News
PPE protected critical care staff from COVID-19 transmission
February 11, 2021
Staff acquisition peaked 3 weeks before the peak of COVID-19 ICU admission.
News
Burnout rates in ICU staff fueled by shortages, overtime
February 11, 2021
Both ICU physicians and nurses have experienced high rates of burnout because of working conditions.
News
ColCORONA: More questions than answers for colchicine in COVID-19
February 11, 2021
Millions of dollars and thousands of patients later, the phase 3 study highlights the challenges of COVID-19–related preprint studies without peer review.
News
Finding a new approach to difficult diagnoses
February 11, 2021
Hospitalists at other institutions may be interested in starting a similar type of service.
News
Study: COVID cases have been ‘severely undercounted’
February 10, 2021
In the U.S., the number of COVID-19 cases is likely three times that of reported cases.
Opinion
Is COVID-19 accelerating progress toward high-value care?
February 10, 2021
COVID-19 has forced hospitalists to reconsider almost every aspect of care.
News
COVID-19 in children: New cases down for third straight week
February 10, 2021
Children’s share of all new cases has risen for five consecutive weeks.
News
U.K. COVID-19 variant doubling every 10 days in the U.S.: Study
February 9, 2021
The transmission rate in the United States of the variant, labeled B.1.1.7, is 30%-40% higher than that of more common lineages.
News
Are diagnosticians chasing COVID-linked zebras and missing horses?
February 9, 2021
In their desire to not miss MIS-C, doctors triggered a cascade of specialty consultations, follow-up testing, and an unwarranted diagnostic preoccupation with MIS-C.
News
SARS-CoV-2 in hospitalized children and youth
February 9, 2021
Severity of illness in patients with MIS-C was associated with lower absolute lymphocyte count and increasing CRP.