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COVID-19 mortality rates declined, but vary by hospital
December 24, 2020
“[T]he characteristic that is most associated with poor or worsening hospital outcomes is high or increasing community case rates,” writes David A. Asch, MD.
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Hospital volumes start to fall again, even as COVID-19 soars
December 24, 2020
There was a much bigger crash in admissions, observation visits, and ED visits last spring than in November.
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Opinion
Leading in crisis
- Danielle Scheurer, MD, MSCR, SFHM
December 23, 2020
You can’t be a good runner or a good leader when you are totally depleted.
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Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine deemed ‘highly effective,’ but further studies needed
December 23, 2020
The primary safety endpoint was to characterize the safety of the vaccine following one or two doses.
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Child abuse visits to EDs declined in 2020, but not admissions
December 23, 2020
Proportion of visits related to child abuse and neglect that resulted in hospitalizations increased from 2019 to 2020.
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Call to arms: vaccinating the health workforce of 21 million strong
December 23, 2020
The real story of the debut of COVID-19 vaccination is more methodical than monumental, a celebration of teamwork.
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COVID-19 anticoagulation trials ‘paused’ for futility, safety
December 22, 2020
The trials involved are the REMAP-CAP, ACTIV-4, and ATTACC studies.
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Latest rise in child COVID-19 cases is relatively small
December 22, 2020
Total number of U.S. cases reported in children is now over 1.8 million.
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Strategies for tracking SARS-CoV-2 could help detect next pandemic
December 22, 2020
One study evaluating blood donations found antibodies on the West Coast as early as Dec. 13, 2019.
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Doctors publish paper on COVID-19 protocol; Experts unconvinced
December 22, 2020
“This is not a study by any stretch of the imagination,” said Hugh Cassiere, MD, director of critical care medicine at North Shore University Hospital in Manhasset, N.Y.