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AMA creates COVID-19 CPT codes for Pfizer, Moderna vaccines
November 13, 2020
AMA plans to introduce more vaccine-specific CPT codes as more vaccine candidates approach FDA review.
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Monthly needlestick rates suggest a steep learning curve
November 12, 2020
Nonsurgical specialists should receive more training in injury prevention.
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Nearly 10% of hospitalized patients with COVID-19 later readmitted
November 12, 2020
The short interval before readmission suggests that patients are probably not suffering a relapse, but more likely experienced some adverse event, such as difficulty breathing.
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Patients with mental illness a priority for COVID vaccine, experts say
November 12, 2020
Even without factoring COVID-19 into the mix, individuals with severe mental illness have a two- to threefold higher mortality rate than the general population.
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Treatments for COVID-19: Update for hospitalists
November 12, 2020
Currently, there is no clinically proven specific antiviral treatment for COVID-19.
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Biden plan to lower Medicare eligibility age to 60 faces hostility from hospitals
November 11, 2020
“Hospitals are very aware about generous commercial rates being replaced by lower Medicare rates.”
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Search for a snakebite drug might lead to a COVID treatment, too
November 11, 2020
Varespladib has proven itself in in-vitro studies, has effectively saved mice and pigs dosed with venom, and shows a positive effect on acute respiratory distress syndrome.
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Moral distress: COVID-19 shortages prompt tough decisions at bedside
November 11, 2020
Many hospital crisis capacity plans were too general to address all the specific challenges arising during the pandemic.
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What happened to melanoma care during COVID-19 sequestration
November 11, 2020
Preliminary evidence indicates delayed diagnosis and treatment measurably worsened outcome indicators.
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Trump could clean house at health agencies
November 11, 2020
Most of the president’s ire has been directed at Fauci. As far back as April, Trump retweeted a call for Fauci’s firing.
