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Children and COVID: A look back as the fourth year begins
Incidence measures continue to decline after the winter without a tripledemic.
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Factors linked with increased VTE risk in COVID outpatients
While the overall risk for VTE was low, age of at least 55 years, being male, and having a BMI of at least 30 and history of VTE increased the...
From the Journals
CDC recommends screening all adults for hepatitis B
“Risk-based testing alone has not identified most persons living with chronic HBV infection and is considered inefficient for providers to...
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Are early childhood viral infections linked with asthma?
Globally, 28% of children infected by either rhinovirus of RSV were deemed to have asthma at 6 years of age.
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'Zombie viruses': Fascinating and a little frightening
A team of European researchers digging into Siberian permafrost discovered and revived 13 types of prehistoric viruses.
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FREEDOM COVID: Full-dose anticoagulation cut mortality but missed primary endpoint
In an in-hospital anticoagulation trial, the primary COVID endpoint was missed but a survival benefit is observed.
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Who can sue docs for wrongful death? Some states are trying to expand that group
Plus, the types of emotional damage that physicians can be sued for is expanding in pockets across the nation.
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‘Breakthrough’ study: Diabetes drug helps prevent long COVID
Metformin led to a 42% drop in long COVID among people who had a mild to moderate COVID-19 infection.
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Telehealth doctor indicted on health care fraud, opioid distribution charges
According to court documents, Dr. Sangita Patel was responsible for submitting Medicare claims for improper telehealth visits she didn’t conduct...
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Specialty and age may contribute to suicidal thoughts among physicians
“The specialties with the highest reporting of physician suicidal thoughts are also those with the greatest physician shortages.”
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Measles exposures in Kentucky have CDC on alert
“It’s really about considering measles in any un- or undervaccinated patient that arrives at a clinic and recently traveled internationally.”