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FMT may improve outcomes without clearing multidrug-resistant organisms
May 5, 2020
For seriously ill patients with multidrug-resistant organisms in their gastrointestinal tract, performing a fecal microbiota transplant may result in fewer and less severe infections.
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Diastolic dysfunction is a common risk factor for cognitive decline
May 5, 2020
Proposed mechanisms for cognitive decline in patients with systolic dysfunction include low cardiac output, embolic infarctions, and hypoxic changes, among others.
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COVID-19: A ‘marathon, not a sprint’ for psychiatry
May 1, 2020
Providing emotional support will help individuals engage with instrumental supports, said Dr. Joshua Morganstein.
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Antitumor treatment may increase risk of severe events in COVID-19 patients
May 1, 2020
Receiving antitumor treatment within 14 days of COVID-19 diagnosis was linked to a higher risk of ICU admission, mechanical ventilation, or death.
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Predictors of ICH after thrombectomy identified
April 30, 2020
The sum of three variables may predict which patients undergoing thrombectomy up to 24 hours after a stroke are at higher risk of developing symptomatic intracranial hemorrhage.
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COVID-19: An opportunity, challenge for addiction treatment, NIDA boss says
April 30, 2020
Right now, said Dr. Nora Volkow, “we are in the dark as to how COVID infections have affected the number of overdose deaths.”
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COVID-19: No U.S. spike expected in pandemic-related suicidal ideation
April 29, 2020
Big Data analysis of real-time Crisis Text Line experience offers encouragement.
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COVID-19: Calls to NYC crisis hotline soar
April 29, 2020
Inbound call volume has increased roughly 50% since the COVID-19 pandemic hit.
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Visa worries besiege immigrant physicians fighting COVID-19
April 27, 2020
Hospital leaders call for flexibility to keep immigrant physicians on the front lines of the COVID-19 battle.
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COVID-19: Telemedicine boosting access but is not a panacea
April 27, 2020
Surging virtual visits are setting a precedent during the pandemic, but the future of telepsychiatry remains to be written, experts said.
