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EULAR’s COVID-19 recommendations offer no surprises
June 11, 2020
The provisional recommendations cover four themes: general measures and preventing SARS-CoV-2 infection, managing patients without COVID-19 and those with the infection, and preventing COVID-19 lookalikes.
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COVID-19: Where doctors can get help for emotional distress
June 10, 2020
“So many physicians have called me crying. ... They can’t even come home and get a hug.”
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WHO clarifies comments on asymptomatic transmission of SARS-CoV-2
June 10, 2020
Dr. Maria Van Kerkhove said she wasn’t stating a WHO policy when she characterized asymptomatic transmission as rare.
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Age leads COVID-19 hospitalization risk factors in RMDs
June 10, 2020
Glucocorticoid use, cardiovascular comorbidity, and male gender were also found to increase the risk of hospitalization from COVID-19 in inflammatory rheumatic diseases.
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COVID-19 drives nursing homes to overhaul infection control efforts
June 10, 2020
“If this pandemic doesn’t create significant change in the nursing home industry, nothing ever will,” Dr. Michael Wasserman said.
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Elevated inflammation common in children’s severe COVID-19 disease
June 9, 2020
Obesity was a common comorbidity in children with SARS-CoV-2 infections and increased the need for respiratory support.
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By the numbers: Asthma-COPD overlap deaths
June 9, 2020
CDC analysis suggests that morbidity from asthma-COPD overlap may be pushing people out of the workforce.
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Pandemic conditions can complicate care of patients with PAH
June 9, 2020
Guidance emphasizes need for individual risk assessment and use of telemedicine when possible.
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Aspirin and warfarin together leads to increased bleeding without reducing thrombotic events
June 9, 2020
In patients taking warfarin for atrial fibrillation (AFib) or venous thromboembolism (VTE), how often is aspirin used without a clear indication, and what are the clinical outcomes for these patients?
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Preliminary evidence indicates famotidine might improve COVID-19 symptoms
June 9, 2020
Apart from two cases of anosmia, symptoms resolved completely within 14 days of starting famotidine.