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Hydroxychloroquine ineffective for COVID-19, VA study suggests
April 23, 2020
The retrospective study, which included data from 368 men hospitalized with confirmed COVID-19 and treated in VA medical centers, showed an association between HCQ and higher mortality.
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European COVID-19 insights: Try helmet CPAP
April 23, 2020
An older, relatively inexpensive form of noninvasive ventilation appears to prevent self-induced lung injury.
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COVID-19 antibody tests proliferate, but what do they show?
April 23, 2020
“Having many inaccurate tests is worse than having no tests at all,” one critic says.
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COVID-19: Experts hasten to head off mental health crisis
April 23, 2020
Across the two surveys, respondents’ primary concern was anxiety, which was cited in 750 responses.
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COVID-19: Helping health care workers on front lines
April 22, 2020
“This is completely the opposite of the way we practice psychiatry,” said Dr. Allison Cotton.
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ACEI/ARBs linked with survival in hypertensive, Chinese COVID-19 patients
April 22, 2020
A study drawing from 1,128 hypertensive, Chinese patients with COVID-19 suggested that those on an ACEI or ARB had better 28-day survival.
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Doctors push back on treating COVID-19 as HAPE
April 21, 2020
The pathophysiological mechanism of HAPE is a “fundamentally different phenomenon” than what is seen in COVID-19–related ARDS, experts noted in a recent commentary.
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Interim guidance for CPR in patients with COVID-19
April 20, 2020
Performing CPR on patients with COVID-19 raises unique challenges. Interim guidance suggests approaches to mitigate risk to patients and providers.
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Researchers investigate impact of smoking on COVID-19 risk
April 20, 2020
Early reports from China showed a case fatality rate of 4.7% for men, compared with 2.8% for women.
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Switching gears at high speed
April 20, 2020
Michigan Medicine’s ICU Bootcamp is for clinicians who haven’t practiced in an ICU for a while.
