News
COVID-19 effect: Prescription fills mostly down for leading drugs
May 29, 2020
Use of hydroxychloroquine/chloroquine jumped by 214% in mid-March, compared with a year earlier.
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APA, others lobby to make COVID-19 telehealth waivers permanent
May 29, 2020
The American Psychiatric Association (APA) is calling on Congress to permanently lift restrictions that have allowed unfettered delivery of telehealth services during the COVID-19 pandemic, which...
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COVID-19 crushers: An appreciation of hospitalists
May 29, 2020
This poster demonstrates the fierce battle raging between our hospitalists and COVID-19.
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COVID-19 may increase risk of preterm birth and cesarean delivery
May 29, 2020
Increased BMI may be a risk factor for severe disease, and fever and dyspnea on admission are associated with subsequent maternal respiratory deterioration.
Opinion
Testing the limits of medical technology
May 29, 2020
Meeting the deadline for opening a drive-through COVID-19 testing center turned out to be impossible.
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Scientific doubt tempers COVID-19 vaccine optimism
May 29, 2020
Experts predict a COVID-19 vaccine won’t be widely available this year and may not come by the end of 2021.
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Early or delayed cardioversion in recent-onset atrial fibrillation
May 29, 2020
Is immediate restoration of sinus rhythm necessary in early-onset symptomatic atrial fibrillation (AFib)?
News
COVID-19: Putting distance between projection and reality
May 29, 2020
Curves have been flattened, but easing of social distancing without increasing other measures risks rapid resurgence.
Opinion
New York City inpatient detox unit keeps running: Here’s how
May 28, 2020
BronxCare Health System was able to take in patients with substance use disorders at a time when other detox units were closed.
News
Placental injury reported in women with COVID-19
May 28, 2020
A first-of-its-kind study looks at the extent and implications of pathological damage to the placentas of mothers with COVID-19.