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COVID vaccines could lose their punch within a year, experts say
March 31, 2021
Almost a third said ineffectiveness would happen in 9 months or less; 18.2% said 6 months or less.
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New guidelines on the diagnosis and treatment of adults with CAP
March 30, 2021
What are the most up-to-date, evidence-based recommendations for the diagnosis and treatment of community-acquired pneumonia (CAP)?
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New COVID-19 cases rise again in children
March 30, 2021
This latest reversal – we’re not calling it a surge yet – is bringing an increasing share of the burden to children.
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Encephalopathy common, often lethal in hospitalized patients with COVID-19
March 29, 2021
Toxic metabolic encephalopathy was associated with a 24% higher risk of in-hospital death.
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In-hospital mobility impairment in older MI patients predicts postdischarge functional decline
March 29, 2021
Does in-hospital mobility of older patients hospitalized for acute myocardial infarction predict overall functional decline after discharge?
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Pediatric bronchiolitis admissions to ICU fall during COVID-19
March 29, 2021
It’s unlikely that the reduction in bronchiolitis PICU admissions was due to parents not bringing babies to the hospital or infants not getting admitted.
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Metoprolol increases severity, but not risk, of COPD exacerbations
March 26, 2021
Does metoprolol affect time until exacerbation in patients with moderate to severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) without an alternative indication for beta-blocker use?
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Senate confirms Murthy as Surgeon General
March 25, 2021
He is not new to this role.
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Dapagliflozin may cut risk of HF hospitalization in patients with type 2 diabetes
March 25, 2021
What is the Food and Drug Administration–approved indication for dapagliflozin (Farxiga)?
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Low concordance between troponin assays for ACS
March 25, 2021
Concordance between high-sensitivity troponin assays was only 37% for a single blood draw, rising to 75% with serial testing, but still changing management decisions in some patients.