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Weekly COVID-19 cases in children dropped 22%
January 26, 2021
One week after hitting a record high, the trend in new cases appears to return to a gradual decline.
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Limiting antibiotic therapy after surgical drainage for native joint bacterial arthritis
January 21, 2021
Is 2 weeks of antibiotic therapy after surgical drainage for native joint bacterial arthritis noninferior to 4 weeks of antibiotic therapy?
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Many EM docs have treated COVID-19 patients without proper PPE: Survey
January 20, 2021
More than half of EM physicians (54%) said that they had knowingly taken personal safety risks to treat a COVID-19 emergency.
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Further warning on SGLT2 inhibitor use and DKA risk in COVID-19
January 19, 2021
Five new cases of euglycemic diabetic ketoacidosis seen in T2D patients with acute COVID-19 illness.
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COVID-19 in children: Latest weekly increase is largest yet
January 19, 2021
The total number reported during Jan. 8-14 topped the previous high by almost 30,000 cases.
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Arthritis drugs ‘impressive’ for severe COVID but not ‘magic cure’
January 15, 2021
U.S. and U.K. experts weigh in on research that compares monoclonal antibody therapies with usual care for people critically ill with COVID-19.
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COVID-19 symptoms persist months after acute infection
January 14, 2021
Majority of previously hospitalized patients were experiencing fatigue or muscle weakness 6 months after discharge.
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Eliminating hepatitis by 2030: HHS releases new strategic plan
January 14, 2021
The United States “is currently facing unprecedented hepatitis A outbreaks, while progress in preventing hepatitis B has stalled, and hepatitis C rates nearly tripled.”
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COVID protections suppressed flu season in U.S.
January 14, 2021
“This is my 30th flu season. I never would have expected to see flu activity this low.”
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COVID-19 in children: Weekly cases trending downward
January 12, 2021
Despite the addition of 171,000 new cases during Jan. 1-7, weekly totals have declined since mid-December.