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Could these old drugs help fight COVID-19 and save lives?
September 9, 2020
“The beauty of a repurposed drug is that if you can get funding and start enrolling patients, you could potentially find out fairly quickly, as early as a few months, if that drug has an antiviral effect or not.”
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MIS-C cardiac evaluation requires more than EF
September 9, 2020
Children with COVID-19 and multisystem inflammatory syndrome need a thorough coronary work-up to evaluate later-phase cardiac injury and dysfunction.
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Unexpected results in new COVID-19 ‘cytokine storm’ data
September 9, 2020
Circulating cytokine concentrations are lower in patients with COVID-19, compared with other diseases.
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HM20 Virtual: Improved supervision of residents
September 9, 2020
Resident supervision is driven by three factors: what residents need, what residents want, and what the supervisor can provide.
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HHS plan to improve rural health focuses on better broadband, telehealth services
September 8, 2020
The announcement includes technical initiatives, such as a contract to help clinics and hospitals integrate care.
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Study: 10% of pregnant women test positive for COVID-19, with most asymptomatic
September 8, 2020
This study is based on ongoing living systematic reviews of the literature, in which information is posted in real time on the website.
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PHM20 Virtual: Impact of racism in medicine
September 8, 2020
The field of pediatric hospital medicine must recognize the role that race plays in propagating inequalities.
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Asymptomatic children may transmit COVID-19 in communities
September 3, 2020
A South Korean case series of 91 children with COVID-19 identified detectable viral RNA for approximately 2 weeks’ duration.
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Statins linked to reduced mortality in COVID-19
September 3, 2020
A pooled analysis of available data suggest moderate- to high-intensity statin therapy may be beneficial in patients with COVID-19, researchers said.
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Minidose edoxaban may safely cut AFib stroke risk in the frail, very elderly
September 3, 2020
Those who took the factor Xa inhibitor edoxaban (Savaysa) at the off-label dosage of 15 mg once daily showed a two-thirds drop in risk for stroke or systemic embolism, compared with patients who received placebo.