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This narrative review discusses what is currently known about the pathophysiology, epidemiology, diagnosis, management, prognosis, and prevention of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).

Tower Health Medical Group said in a statement that it learned of the allegations on Wednesday. After an investigation, the doctor’s employment was “terminated effective immediately.”

This study estimates trends in SARS-CoV-2 seroprevalence related to infection and vaccination in the US population.

This cohort study evaluates the association between mobilization and a collapsed composite of complications after major elective surgery.

Nature Medicine - New data from a large healthcare organization in Israel reveal a reduction in new infections in an unvaccinated population in communities with rapid vaccination rollouts,...

The drop in deaths is seen as a promising sign as Israel vaccinates more than 50% of its population.

Britain’s government may have lifted coronavirus restrictions, but hospital workers say the return to a normal rhythm of work is still a long way off.

The recent spike in coronavirus cases has the potential to threaten economy, ability to ensure people can receive care they need in hospitals, health official warns.

Apple lets beta users skip Face ID when they're wearing a mask.

Arizona schools that did not require masks had 3.5 times as many outbreaks as those that mandated them.

Currently, few evidence-based indications support the routine use of albumin in clinical practice to improve patient outcomes. These guidelines provide clinicians with actionable recommendations on...

This Medical News article discusses the discovery of a mechanism that may protect against venous blood clots during long periods of immobility.

Background Limited critical care subspecialty training and experience is available in many low- and middle-income countries, creating barriers to the delivery of evidence-based critical care. We...

Information on the use of aspirin to increase healthy independent life span in older persons is limited. Whether 5 years of daily low-dose aspirin therapy would extend disability-free life in healt...

ABSTRACT. Hyponatraemia is the most common electrolyte disorder in hospital patients associated with increased morbidity, mortality, hospital stay and fina

Objective To assess the association between macrolide antibiotics prescribing during pregnancy and major malformations, cerebral palsy, epilepsy, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, and autism...

This cross-sectional study uses cases from the Human Diagnosis Project to compare the accuracy of single-physicians’ diagnoses with pooled diagnoses from groups of physicians.

We found that extended anaerobic coverage likely is unnecessary in aspiration pneumonia because it was associated with no additional mortality benefit, only an increased risk of C difficile colitis.

This cross-sectional study evaluates the usefulness of the forced inspiratory suction and swallow tool for stopping hiccups in a group of volunteers who completed an online questionnaire..

Nature - Touted as society’s way out of widespread lockdowns, scientists say the true potential of these rapidly developed tests is still unknown.

Admissions and personnel decisions rely on stable predictor-criterion relationships. The authors studied the validity of Big Five personality factors and their facets for predicting academic perfor...

A burst of production solved the dire shortage that defined the first wave of the coronavirus. But the surplus may not be enough to prevent large numbers of deaths.

This review summarizes current evidence regarding the diagnosis and treatment of interstitial lung disease.

米テキサス州ヒューストンの病院に勤務する職員が、雇用条件として新型コロナウイルスのワクチン接種を義務付ける措置に反対し、病院を相手取って起こした裁判で、米連邦地裁は職員側の訴えを退ける判決を言い渡した。

This cohort study examines the association of multivitamin use with mortality risk in 3 large, geographically diverse cohorts of generally healthy US adults.

A simple hands-on physical test can help rule out cellulitis in favor of other diagnoses.

“When hospitals are understaffed, people die,” one expert warned as the U.S. health systems reach a breaking point in the face of the Delta variant.

ABSTRACT. Hyperkalemia is a common electrolyte disturbance in both inpatient and outpatient clinical practice. The severity and associated risk depends on

Several methods are effective at killing the new coronavirus on N95 masks — primary protective gear for health care workers — for two or three rounds of use.

Scientific Reports - Domestic cats (Felis catus) discriminate their names from other words

This randomized clinical trial assesses the effect of Xuebijing injection vs placebo on 28-day mortality among patients with sepsis.

Here’s what early research says about how the pathogen behaves and the factors that will determine how far it will spread.

The survival time of SARS-CoV-2 on the human skin was ~9 hours, significantly longer than that of influenza A virus (~1.8 hours). The longer survival of SA

One-third of patients over age 65 die in the hospital after they are put on ventilators. Doctors are beginning to wonder if the procedure should be used so often.

The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has revealed that it identified 193 cases of severe lung illnesses, which are potentially linked to vaping. Further, the patient in one of those...

Lidocaine is used to alleviate procedural pain but paradoxically increases pain during injection. Pain perception can be modulated by non-noxious stimuli such as temperature or touch according to the...

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This review summarizes current evidence regarding the pathogenesis, clinical presentation, diagnosis, and management of hyponatremia.

This Review discusses the selection, creation, and maintenance of arteriovenous access for hemodialysis for patients with kidney failure.

All of the F.D.A.-authorized vaccines offer strong protection against Covid-19, and assessing their efficacy isn’t as simple as a head-to-head comparison.

This JAMA Patient Page describes use of steroid medications and the side effects that can result.

This feature about a women with AF triggered by sepsis offers a case vignette accompanied by two essays, one supporting oral anticoagulant therapy after discharge and the other recommending no ...

This feature about an attending preparing for her upcoming week of service offers a case vignette accompanied by two essays, one supporting visiting patients early in the morning, before rounds, an...

Whether acetazolamide, a carbonic anhydrase inhibitor that reduces proximal tubular sodium reabsorption, can improve the efficiency of loop diuretics, potentially leading to more and faster deconge...

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This case-control study assesses the association between the use of proton pump inhibitors and the risk of acquiring drug-resistant Enterobacterales and examines interactions with possible microbio...