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Creating a student-staffed family call line to alleviate clinical burden
July 15, 2020
Medical students received a crash course in empathetically communicating over the phone.
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Opinion
The public’s trust in science
July 14, 2020
We still can’t reliably say how much protection a cloth mask provides.
News
COVID-19 symptoms can linger for months
July 14, 2020
“Persistent symptoms are much worse for COVID patients than flu patients,” said Dr. Zijian Chen.
News
Intubation boxes may do more harm than good in COVID-19 risk
July 14, 2020
The Food and Drug Administration issued an emergency use authorization for protective barrier enclosures to prevent healthcare provide] exposure to pathogenic biological airborne particulates.
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Opinion
Wave, surge, or tsunami
July 14, 2020
Predictive models for COVID-19 have strengths and weaknesses and none are perfect.
News
Hep C sofosbuvir/daclatasvir combo promising for COVID-19
July 13, 2020
“We need to remember that conducting research amidst a pandemic with overwhelmed hospitals is a clear challenge, and we cannot be sure of success.”
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Opinion
Calculations of an academic hospitalist
July 13, 2020
Compensation models based solely on wRVU production would not do justice for hospitalists in academic settings.
News
Medical societies advise on vitamin D in midst of COVID-19
July 13, 2020
Preliminary results show for the first time that vitamin D intake may be tied to decreased risk for immunotherapy-induced colitis in patients with melanoma.
News
Hyperglycemia predicts COVID-19 death even without diabetes
July 13, 2020
This finding came from a retrospective analysis of 605 patients with COVID-19 seen at two hospitals in Wuhan, China.
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PHM fellowship changes in response to the COVID-19 pandemic
July 10, 2020
Fellowship programs have learned that fostering community across training lines is important.
