Heidi Splete
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Anakinra improved survival in hospitalized COVID-19 patients
September 7, 2021
Phase 3 randomized trial showed improved survival and shorter hospital stay in COVID-19 patients who were given anakinra, compared with those given a placebo.
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COVID-19: New GI symptoms don’t raise death risk in IBD
August 27, 2021
International registry data show new onset of GI symptoms is common in IBD patients with COVID-19 regardless of IBD disease status.
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Move from awareness to action to combat racism in medicine
August 12, 2021
Calls to action to address structural racism include learning from policies, prioritizing voting, and educating children.
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Febrile infant guideline allows wiggle room on hospital admission, testing
August 12, 2021
Evidence-based guidelines use language to guide, but not direct, clinicians in balancing the risks of infections and invasive procedures.
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Fauci says ‘unprecedented’ conditions could influence COVID vaccine approval for kids
August 6, 2021
“If I were a [non-COVID] virus looking for a niche, I would be really confused,” Dr. Fauci told pediatric hospitalists.
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PHM virtual conference promises practical pearls, plus Dr. Fauci
July 23, 2021
A “full spectrum” of offerings at the upcoming Pediatric Hospital Medicine 2021 virtual conference.
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Long-term outcome data suggest optimism for MIS-C patients
July 16, 2021
Most inflammatory and cardiac manifestations of multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children resolved by 9 months.
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C. difficile guidelines offer new possibilities
June 24, 2021
Updated recommendations address issues of diagnosis, recurrence, and fecal microbial transplant.
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Safety-net burden linked with poorer inpatient cirrhosis outcomes
June 21, 2021
Even so, hospitalizations and mortality were still higher in Black patients than White patients after controlling for hospitals’ safety-net burden.
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Hospitalists play key role in advance care planning
June 2, 2021
It’s important to distinguish advance care planning from advance directives.