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Antidepressant may cut COVID-19–related hospitalization, mortality: TOGETHER
October 29, 2021
In the latest study, fluvoxamine-treated patients had a 32% reduction in hospitalizations and emergency visits, compared with those in the placebo group.
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In and out surgeries become the norm during pandemic
October 29, 2021
The number of same-day discharges has grown for various surgeries but it’s not always the right or the preferred choice, experts say.
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AHA/ACC issues first comprehensive guidance on chest pain
October 29, 2021
The clinical practice guideline offers a contemporary approach to determine which patients need further testing and which do not.
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Surgery needed in nearly half of appendicitis patients treated with antibiotics
October 26, 2021
“Substantial numbers of patients report a preference for antibiotics, even if appendectomy may ultimately be necessary.”
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Fluoroquinolones linked to sudden death risk for those on hemodialysis
October 25, 2021
Most patients undergoing hemodialysis have a least one risk factor for drug-induced QT interval prolongation.
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No benefit from lower temps for out-of-hospital cardiac arrest
October 20, 2021
The results “do not support the use of moderate therapeutic hypothermia to improve neurologic outcomes in comatose survivors of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest.”
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Some diabetes drugs may lower risk of severe COVID-19 outcomes
October 19, 2021
Glucose-regulating medications may improve outcomes in COVID-19 patients with type 2 diabetes, a multinational retrospective cohort study suggests.
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COVID toes and seasonal chilblains share similar immune responses
October 18, 2021
"This thoughtfully designed study provides additional support to the notion that there is likely a direct relationship with COVID-19 infection and CLLs."
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When can uncomplicated acute appendicitis in adults be treated nonoperatively?
October 18, 2021
Appendiceal diameter greater than or equal to 15 mm on CT and a body temperature of more than 38 °C on admission were associated with primary nonresponsiveness to antibiotic therapy.
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Substance abuse boosts COVID hospitalization, death risk, even after vaccination
October 15, 2021
Investigators found about twice as many individuals with an SUD had a breakthrough COVID-19 infection as their counterparts without an SUD.