News
Many Americans still concerned about access to health care
September 17, 2020
More than 50% of adults surveyed in August said they were worried about being able to receive care during the pandemic.
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Opinion
2020-2021 respiratory viral season: Onset, presentations, and testing likely to differ in pandemic
- Christopher J. Harrison, MD
September 17, 2020
Expect variations on the traditional parade of seasonal respiratory viruses, with increased numbers of coinfections.
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Dr. Fauci: ‘About 40%-45% of infections are asymptomatic’
September 17, 2020
Transmission by asymptomatic individuals have made response strategies, such as contact tracing, extremely difficult to implement.
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Many providers don’t follow hypertension guidelines
September 17, 2020
Most health care professionals rely on clinic BP measurements to make a new diagnosis of hypertension, and view pressure measured manually with a cuff and stethoscope as accurate.
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Opinion
COVID-19 and the psychological side effects of PPE
- Col. (Ret.) Elspeth Cameron Ritchie, MD, MPH
September 17, 2020
If health care workers cannot tolerate PPE, use desensitization- and anxiety-reducing techniques to help them. said Dr. Elspeth Cameron Ritchie.
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Children and COVID-19: New cases may be leveling off
September 17, 2020
Children now represent 10% of all COVID-19 cases, but measures continue to show low rates of severe illness.
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Opinion
Conspiracy theories
September 17, 2020
That many patients fervently believe conspiracy theories poses several problems for us.
News
Tough to tell COVID from smoke inhalation symptoms — And flu season’s coming
- Mark Kreidler, Kaiser Health News
September 16, 2020
“Any time someone comes in with even some of those symptoms, we ask ourselves, ‘Is it COVID?’ At the end of the day, clinically speaking, I still want to rule out the virus.”
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Opinion
Defining excellence with Dr. Kimberly Manning
September 16, 2020
SHM’s 2020-2021 Awards of Excellence nominations are now open with nine unique categories.
News
COVID-19 outcomes no worse in patients on TNF inhibitors or methotrexate
September 16, 2020
No increase was seen in hospitalization and death rates, providing additional support for keeping patients on these immunosuppressive treatments during the COVID-19 pandemic, although more research is needed and shared decision making is warranted.