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News
Detection of COVID-19 in children in early January 2020 in Wuhan, China
March 16, 2020
COVID-19 causes moderate to severe respiratory illness in pediatric patients, possibly leading to critical illness.
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Flattening the curve: Viral graphic shows COVID-19 containment needs
March 16, 2020
The race is on in the U.S. to interrupt the transmission of the virus and slow the spread, meaning containment measures have increasingly higher and wider stakes.
News
So you have a COVID-19 patient: How do you treat them?
March 16, 2020
A patient with severe symptoms, who is seeking medical attention from a HealthPoint clinic, is not seen and is sent straight to the emergency department.
News
Society of Hospital Medicine cancels 2020 Annual Conference
March 13, 2020
The society’s annual conference, HM20, was scheduled for mid-April.
News
President declares national emergency for COVID-19, ramps up testing capability
March 13, 2020
An additional 5 million COVID-19 tests will be available within a month, President Trump announced.
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After weeks of decline, influenza activity increases slightly
March 13, 2020
Attention on COVID-19 may have led to more visits than usual for respiratory illness.
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Opinion
Hospital medicine physician leaders
March 13, 2020
Lead hospitalist duties can extend from daily operations to leading the strategic vision of a health system.
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News
Lombardy ICU capacity stressed to breaking point by COVID-19 outbreak
March 13, 2020
There were relatively few cases in children and they had relatively mild disease.
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News
FDA warns of serious infection risk after FMT
March 13, 2020
The FDA has issued a Safety Alert warning of the potential risk of serious, life-threatening infection in patients with Clostridioides difficile infection who receive fecal microbiota transplant.
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News
Wuhan case review: COVID-19 characteristics differ in children vs. adults
March 13, 2020
“Early chest CT screening and timely follow-up, combined with corresponding pathogen detection, is a feasible clinical protocol in children.”
