#PWChat Recap: The Disproportionate Effects of COVID-19 on Black Americans
The latest installment of the #PWChat series centered around the disproportionate effects of the...
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Pulmonology
Short-Burst Oral Steroids Tied to Severe AEs
Taiwan study shows high rates of GI bleeding, sepsis, heart failure A course of oral...
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Electronic Health Records Fail to Detect Many Medication Errors
THURSDAY, July 9, 2020 (HealthDay News) — There is wide variation in the safety performance...
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CDC Updates Info on COVID-19 Cases at Meat, Poultry Processing Facilities
THURSDAY, July 9, 2020 (HealthDay News) — COVID-19 was confirmed in 16,233 workers in 239...
Read MoreUse of heparin coated vascular stents in femoropopliteal chronic total occlusions: Long term outcomes.
To evaluate the long-term clinical efficacy of the Tigris © stent (Gore ©) in femoropopliteal chronic total occlusions (CTOs).This single centre retrospective study included 29 patients treated with 47 Tigris© stents for CTOs....
Read MoreThe sex-specific effects of blood lead, mercury, and cadmium levels on hepatic steatosis and fibrosis: Korean nationwide cross-sectional study.
The potential effects of heavy metals on non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) remain unknown. We investigated the sex-specific relationships of blood lead (BPb), mercury (BHg), and cadmium (BCd) levels with hepatic...
Read MoreAssociation between male sex and outcomes of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (Covid-19) – a Danish nationwide, register-based study.
Male sex has been associated with severe Coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) infection. We examined the association between male sex and severe Covid-19 infection and if an increased risk remains after adjustment for age and...
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Assessing MRSA Risk in the Surgical Intensive Care Unit: Who Warrants Empiric Therapy?
Data showing an increase in prevalence of MRSA and other multi-drug resistant organism (MDRO)...
Read MoreWhat is new in the exposome?
The exposome concept refers to the totality of exposures from a variety of external and internal sources including chemical agents, biological agents, or radiation, from conception onward, over a complete lifetime. It...
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