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Labor & Delivery: An overlooked entry point for the spread of viral infection
February 27, 2020
OB hospitalists can be doing more to protect the public from viral spread.
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Pence named COVID-19 point person as CDC reports possible community spread
February 27, 2020
The CDC also announced the first case of possible community spread of the novel coronavirus, a person in California “who reportedly did not have relevant travel history or exposure to another known patient.”
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AI algorithm finds diagnostic AFib signatures in normal ECGs
February 26, 2020
NATIONAL HARBOR, MD. – Machine learning created software that can reliably detect a signal of past or impending AFib in a normal-appearing ECG recording.
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COVID-19: Time to ‘take the risk of scaring people’
February 25, 2020
It’s past time to call the novel coronavirus, COVID-19, a pandemic and “time to push people to prepare, and guide their prep,” risk communication experts say.
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CDC expects eventual community spread of coronavirus in U.S.
February 25, 2020
The coronavirus is now showing signs of community spread without a known source of exposure in a number of countries.
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Guidance defines vaping-related respiratory syndrome
February 23, 2020
ORLANDO – The guidance is designed to help critical care professionals efficiently identify those individuals at high risk of respiratory failure.
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Medicare beneficiaries get few home health visits after ICU stay
February 23, 2020
ORLANDO – The beneficiaries received an average of less than one visit per week in the month after ICU discharge, while a third received no visits.
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Opioid use disorder up in sepsis hospitalizations
February 23, 2020
ORLANDO – “While we don’t necessarily screen every sepsis patient for endocarditis, if it’s an opioid use disorder patient – particularly one with a bloodstream infection – then that’s almost certainly something you should be doing.”
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Vitamin E acetate found in more vapers’ lung fluid
February 22, 2020
Researchers identified vitamin E acetate in the bronchoalveolar-lavage fluid of additional patients with electronic-cigarette, or vaping, product use–associated lung injury.
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Drop in flu activity suggests season may have peaked
February 21, 2020
CDC estimates that vaccines have reduced outpatient visits for influenza by 45%.