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So you have a COVID-19 patient: How do you treat them?
March 16, 2020
A patient with severe symptoms, who is seeking medical attention from a HealthPoint clinic, is not seen and is sent straight to the emergency department.
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Society of Hospital Medicine cancels 2020 Annual Conference
March 13, 2020
The society’s annual conference, HM20, was scheduled for mid-April.
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President declares national emergency for COVID-19, ramps up testing capability
March 13, 2020
An additional 5 million COVID-19 tests will be available within a month, President Trump announced.
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After weeks of decline, influenza activity increases slightly
March 13, 2020
Attention on COVID-19 may have led to more visits than usual for respiratory illness.
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Opinion
Hospital medicine physician leaders
March 13, 2020
Lead hospitalist duties can extend from daily operations to leading the strategic vision of a health system.
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Lombardy ICU capacity stressed to breaking point by COVID-19 outbreak
March 13, 2020
There were relatively few cases in children and they had relatively mild disease.
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FDA warns of serious infection risk after FMT
March 13, 2020
The FDA has issued a Safety Alert warning of the potential risk of serious, life-threatening infection in patients with Clostridioides difficile infection who receive fecal microbiota transplant.
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Wuhan case review: COVID-19 characteristics differ in children vs. adults
March 13, 2020
“Early chest CT screening and timely follow-up, combined with corresponding pathogen detection, is a feasible clinical protocol in children.”
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COVID-19: Older patients with cancer especially vulnerable
March 12, 2020
Expert advises diligence in screening cancer patients and commonsense preventative measures.
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A match made in medicine: Match Day 2020
March 12, 2020
Preparing for Match Day includes an extensive checklist of life-altering to-dos that shape your career trajectory.
