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Inpatient sodium imbalances linked to adverse COVID-19 outcomes
March 11, 2021
Hypernatremia during hospitalization was associated with increased COVID-19 mortality and to a greater need for ventilatory support.
News
Delay surgery by 7 weeks after COVID-19 diagnosis, study shows
March 11, 2021
Risk for death was about 3.5 to 4 times higher in the first 6 weeks after surgery among people with a preoperative COVID-19 diagnosis.
Opinion
Palliative care and hospital medicine partnerships in the pandemic
March 10, 2021
Partnerships among hospital medicine and palliative care teams thrive on mutually shared core values of patient centered care.
News
CDC data strengthen link between obesity and severe COVID
March 9, 2021
Progressively intensive management of COVID-19 might be needed for patients with more severe obesity.
News
Decline in weekly child COVID-19 cases has almost stopped
March 9, 2021
Children’s share of weekly cases higher than at any other time during the pandemic.
News
Call to action on obesity amid COVID-19 pandemic
March 9, 2021
Hundreds of thousands of deaths worldwide from COVID-19 could have been avoided if obesity rates were lower; call for people with obesity to be included in priority lists for COVID-19 vaccination.
News
Potential COVID-19 variant surge looms over U.S.
March 9, 2021
Across Europe, 27 countries are seeing significant B.1.1.7 case increases, and 10 are getting hit hard.
News
DOACs offered after heart valve surgery despite absence of data
March 9, 2021
Use of direct oral anticoagulants following heart valve surgery is occurring despite relative contraindications, but expert doubts its clinical significance.
News
Five-day course of oral antiviral appears to stop SARS-CoV-2 in its tracks
March 9, 2021
“It has the potential to be practice changing; it’s not practice changing at the moment.”
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CDC: Vaccinated people can gather indoors without masks
March 8, 2021
“Today’s action represents an important first step. It is not our final destination,” CDC Director Rochelle Walensky, MD, said.