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Opinion
Doctor with a mask: Enhancing communication and empathy
May 5, 2020
Social distancing is amounting to social isolation for many patients.
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News
Case reports illustrate heterogeneity of skin manifestations in COVID patients
May 5, 2020
Any health professional is invited to submit cases of COVID-19–associated dermatoses to a registry set up by the American Academy of Dermatology.
News
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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News
FDA tightens requirements for COVID-19 antibody tests
May 4, 2020
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is tightening requirements for companies that develop COVID-19 antibody tests in an effort to combat fraud and better regulate the frenzy of tests coming to market.[[{"fid":"174399","view_mode":"medstat_image_flush_right","fields":{"...
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News
Adding mechanical to pharma prophylaxis does not cut DVT incidence
May 4, 2020
Does adding mechanical prophylaxis to pharmacological prophylaxis lower the incidence of deep-vein thrombosis (DVT)?
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News
Hydroxychloroquine-triggered QTc-interval prolongations mount in COVID-19 patients
May 4, 2020
Two single-center reports further documented the incidence of QTc-interval prolongations in COVID-19 patients treated with hydroxychloroquine.
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Opinion
COVID-19: Social distancing with young children
May 4, 2020
Child development experts think the challenges that parents had with young children before COVID-19 are exacerbated by the current stress, Dr. Dinah Miller said.
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News
FDA authorizes emergency use of remdesivir for COVID-19
May 2, 2020
The designation means remdesivir can be distributed in the United States and administered intravenously by healthcare providers, as appropriate, to treat severe disease.
News
CMS hikes telephone visit payments during pandemic
May 1, 2020
Physician groups praised the move to increase payments for telephone visits.
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News
Primary care physicians reshuffle their work, lives in a pandemic
May 1, 2020
“Our knowledge of this disease is five steps behind, and changing at lightning speed,” said Dr. MaryAnn Dakkak.
