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Asymptomatic C. diff carriers have increased risk of symptomatic infection
July 6, 2021
Do admitted patients who are asymptomatic carriers of Clostridioides difficile progress to symptomatic C. difficile?
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Clinician practices to connect with patients
July 2, 2021
What practices foster physician presence and connection with their patients?
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New details of myocarditis linked to COVID vaccines
July 2, 2021
Further details from multiple cases of myocarditis linked to the Pfizer and Moderna mRNA COVID vaccines have been described in recent papers in the medical literature.
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Hotspotting does not reduce readmissions
July 1, 2021
Does the addition of the Camden Coalition of Healthcare Provider’s care-transition program prevent hospital readmission in high utilizers of health care services?
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Almost all U.S. COVID-19 deaths now in the unvaccinated
June 30, 2021
Of more than 18,000 people who died from COVID-19, only about 150 were fully vaccinated. That’s less than 1%.
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Lack of fever in ESRD with S. aureus bacteremia is common
June 30, 2021
What is the incidence of fever in Staphylococcus aureus bacteremic patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) presenting to the emergency department?
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Conservative treatment for spontaneous pneumothorax?
June 29, 2021
Is conservative management of moderate to large primary spontaneous pneumothorax an acceptable alternative to interventional treatment?
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Patients with rheumatic disease may experience flares after SARS-CoV-2 vaccination
June 28, 2021
A total of 202 SRD flares were reported by 165 patients (14.9%).
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Abnormal exercise EKG in the setting of normal stress echo linked with increased CV risk
June 28, 2021
What is the significance of an abnormal exercise EKG with a normal stress echo?
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Unmanaged diabetes, high blood glucose tied to COVID-19 severity
June 26, 2021
Findings suggest in part that hospitalized COVID-19 patients need aggressive treatment of hyperglycemia, regardless of the diagnosis of diabetes or A1c value.