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When can uncomplicated acute appendicitis in adults be treated nonoperatively?
Publish date: 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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Even one vaccinated member can cut family’s COVID risk
Publish date: October 14, 2021
Study findings may be particularly welcome in regions of the world where vaccination rates are very low, according to investigators.
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CDC: Children just as vulnerable to COVID as adults
Publish date: October 14, 2021
There were 113 COVID-19 outbreaks in schools without mask requirements, in a study of 1,000 schools in Arizona.
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No short-term death risk in elderly after COVID-19 vaccines
Publish date: October 13, 2021
Early reports of deaths shortly after mRNA-based vaccination of very frail elderly patients in Norway prompted a nationwide safety study.
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Omega-3s tame inflammation in elderly COVID-19 patients
Publish date: October 13, 2021
Those who received an intravenous infusion had significant decreases from baseline to end of treatment in the neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio.
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Children and COVID-19: U.S. adds latest million cases in record time
Publish date: October 12, 2021
Six million children make for a dubious milestone as new cases, ED visits, and vaccinations continue to drop.
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HEPA filters may clean SARS-CoV-2 from the air: Study
Publish date: October 11, 2021
"Airborne SARS-CoV-2 was detected in the ward on all five days before activation of air/UV filtration, but on none of the five days when the air/UV filter was operational."
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Children and COVID: Decline of summer surge continues
Publish date: October 5, 2021
Cumulative case count nears another milestone; new vaccinations drop again.
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COVID vaccine controversies: How can hospitalists help?
Publish date: October 1, 2021
Hospitalists need to pull whatever levers they can to help advance understanding of vaccines.
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Children and COVID: New cases topped 200,000 after 3 weeks of declines
Publish date: September 28, 2021
13 million children have received the vaccine, but the pace of new vaccinations continues to slow.
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