News
New details of myocarditis linked to COVID vaccines
July 2, 2021
Further details from multiple cases of myocarditis linked to the Pfizer and Moderna mRNA COVID vaccines have been described in recent papers in the medical literature.
News
Hotspotting does not reduce readmissions
July 1, 2021
Does the addition of the Camden Coalition of Healthcare Provider’s care-transition program prevent hospital readmission in high utilizers of health care services?
News
Post–COVID-19 lung injury: What we know so far
July 1, 2021
More than 30 million patients have been diagnosed with COVID-19 in the United States and close to half will experience persistent dyspnea.
News
Almost all U.S. COVID-19 deaths now in the unvaccinated
June 30, 2021
Of more than 18,000 people who died from COVID-19, only about 150 were fully vaccinated. That’s less than 1%.
News
Lack of fever in ESRD with S. aureus bacteremia is common
June 30, 2021
What is the incidence of fever in Staphylococcus aureus bacteremic patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) presenting to the emergency department?
News
Conservative treatment for spontaneous pneumothorax?
June 29, 2021
Is conservative management of moderate to large primary spontaneous pneumothorax an acceptable alternative to interventional treatment?
News
Disturbing number of hospital workers still unvaccinated
June 29, 2021
One in four hospital workers who have direct contact with patients had not yet received a single dose of a COVID vaccine by the end of May.
News
Abnormal exercise EKG in the setting of normal stress echo linked with increased CV risk
June 28, 2021
What is the significance of an abnormal exercise EKG with a normal stress echo?
Opinion
Artificial intelligence, COVID-19, and the future of pandemics
June 27, 2021
Machine learning is only as good as the information provided to train the machine.
News
Unmanaged diabetes, high blood glucose tied to COVID-19 severity
June 26, 2021
Findings suggest in part that hospitalized COVID-19 patients need aggressive treatment of hyperglycemia, regardless of the diagnosis of diabetes or A1c value.