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Maintaining cancer care in the face of COVID-19
April 1, 2020
Oncologists are moving cancer patients to other hospitals, reevaluating the need for cancer treatments, and embracing telemedicine to protect vulnerable patients from COVID-19.
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Blood test might detect multiple cancer types, study suggests
March 31, 2020
The test, which uses methylation patterns in plasma cell-free DNA, had specificity and sensitivity approaching those needed for population-based screening.
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COVID-19: Older patients with cancer especially vulnerable
March 12, 2020
Expert advises diligence in screening cancer patients and commonsense preventative measures.
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Can this patient get IV contrast?
March 2, 2020
Patients with seafood allergy have a higher rate of reactions to iodinated contrast, but not at a higher rate than patients with other food allergies.
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Flu increases activity but not its severity
February 14, 2020
A very red map now has 41 states at the highest level of influenza activity.
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Tools for preventing heart failure
February 13, 2020
SNOWMASS, COLO. – “There will be more than 1 million new cases of heart failure this year, and the vast majority of them could have been prevented.” – Gregg C. Fonarow, MD
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HHS: Coronavirus risk low in U.S., vaccine development underway
January 28, 2020
U.S. health providers should be on the lookout for any patient who has traveled to China recently.
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Echoes of SARS mark 2019 novel coronavirus outbreak
January 28, 2020
One-third of patients hospitalized for 2019 novel coronavirus infection required ICU admission, and six of the 41 (15%) died.
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Wuhan virus: What clinicians need to know
January 26, 2020
“It’s not good enough to just download CDC’s guidance; use it to make your own local plan and know what to do 24/7.”
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EVALI outbreak ongoing, but new cases decline
December 9, 2019
Since the week of Sept. 15, 2019, hospitalized cases of EVALI have steadily declined.
