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Weathering this storm and the next
August 20, 2021
Disaster preparedness is achieved with the nonstop cycle of planning, coordinating, and recognizing vulnerable areas.
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Tocilizumab shortage continues as pandemic wears on
August 19, 2021
Emergency use authorization of tocilizumab for COVID-19 has led to a global shortage, but supplies for rheumatoid arthritis and other inflammatory conditions are faring better – for now.
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Empagliflozin gets HFrEF approval from FDA
August 19, 2021
The SGLT2 inhibitor empagliflozin (Jardiance) becomes the second agent from this class to get a heart failure indication regardless of diabetes status.
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COVID-19 booster shots to start in September: Officials
August 18, 2021
Booster shots to ramp up protection against COVID-19 infection are slated to begin the week of Sept. 20, the Biden administration announced at a press briefing August 18.Those who received the Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna vaccines ...
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Latest data show increase in breakthrough COVID-19 cases
August 18, 2021
“Remember when the early vaccine studies came out, it was like nobody gets hospitalized, nobody dies. ... That clearly is not true.”
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Mental health after ICU: It’s complicated
August 18, 2021
A prospective study in Brazil finds a range of factors that influence susceptibility to anxiety, depression, and PTSD following ICU stays.
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Children and COVID: New cases rise to winter levels
August 17, 2021
Since late June, weekly infections in children have increased by almost 1,400%.
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COVID-19 hospitalizations for 30- to 39-year-olds hit record high
August 17, 2021
The rate of new hospitalizations for ages 30-39 reached 2.5 per 100,000 people last week.
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U.S. pediatric hospitals in peril as Delta hits children
August 17, 2021
Emerging data suggest that children who test positive for COVID-19 during the Delta wave may be more than twice as likely to be hospitalized as with previous variants.
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Fluid type, rate do not curb 90-day mortality rate in ICU patients requiring fluid challenges
August 17, 2021
A balanced solution was no better than normal saline and a slower IV bolus rate was no better than a faster rate in a multicenter randomized trial.
