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New tetracycline antibiotic effective in community-acquired bacterial pneumonia
April 30, 2020
Is omadacycline, a new tetracycline-class antibiotic, as effective as moxifloxacin in the treatment of community-acquired bacterial pneumonia?
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COVID-19: An opportunity, challenge for addiction treatment, NIDA boss says
April 30, 2020
Right now, said Dr. Nora Volkow, “we are in the dark as to how COVID infections have affected the number of overdose deaths.”
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Trials and tribulations: Neurology research during COVID-19
April 30, 2020
Many researchers have redesigned their studies, at least in part to optimize the safety of their participants and research staff.
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Remdesivir now ‘standard of care’ for COVID-19, Fauci says
April 30, 2020
The interim results show that time to recovery was 31% faster for patients who received remdesivir than for those who received placebo.
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Standing orders for vaccines may improve pediatric vaccination rates
April 29, 2020
Four in ten pediatricians don’t use standing orders for immunizations, but the strategy might alleviate falling vaccination rates during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Two rare neurologic conditions linked to COVID-19
April 29, 2020
Two variants of Guillain-Barré syndrome—Miller Fisher syndrome and polyneuritis cranialis—have been linked with COVID-19 infection.
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Survey: Hydroxychloroquine use fairly common in COVID-19
April 29, 2020
Testing and preparedness have increased, but a return to normal life could take another 6 months.
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COVID-19: No U.S. spike expected in pandemic-related suicidal ideation
April 29, 2020
Big Data analysis of real-time Crisis Text Line experience offers encouragement.
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COVID-19: Calls to NYC crisis hotline soar
April 29, 2020
Inbound call volume has increased roughly 50% since the COVID-19 pandemic hit.
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Acetaminophen plus ibuprofen cut patient-controlled morphine after total hip arthroplasty
April 29, 2020
Is the perioperative/early postoperative use of acetaminophen-ibuprofen associated with less patient-controlled morphine administration after total hip arthroplasty?