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Children bearing the brunt of declining flu activity
February 28, 2020
CDC invokes the 2009 pandemic when referring to the latest data on pediatric deaths and hospitalizations.
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What hospitalists need to know about COVID-19
February 28, 2020
Hospitalists will be at the front line of care for patients suffering from coronavirus infection.
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Pence named COVID-19 point person as CDC reports possible community spread
February 27, 2020
The CDC also announced the first case of possible community spread of the novel coronavirus, a person in California “who reportedly did not have relevant travel history or exposure to another known patient.”
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COVID-19: Time to ‘take the risk of scaring people’
February 25, 2020
It’s past time to call the novel coronavirus, COVID-19, a pandemic and “time to push people to prepare, and guide their prep,” risk communication experts say.
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CDC expects eventual community spread of coronavirus in U.S.
February 25, 2020
The coronavirus is now showing signs of community spread without a known source of exposure in a number of countries.
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Guidance defines vaping-related respiratory syndrome
February 23, 2020
ORLANDO – The guidance is designed to help critical care professionals efficiently identify those individuals at high risk of respiratory failure.
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Vitamin E acetate found in more vapers’ lung fluid
February 22, 2020
Researchers identified vitamin E acetate in the bronchoalveolar-lavage fluid of additional patients with electronic-cigarette, or vaping, product use–associated lung injury.
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Drop in flu activity suggests season may have peaked
February 21, 2020
CDC estimates that vaccines have reduced outpatient visits for influenza by 45%.
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Critical care admissions up for pediatric opioid poisonings
February 19, 2020
ORLANDO – Attempted suicide has represented an increasingly large proportion of these severe poisonings.
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Infection with 2019 novel coronavirus extends to infants
February 18, 2020
Nine infants with at least one infected family member have tested positive for the 2019 novel coronavirus.
