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COVID 19: Psychiatric patients may be among the hardest hit
April 9, 2020
It’s important for patients with severe mental illness to have up-to-date, accurate information about mitigating risk, said Dr. Benjamin Druss.
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First protocol on how to use lung ultrasound to triage COVID-19
April 9, 2020
Lung ultrasound is not yet universally accepted as a tool for diagnosing pneumonia in the context of COVID-19 and triaging patients.
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Concerns for clinicians over 65 grow in the face of COVID-19
April 9, 2020
Health care leaders are sounding the alarm about exposing “senior physicians” to the virus and recommending alternative ways older clinicians can contribute to the response.
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COVID-19 and surge capacity in U.S. hospitals
April 9, 2020
Independently preparing for the surge capacity needed to face COVID-19 may be infeasible for some hospitals.
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See acute hepatitis? Consider COVID-19, N.Y. case suggests
April 9, 2020
This is the first documented instance of a patient with COVID-19 presenting with acute hepatitis as the primary symptom before developing respiratory symptoms.
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First case of COVID-19 presenting as Guillain-Barré reported
April 9, 2020
A case report from China suggests a possible association between GBS and SARS-CoV-2 infection.
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Opinion
Reproductive health care in the time of COVID-19
April 9, 2020
We do not have complete knowledge of what the novel coronavirus 2019 does to a developing pregnancy, especially early in pregnancy.
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Cardiology groups push back on hydroxychloroquine, azithromycin for COVID-19
April 8, 2020
Both drugs are known to cause torsade de pointes and increase the risk of other arrhythmias, say the AHA, ACC, and HRS.
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COVID-19: Are acute stroke patients avoiding emergency care?
April 8, 2020
Stroke specialists in New Orleans, Chicago, Seattle, and elsewhere are seeing a precipitous drop in the number of acute strokes at their institutions.
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Comorbidities the rule in New York’s COVID-19 deaths
April 8, 2020
Infection and death rates among males in the state are disproportionately high.
