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Rheumatologists seek to reassure amid hydroxychloroquine shortage
March 26, 2020
Rheumatologists Jill P. Buyon and Peter M. Izmirly answer questions about the availability of hydroxychloroquine during the COVID-19 pandemic, and rheumatologist Michael H. Pillinger discusses the prospects for a new trial of the gout drug colchicine in COVID-19 patients.
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Physicians pessimistic despite increased COVID-19 test kits
March 26, 2020
Physicians express frustration over safety equipment and staffing shortages.
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Keep calm: Under 25s with diabetes aren’t being hospitalized for COVID-19
March 26, 2020
But some are concerned that type 1 diabetes diagnoses are being delayed.
News
FMT appears safe and effective for IBD patients with recurrent C. difficile
March 26, 2020
Most patients were cured of C. difficile after one fecal transplant.
News
Guidelines on delaying cancer surgery during COVID-19
March 26, 2020
The American College of Surgeons has issued new guidelines for cancer surgery in the era of COVID-19.
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Cardiac symptoms can be first sign of COVID-19
March 26, 2020
Among those affected, acute myocardial injury is either apparent at presentation or develops after hospitalization.
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At U.S. Ground Zero for coronavirus, a hospital is transformed
March 26, 2020
Hospitalists at EvergreenHealth in Kirkland, Wash., benefited from an early connection with Chinese peers.
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Lessons from Seattle: Prepping a critical care system for COVID-19
March 26, 2020
From communicating with staff to managing patients with comorbidities, here’s how a major Seattle medical center is preparing.
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Opinion
Step 1 scoring moves to pass/fail: Hospitalists’ role and unintended consequences
March 25, 2020
The change to a pass/fail Step 1 exam will likely do little to address the expanding gulf between the UME and GME communities.
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COVID-19 shifts telehealth to the center of cardiology
March 25, 2020
A series of recent mandates aimed at addressing barriers to telehealth ‘have come in a time of desperation,’ one New York–based cardiologist says.
