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How to get a position as a physician leader
August 21, 2020
Physicians need to prepare for leadership because these roles are very different from clinical work.
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COVID-19 plans put to test as firefighters crowd camps for peak wildfire season
August 20, 2020
A COVID-19 outbreak that ripples through a camp could easily sideline crews and spread the virus across multiple fires and back to communities across the country.
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Hospitalists confront administrative, financial challenges of COVID-19 crisis
August 20, 2020
The COVID-19 crisis may present an opportunity for hospital medicine to rapidly explore different models.
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Oleander extract for COVID-19? That’s a hard ‘no’ experts say
August 20, 2020
Oleandrin poisoning may affect the central nervous system, as evidenced by drowsiness, tremors, seizures, collapse, and coma leading to death.
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Pulmonary rehab reduces COPD readmissions
August 19, 2020
Rehabilitation was associated with a lower risk for readmission.
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PHM20 Virtual: Can’t miss heart disease for hospitalists
August 19, 2020
Congenital heart disease often presents with either cyanosis, hypoperfusion, failure to thrive, or respiratory distress.
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COVID-19 child case count now over 400,000
August 19, 2020
For the first time, the percentage of cases in children did not increase from 1 week to the next.
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HFNC more comfortable for posthypercapnic patients with COPD
August 19, 2020
High-flow nasal cannula appears to be an effective means of respiratory support for COPD patients extubated after severe hypercapnic respiratory failure.
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Evidence mounts for COVID-19 effects on thyroid gland
August 19, 2020
Among severely ill patients with COVID-19, rates of thyrotoxicosis are significantly higher than among patients without it. But those with thyroid disorders are not at increased risk of contracting SARS-CoV-2.
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Non-COVID-19 clinical trials grind to a halt during pandemic
August 19, 2020
Many more trials than usual are being paused or stopped, new findings suggest, creating downstream disruption to product availability and issues with data integrity and statistical interpretation.
