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COVID-19 update: Transmission 5% or less among close contacts
March 11, 2020
New insights from China, CDC
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FDA cancels or postpones meetings amid COVID-19 concerns
March 10, 2020
Thus far, only a few Center for Drug Evaluation and Research events on the FDA's meeting webpage are listed as being canceled or postponed.
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Some infected patients could show COVID-19 symptoms after quarantine
March 9, 2020
Longer quarantine could be considered in highest-risk scenarios, but benefits must be weighed against costs to public health and the quarantined patients.
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AUGUSTUS: Apixaban surpassed warfarin despite prior stroke or thromboembolism
March 7, 2020
LOS ANGELES – Secondary AUGUSTUS analysis showed ACS/PCI patients with AFib plus prior stroke, TIA, or thromboembolism did better on apixaban.
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Flu activity declines again but remains high
March 6, 2020
Number of deaths in children at this point in the season is the highest seen since the 2009 pandemic.
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Novel coronavirus may cause environmental contamination through fecal shedding
March 6, 2020
Beyond respiratory droplets, fecal shedding could also be a potential route of transmission.
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Telehealth seen as a key tool to help fight COVID-19
March 6, 2020
A House bill would allow the HHS secretary to “waive or modify application of certain Medicare requirements with respect to telehealth services”.
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COVID-19 and public health preparedness in the United States
March 6, 2020
The spread of COVID-19 in the United States is inevitable, and there must be well-coordinated planning to reduce the impact.
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SARS epidemiology provides clues to potential treatment for COVID-19
March 5, 2020
A clinically proven effective protease inhibitor blocks SARS-CoV-2 virus entrance sites.
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Hospitalist profile: Charu Puri, MD
March 5, 2020
Dr. Charu Puri says working in hospital medicine creates a real sense of community.
