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Mental illness tied to increased mortality in COVID-19
- Batya Swift Yasgur, MA, LSW
October 2, 2020
“Pay attention and potentially address/treat a prior psychiatric diagnosis if a patient is hospitalized for COVID-19,” said Dr. Luming Li.
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‘Celebration’ will be ‘short-lived’ if COVID vaccine rushed: Experts
- Kerry Dooley Young
October 2, 2020
US regulators eventually could safely approve vaccines for COVID-19 if the process is kept free of political pressure regarding time lines, study protocols, and safety standards, expert witnesses told a House panel investigating the process.
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Post-COVID clinics get jump-start from patients with lingering illness
- Julie Appleby, Kaiser Health News
October 2, 2020
That need has jump-started post-COVID clinics, which bring together a range of specialists into a one-stop shop.
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Nerve damage linked to prone positioning in COVID-19
- Batya Swift Yasgur, MA, LSW
October 2, 2020
If patients are in a specific position for multiple hours a day, coupled with the neurotoxic effects of the SARS-CoV-2 virus itself, they may be exposed to a unique type of nerve injury.
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AHA scientific statement highlights cardiorenal benefit of new diabetes drugs
- Megan Brooks
October 1, 2020
SGLT2 inhibitors and GLP-1 receptor agonists should be considered in people with type 2 diabetes and chronic kidney disease to protect against heart disease and kidney disease progression.
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COVID-19 shutdown fuels sharp rise in alcohol use
- Megan Brooks
September 30, 2020
After some states issued stay-at-home orders, one study noted a 54% increase in national sales of alcohol for the week ending March 21, compared with 1 year earlier.
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Children’s share of new COVID-19 cases is on the rise
- Richard Franki
September 29, 2020
“Unclear how much of the increase in child cases is due to increased testing capacity,” AAP says.
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Pandemic poses new challenges for rural doctors
- Katie Lennon; Randy Dotinga
September 29, 2020
But physicians are adapting and still finding joy in treating patients.
Opinion
HM20 Virtual: Combating racism in medicine
- Vignesh Doraiswamy, MD
September 28, 2020
Though the COVID-19 pandemic is unprecedented, the pandemic of racism is not.
News
DAPA-CKD resets eGFR floor for safe SGLT2 inhibitor use
- Mitchel L. Zoler, PhD
September 25, 2020
Until now, SGLT2 inhibitors were for patients with an eGFR of at least 30 mL/min per m2. New evidence moves the threshold down to 25.