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News
Could jump in opioid overdoses be linked to COVID?
June 24, 2020
Dr. Nora D. Volkow, head of NIDA, told colleagues that the pandemic could boost abuse.
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ACR issues guidances for MIS-C and pediatric rheumatic disease during pandemic
June 23, 2020
The ACR appears to be the first medical organization to review all the most current evidence to issue interim guidance with the expectations that it will change as more data become available.
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‘Collateral damage’: COVID-19 threatens patients with COPD
June 22, 2020
Patients presenting at the ED with acute exacerbations of COPD could experience diagnostic and treatment delays.
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Opinion
The evolution of “COVIDists”
- Christine Bryson, DO;
- Muhammad Umar, MD;
- Prasanth Prabhakaran, MD;
- Sivakumar Natanasabapathy, MD;
- Venkatrao Medarametla, MD
June 19, 2020
Hospitalists at Baystate Health in Western Massachusetts realized the necessity of a new model of care for COVID-19 patients.
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Half of type 1 diabetes patients with COVID-19 manage at home
June 12, 2020
Despite high rates of hyperglycemia and DKA, only about half of patients with type 1 diabetes and COVID-19 required hospitalization, according to data from the T1D Exchange; mortality was low.
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Hospitalists stretch into new roles on COVID-19 front lines
June 11, 2020
Hospitalists have been the backbone of the response to COVID-19 in the U.S.
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COVID-19: Where doctors can get help for emotional distress
June 10, 2020
“So many physicians have called me crying. ... They can’t even come home and get a hug.”
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COVID-19 drives nursing homes to overhaul infection control efforts
June 10, 2020
“If this pandemic doesn’t create significant change in the nursing home industry, nothing ever will,” Dr. Michael Wasserman said.
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Rapid changes to health system spurred by COVID might be here to stay
- Julie Rovner, Kaiser Health News
June 9, 2020
Experts warn that the breakthroughs may not all make the health system work better or make it less expensive. That said, three trends seem likely to continue.
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Pandemic conditions can complicate care of patients with PAH
June 9, 2020
Guidance emphasizes need for individual risk assessment and use of telemedicine when possible.