Covid-19 Worsens In-Hospital Cardiac Arrest Outcomes
Findings highlight importance of goals-of-care discussions SARS-CoV-2 infection worsened survival...
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Month: September 2020
For Two Decades, the FDA Approved Opioids Based on Scant Evidence
Brief trials, safety omitted The FDA approvals for opioids over the past two decades appear rushed...
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In Utero Exposure to Maternal Diabetes Ups CVD Risks in Teens, Young Adults
Exposure yields 2- to 3-fold higher risks of CVD before age 35 Cardiovascular disease (CVD)...
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AMA Gives Thumbs Up to California Mental Health Reform Law
New legislation places treatment guidelines over financial considerations CHICAGO — The...
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FDA OKs Tofacitinib for Kids with Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis
First JAK inhibitor approved for patients 2 years and older with active polyarticular disease...
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Covid-19: Patients with COPD, Asthma Should Continue Taking ICS
Jury still out on impact of inhaled corticosteroids on Covid-19 mortality Among patients with COPD...
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Prognostic Factors in Patients with Symptomatic Spinal Metastases and Normal Neurological Function
Survival rate in patients having painful spinal metastases and normal neurological behavior was...
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Virtual Care and the Pandemic: Are We Reaching All Patients?
Faced with the rapid spread of a new, highly contagious virus, the Veterans Health Administration...
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Summary for Patients: Obesity and Risk for Adverse Outcomes Among Patients Diagnosed With COVID-19
Many chronic health conditions, such as diabetes and heart disease, are also associated with poor...
Read MoreCOVID-19 and Severe Obesity: A Big Problem?
On 11 March 2020, the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a pandemic. The disease caused by SARS-CoV-2 has now infected nearly 20 million persons worldwide, with a global mortality rate of 3.7%. Unusually, symptoms range...
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Summary for Patients: Association Between Bariatric Surgery and All-Cause Mortality
These studies cannot rule out the possibility that patients who have weight loss surgery might be...
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Management of Acute Pain From Non–Low Back Musculoskeletal Injuries
Clinicians and patients can choose various pain relief options to help ease and manage acute pain...
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Three-Year Outcomes of Bariatric Surgery in Patients With Obesity and Hypertension
The midterm effects of bariatric surgery on patients with complications of obesity and...
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Probable Evidence of Fecal Aerosol Transmission of SARS-CoV-2 in a High-Rise Building
The role of fecal aerosols in the transmission of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2...
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Acute Cardiovascular Events Associated With Influenza in Hospitalized Adults
Influenza is known to contribute to the encumber of acute cardiovascular events during the annual...
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The Remote Misses of COVID-19
America’s response to coronavirus disease 2019 is evolving as quickly as the pandemic...
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Every Body Counts: Measuring Mortality From the COVID-19 Pandemic
This article discusses the current difficulties of disaster death attribution and describes the...
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Measuring Pandemic Impact: Vital Signs From Vital Statistics
The severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) pandemic continues to evolve,...
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Developing Guidelines during the COVID-19 Pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in unprecedented human, social, and economic impacts worldwide....
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COVID-NMA Project: Evidence Ecosystem for the COVID-19
The evidence synthesis model’s ability to meet stakeholders’ needs was challenged,...
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