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FDA issues EUA allowing hydroxychloroquine sulfate, chloroquine phosphate treatment in COVID-19
March 31, 2020
The Strategic National Stockpile will work with FEMA to ship the products to states.
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Flu activity measures continue COVID-19–related divergence
March 30, 2020
Fewer samples are testing positive, but flu-related visits are increasing.
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Critical care and COVID-19: Dr. Matt Aldrich
March 30, 2020
Matt Aldrich, MD, medical director of critical care at UCSF Health in San Francisco, speaks about critical care issues in COVID-19.
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Before the COVID-19 surge hits your facility, take steps to boost capacity
March 28, 2020
Communication about resource allocation can ease workforce anxiety amid the coronavirus pandemic.
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FDA okays emergency use of convalescent plasma for seriously ill COVID-19 patients
March 28, 2020
“It’s crucial that data be captured for every patient so that we really understand what safety and effectiveness looks like on as close to a real-world level as we can, as quickly as we can,” said Peter J. Pitts, a former associate commissioner of the FDA.
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Reports suggest possible in utero transmission of novel coronavirus 2019
March 27, 2020
Three neonates whose mothers had COVID-19 had elevated IgM antibody concentrations.
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Despite strict controls, some infants born to mothers with COVID-19 appear infected
March 27, 2020
But the sources of novel coronavirus 2019 in the neonates’ upper respiratory tracts or anuses likely were maternal in origin.
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Physicians pessimistic despite increased COVID-19 test kits
March 26, 2020
Physicians express frustration over safety equipment and staffing shortages.
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FMT appears safe and effective for IBD patients with recurrent C. difficile
March 26, 2020
Most patients were cured of C. difficile after one fecal transplant.
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Cardiac symptoms can be first sign of COVID-19
March 26, 2020
Among those affected, acute myocardial injury is either apparent at presentation or develops after hospitalization.