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Mounting data support COVID-19 acute pancreatitis
September 9, 2020
“It has become increasingly clear that COVID-19 has systemic effects that also includes the gastrointestinal and pancreaticobiliary systems,” the investigators wrote.
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Tools emerging to predict liver failure in cirrhosis
September 9, 2020
Systemic inflammation, with high levels of proteins, is one of the mechanisms that leads to organ failure.
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Deaths sky high in hospitalized COVID patients with kidney injury
September 9, 2020
“We may be facing an epidemic of post–COVID-19 kidney disease and that, in turn, could mean much greater numbers of patients who require kidney dialysis and even transplants.”
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Could these old drugs help fight COVID-19 and save lives?
September 9, 2020
“The beauty of a repurposed drug is that if you can get funding and start enrolling patients, you could potentially find out fairly quickly, as early as a few months, if that drug has an antiviral effect or not.”
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MIS-C cardiac evaluation requires more than EF
September 9, 2020
Children with COVID-19 and multisystem inflammatory syndrome need a thorough coronary work-up to evaluate later-phase cardiac injury and dysfunction.
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Unexpected results in new COVID-19 ‘cytokine storm’ data
September 9, 2020
Circulating cytokine concentrations are lower in patients with COVID-19, compared with other diseases.
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HM20 Virtual: Improved supervision of residents
September 9, 2020
Resident supervision is driven by three factors: what residents need, what residents want, and what the supervisor can provide.
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HHS plan to improve rural health focuses on better broadband, telehealth services
September 8, 2020
The announcement includes technical initiatives, such as a contract to help clinics and hospitals integrate care.
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Study: 10% of pregnant women test positive for COVID-19, with most asymptomatic
September 8, 2020
This study is based on ongoing living systematic reviews of the literature, in which information is posted in real time on the website.
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PHM20 Virtual: Impact of racism in medicine
September 8, 2020
The field of pediatric hospital medicine must recognize the role that race plays in propagating inequalities.
