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IV drug users: The new face of candidemia
April 28, 2021
Intravenous drug use is an increasingly common risk factor for candidemia as the opioid crisis worsens.
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Pfizer developing pill to treat COVID-19 symptoms
April 28, 2021
An oral drug could be taken at home and might keep people out of the hospital.
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Psoriasis associated with an increased risk of COVID-19 in real-world study
April 28, 2021
Those treated with TNF-alpha inhibitors, methotrexate, and apremilast had statistically lower risks of COVID-19 vs. those on topical therapy.
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CDC: Vaccinated people can mostly drop masks outdoors
April 27, 2021
It is a minor – but still significant – step toward the end of pandemic restrictions.
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Half of patients in hospital for COVID-19 get acute kidney injury
April 27, 2021
It’s bad news when hospitalized COVID-19 patients develop acute kidney injury, which can prove fatal or can lead to the development or worsening of CKD.
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Infective endocarditis from IV drug use tied to hemorrhagic stroke
April 27, 2021
The incidence of patients with IVDU-associated endocarditis increased 630% from 2014 to 2018.
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Pediatric bronchiolitis: Less is more
April 27, 2021
With bronchiolitis still the poster disease for low-value interventions, it’s time to retire widely used but ineffective therapies and focus on supportive care, researchers say.
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Trend reversed: New cases of COVID-19 decline in children
April 27, 2021
Children’s share of weekly cases continues to rise, setting another pandemic high.
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Thyroid hormone analogues can reverse NASH
April 27, 2021
In patients with nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) and stages 1-3 fibrosis, does the thyroid hormone receptor beta-agonist, resmetirom reduce hepatic steatosis compared with placebo?
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Efficacy and safety of daily low-dose colchicine after recent MI
April 26, 2021
Can giving low-dose colchicine to patients after a recent myocardial infarction reduce future ischemic cardiovascular events, compared with placebo?