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Fauci: Cautious optimism for COVID-19 vaccine by end of 2020
October 18, 2020
Top health official is “cautiously optimistic” for vaccine distribution before end of year, pending favorable safety and efficacy data.
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NACMI: Clear benefit with PCI in STEMI COVID-19 patients
October 16, 2020
Angiography fell off but door-to-balloon times haven’t suffered, even with the pandemic, according to initial results from the North American registry.
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Hospitalists and unit-based assignments
October 16, 2020
The push for geographic rounding comes from the need to achieve excellence in patient care and efficiency in work flow.
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Diarrhea prevalent among COVID-19 patients with IBD
October 15, 2020
One in five patients with IBD and COVID-19 had diarrhea, at least twice the prevalence compared with pooled data from prior studies.
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COVID-19: A second wave of mental illness ‘imminent’
October 15, 2020
Each COVID-19 death leaves about nine family members bereaved, note Dr. Naomi Simon and coauthors.
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Entresto halves renal events in preserved EF heart failure patients
October 15, 2020
The PARAGON-HF trial of sacubitril/valsartan in patients with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction didn’t meet its primary outcome but significantly improved a secondary renal endpoint.
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Blood group O linked to decreased risk of SARS-CoV-2 infection
October 15, 2020
A retrospective analysis of all Danish individuals with a known ABO blood group tested for SARS-CoV-2 showed a lower infection risk for SARS-CoV-2 infection in blood group O.
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Opinion
SHM Chapter innovations: A provider exchange program
- Amith Skandhan, MD, FHM;
- Krystle D. Apodaca, DNP, FHM
October 15, 2020
An interinstitutional exchange program could provide a platform to exchange ideas and establish mentors.
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C. difficile linked to surgery risk in pediatric Crohn’s
October 14, 2020
Patients who tested positive for Clostridoides difficile in the first year after diagnosis were more likely to go in for colectomy.
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Fecal transplant linked to reduced C. difficile mortality
October 14, 2020
A hospital’s switch to fecal transplants was associated with reduced mortality in patients with severe or fulminant Clostridioides difficile infection.