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FDA grants emergency use for Moderna COVID-19 vaccine
December 19, 2020
“It’s incumbent upon all us healthcare professionals to put ourselves out there as supporting this vaccine and supporting people getting it.”
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Contact tracing in hospitals falls off as COVID-19 cases rise
December 18, 2020
Ad hoc approaches to contact tracing are likely to be short-lived.
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Opinion
Flattening the hierarchy
December 18, 2020
Hospitalists can learn lessons from the airline industry about how to build a nonhierarchical team.
Opinion
Should I be afraid of getting COVID again?
December 18, 2020
Am I immune now? Is it over or do I have to brace myself for the possibility of a reinfection? Could the second time be worse than the first?
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Moderna COVID-19 vaccine wins decisive recommendation from FDA panel
December 18, 2020
The advisers and FDA staff also honed in on several key issues with COVID-19 vaccines, including the challenge of having people in the placebo groups of studies seek to get cleared vaccines.
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COVID-19 ranks as a leading cause of death in United States
December 17, 2020
“The current exponential increase in COVID-19 is reaching a calamitous scale in the U.S.”
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Opinion
13 best practices to increase hospitalist billing efficiency
December 17, 2020
Although hospitalists do a tremendous amount of work, they do not always bill for what they are doing.
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COVID-19 vaccines: Safe for immunocompromised patients?
December 17, 2020
Data are limited thus far, and the safety and efficacy of the COVID-19 vaccines in immunocompromised patients remain unknown.
News
FDA clears first OTC rapid at-home COVID diagnostic test
December 16, 2020
Authorization of the Ellume COVID-19 Home Test is “a major milestone in diagnostic testing for COVID-19,” FDA Commissioner Stephen M. Hahn, MD, said.
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COVID-related harm to HCWs must be tracked more rigorously: NAS panel
December 15, 2020
Although the data are still limited, the prevalence of burnout and suicide points to a serious concern, according to the report.
