact on the brain
August 3, 2020
The research will track and evaluate the short- and long-term impact of the coronavirus on the brain, including cognition, behavior, and function.
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COVID-19 taking financial toll on people in U.S. with diabetes
August 3, 2020
Unemployment and income loss caused by the pandemic are higher among those with diabetes than in the general U.S. population.
Opinion
COVID-19–related skin changes: The hidden racism in documentation
July 31, 2020
It is not a stretch to suggest that skin manifestations associated with COVID-19 may look very different in darker skin.
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Heart damage even after COVID-19 ‘recovery’ evokes specter of later heart failure
July 31, 2020
Recovery from acute COVID-19 isn’t necessarily the end of it, clearly. Two reports aim to clarify how SARS-CoV-2 can directly invade the heart and indirectly cause persisting myocardial injury.
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More data needed to better understand COVID-19 skin manifestations
July 31, 2020
Histopathologic exams were done for only 23 patients and, in all cases, showed “inflammatory features without specific pathological changes.”