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Author: Denise Baez Current smokers and people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) who contract coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) have an increased risk of severe complications and higher mortality with COVID-19 infection, according to a study published in PLOS ONE. Jaber Alqahtani, University College London, London, United Kingdom, and colleagues scrutinised data from 15 studies comprising […]
Read MoreDG Alerts A clinical risk score can help clinicians identify patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) who may subsequently develop critical illness at the time of hospital admission, according to a study published in JAMA Internal Medicine. The tool, dubbed COVID-GRAM, uses 10 variables that are generally readily available at hospital admission to predict critical illness. […]
Read MoreBy Nancy Shaw DG News Treatment of chronic pain with spinal cord stimulation (SCS) therapy is linked to significant improvements in sleep quality, according to a study presented here at the 2020 Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Pain Medicine (AAPM). “Marked improvements in sleep quality were observed in the EVOKE study, with greater […]
Read MoreAuthors Judy George, Shannon Firth, and Kristina Fiore, MedPage Today Staff — Nearly 5% of those who responded to a bi-weekly MedPage Today survey have or had the disease Of 763 respondents in a MedPage Today survey — 86% of whom were physicians — 4.91% reported they had or currently have COVID-19. The findings come from […]
Read MoreAuthor: John Anderer Study Fines Author: “There are very few situations where a model perfectly corresponds with reality. By definition, models are simplified from reality. In some way or another, all models are wrong.” It’s proven incredibly difficult for scientists, organizations, and governments alike to accurately predict the spread of COVID-19 through countries and communities. Now, however, […]
Read MoreAuthor: Kristin J. Kelley The FDA has approved the sodium-glucose co-transporter 2 (SGLT2) inhibitor dapagliflozin (Farxiga) to lower the risk for cardiovascular death and heart failure hospitalization in patients with heart failure with reduced ejection fraction. The indication is for adults, regardless of whether they have type 2 diabetes. Approval was based on results from […]
Read MoreAuthors: Laura E. Wong, MD, PhD et al NEJM Catalyst Leaders at a 150-bed community hospital in California partnered with a collective of human-centered designers to rapidly address a sudden drop in emergency department visits after a statewide stay-at-home order was issued. The initiative developed targeted messaging to assuage patient fears about safety and remind […]
Read MoreBy Amy Orciari Herman Edited by André Sofair, MD, MPH, and William E. Chavey, MD, MS Some 9% of adults who underwent hepatitis C virus (HCV) screening at four U.S. emergency departments that adopted universal screening had positive antibody results, according to an MMWR study. Researchers studied EDs in Alabama, California, Maryland, and Massachusetts that offered universal HCV antibody […]
Read MoreAuthor: Christina Tatu The Morning Call With its glowing blue lights in a metal cage, the “bug zapper” evokes summer nights swatting at mosquitoes in the backyard, but it’s meant to zap a much more insidious bug. The industrial-sized device designed by a team from Lehigh University and St. Luke’s University Health Network uses powerful […]
Read MoreThis is amazing just copy and paste it in your search engine The Mayo Clinic launched a partnership with the Society for Critical Care Medicine to allow providers caring for COVID-19 patients to post anonymous ICU data on a public-facing dashboard. https://sccmcovid19.org/
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