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Research examines links between ‘long COVID’ and ME/CFS
August 25, 2020
“It offers a lot of opportunities for us to study potentially early ME/CFS and how it develops, but in addition, a lot of the research that has been done on ME/CFS may also provide answers for COVID-19.”
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FDA authorizes convalescent plasma for COVID-19
August 24, 2020
The authorization allows the plasma to be distributed in the U.S. and administered by health care providers.
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Serum cortisol testing for suspected adrenal insufficiency
August 24, 2020
An isolated serum cortisol is often insufficient to exclude adrenal insufficiency.
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‘The pandemic within the pandemic’
August 21, 2020
Blacks have higher rates of COVID-19 infection, hospitalization, and death than Whites.
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Swab, spit, stay home? College coronavirus testing plans are all over the map
August 21, 2020
As with the uncoordinated and chaotic national response to the COVID-19 pandemic, higher education has no clear guidance or set of standards to adhere to from the federal government or anywhere else.
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How to get a position as a physician leader
August 21, 2020
Physicians need to prepare for leadership because these roles are very different from clinical work.
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COVID-19 plans put to test as firefighters crowd camps for peak wildfire season
August 20, 2020
A COVID-19 outbreak that ripples through a camp could easily sideline crews and spread the virus across multiple fires and back to communities across the country.
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Hospitalists confront administrative, financial challenges of COVID-19 crisis
August 20, 2020
The COVID-19 crisis may present an opportunity for hospital medicine to rapidly explore different models.
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Oleander extract for COVID-19? That’s a hard ‘no’ experts say
August 20, 2020
Oleandrin poisoning may affect the central nervous system, as evidenced by drowsiness, tremors, seizures, collapse, and coma leading to death.
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Pulmonary rehab reduces COPD readmissions
August 19, 2020
Rehabilitation was associated with a lower risk for readmission.