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Author: 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/
Read MoreAuthor: Steven Reinberg HealthDay News Many drugs are being tested to fight COVID-19, but now researchers report that blocking testosterone might help prevent the infection in men. Italian men with prostate cancer on androgen-deprivation therapy (ADT) were less likely to get infected with COVID-19 and had less severe cases if they were infected, the researchers […]
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Read MoreAuthor: Rishi RK.md Postoperative pulmonary complications (PPCs) come in a wide variety of flavors ranging from atelectasis and pulmonary congestion to respiratory failure and pneumonia. Not only do certain surgeries (upper abdominal and thoracic), age, case duration, and patient comorbidities (renal failure, longstanding respiratory disease, etc.) confer a higher incidence of PPCs, but so does […]
Read MoreDG News Many older patients with new episodes of low back pain receive care inconsistent with current guidelines, including high use of opioids and advanced imaging tests, according to a study published in Medical Care. Results of the study showed that opioids were prescribed to nearly one-third of older adults with new and persistent low back […]
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