News
Asthma leads spending on avoidable pediatric inpatient stays
June 19, 2020
Asthma costs nearly equaled potentially avoidable hospital bills for diabetes, gastroenteritis, and UTIs combined.
Opinion
The evolution of “COVIDists”
June 19, 2020
Hospitalists at Baystate Health in Western Massachusetts realized the necessity of a new model of care for COVID-19 patients.
News
Lung ultrasound works well in children with COVID-19
June 18, 2020
Ultrasound offers several benefits over other imaging modalities, too.
News
Face mask type matters when sterilizing, study finds
June 18, 2020
The testing described in the report is “quite affordable,” according to one of the authors.
News
DAPA-HF: Dapagliflozin slows T2D onset in heart failure patients
June 16, 2020
In the landmark DAPA-HF trial that enrolled HFrEF patients without diabetes, treatment with dapagliflozin cut incident type 2 diabetes by a relative 32%.
News
FDA revokes emergency use of hydroxychloroquine
June 15, 2020
The agency determined that chloroquine and hydroxychloroquine are unlikely to be effective against COVID-19.
News
Learning the ICU
June 15, 2020
Ninety-five percent of management of COVID-19 patients is nothing other than practicing sound critical care medicine.
News
For COVID-19 plus diabetes, glycemic control tops treatment list
June 15, 2020
Tight glucose control led to better results in patients with diabetes and COVID-19.
News
Secondary infections common in COVID-19, implications unclear
June 15, 2020
Lessons from the global influenza epidemic of 1918 may still apply.
News
Half of type 1 diabetes patients with COVID-19 manage at home
June 12, 2020
Despite high rates of hyperglycemia and DKA, only about half of patients with type 1 diabetes and COVID-19 required hospitalization, according to data from the T1D Exchange; mortality was low.