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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.
News
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.
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At U.S. Ground Zero for coronavirus, a hospital is transformed
March 26, 2020
Hospitalists at EvergreenHealth in Kirkland, Wash., benefited from an early connection with Chinese peers.
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Lessons from Seattle: Prepping a critical care system for COVID-19
March 26, 2020
From communicating with staff to managing patients with comorbidities, here’s how a major Seattle medical center is preparing.
