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HIV increases risk for severe COVID-19
July 20, 2021
“We don’t have any information from this about the T-cell counts [or] the rates of viral suppression, which I think is tremendously important,” one physician said about the data.
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Pharmacologic and electrical cardioversion of acute Afib reduces hospital admissions
July 20, 2021
Is pharmacologic cardioversion and/or electrical cardioversion an appropriate initial management strategy for acute atrial fibrillation?
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Long COVID seen in patients with severe and mild disease
July 20, 2021
A Swiss study shows how even mild COVID cases can lead to debilitating symptoms, according to Dr. Christopher Terndrup.
Opinion
The febrile infant: New AAP guidance for the first 2 months of life
July 19, 2021
The recommendations were derived from interpretations of sequential studies in young, febrile, but well-appearing infants.
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Treatment of opioid use disorder with buprenorphine and methadone effective but underutilized
July 19, 2021
In clinical practice, what is the effectiveness of different treatment pathways for opioid use disorder?
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Large remdesivir study finds no COVID-19 survival benefit
July 16, 2021
“There is still uncertainty about the role of remdesivir in treatment for people hospitalized with COVID-19,” said Dr. Ohl.
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DOACs linked to lower mortality than vitamin K antagonist: 3-year TAVR registry
July 16, 2021
Mortality and bleeding advantage favors DOACs over VKA in TAVR patients who are candidates for anticoagulation.
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Legalization of cannabis tied to drop in opioid-related ED visits
July 16, 2021
Nearly half of the U.S. population lives in a state that allows recreational cannabis use.
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Long-term outcome data suggest optimism for MIS-C patients
July 16, 2021
Most inflammatory and cardiac manifestations of multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children resolved by 9 months.
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Disconnect between POLST orders and end-of-life care
July 16, 2021
Do physician orders for life-sustaining treatment correlate with ICU admissions and invasive life-sustaining treatment at the end of life?
