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HHS: Coronavirus risk low in U.S., vaccine development underway
January 28, 2020
U.S. health providers should be on the lookout for any patient who has traveled to China recently.
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Improving health care with simulation
January 28, 2020
Hospitalists should consider new tools for quality improvement.
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Echoes of SARS mark 2019 novel coronavirus outbreak
January 28, 2020
One-third of patients hospitalized for 2019 novel coronavirus infection required ICU admission, and six of the 41 (15%) died.
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CDC: Five confirmed 2019-nCoV cases in the U.S.
January 27, 2020
At this time in the United States, the virus is not spreading in the community.
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Zika virus: Birth defects rose fourfold in U.S. hardest-hit areas
January 27, 2020
U.S. jurisdictions without local transmission of the virus saw no increase in infants born with brain abnormalities and/or microcephaly or with eye abnormalities.
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IBD: Inpatient opioids linked with outpatient use
January 26, 2020
Alternative analgesics should be considered for patients with inflammatory bowel disease.
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Wuhan virus: What clinicians need to know
January 26, 2020
“It’s not good enough to just download CDC’s guidance; use it to make your own local plan and know what to do 24/7.”
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EVALI update warns of chemicals in vaping products
January 24, 2020
Data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention show 82% of EVALI patients reported using a vaping product containing THC.
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Hospitalist movers and shakers – January 2020
January 24, 2020
Take note of some recent career transitions in the hospital medicine community.
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Second U.S. coronavirus patient confirmed
January 24, 2020
A Chicago resident returning from Wuhan, China, on Jan. 13, 2020, developed symptoms of the disease and contacted her health care provider.