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Vitamin D: A low-hanging fruit in COVID-19?
Experts weigh in on how much vitamin D people need in light of results from new studies.
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Hazard pay included in new COVID-19 relief bill
A few states and hospital systems are already offering this kind of compensation.
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With life in the balance, a pediatric palliative care program expands its work to adults
“It brings up feelings like I had after 9/11 – a unified approach to surviving this as people, as a community, the idea that ‘we will get through...
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Pandemic-related stress rising among ICU clinicians
Most survey respondents “are taking special measures to limit the potential spread of the virus to their loved ones.”
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Volunteer surgeon describes working at a New York hospital
Arghavan Salles, MD, travels across the country to help fight the COVID-19 surge.
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Rural ICU capacity could be strained by COVID-19
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Seniors with COVID-19 show unusual symptoms, doctors say
The age group most at risk of severe complications may not have fever, insistent cough, or shortness of breath.
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Get triage plans in place before COVID-19 surge hits, critical care experts say
Decisions can place enormous ethical burdens on hospitals, health systems, and society, but planning for the worst may help optimize resource...
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Switching gears at high speed
Michigan Medicine’s ICU Bootcamp is for clinicians who haven’t practiced in an ICU for a while.
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Is protocol-driven COVID-19 respiratory therapy doing more harm than good?
“This is a kind of disease in which you don’t have to follow the protocol – you have to follow the physiology. Unfortunately, many, many doctors...