Search results for "Coronavirus"
Tocilizumab for COVID-19 shows mixed results in large number of new studies
A randomized trial did not find benefit from tocilizumab, and the results were mixed from a smaller trial and retrospective analyses. An editorialist said that evidence does not yet support routine use of the drug for COVID-19 and suggested “wait[ing] out the torrent” of research.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2020/10/28/2.htm
28 Oct 2020
COVID-19 flu guidance, data on convalescent plasma, cardiac effects, and clot risk
Flu testing and treatment advice came from the NIH, convalescent plasma failed in a trial, new studies suggested looking out for myocardial injury and not overdoing thromboprophylaxis, and remdesivir got full approval, among other COVID-19 news.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2020/10/28/1.htm
28 Oct 2020
Latest research on COVID-19 antibodies, cardiac and stroke risks, mortality rates
Cardiac effects appeared common while strokes were not, mortality improved, a monoclonal antibody treatment showed benefit in outpatients, and data varied on duration of antibody response, among other recent findings on COVID-19.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2020/11/04/1.htm
4 Nov 2020
Routine bronchoscopy may not be necessary in patients with EVALI
Findings from a case series of patients with electronic cigarette or vaping product use-associated lung injury (EVALI) at a hospital in Utah suggest that bronchoscopy rarely contributed meaningfully to diagnosis, given the frequency of false positives.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2020/11/11/3.htm
11 Nov 2020
Developments in rapid test accuracy, mortality risk prediction, treatment ethics for COVID-19
The FDA warned about false positives with rapid tests, experts advised on balancing emergency use with research, and guidance addressed care for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) during the pandemic, among other COVID-19 news.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2020/11/11/1.htm
11 Nov 2020
The battle against COVID-19
Hospitalists from New York, New Orleans, and Phoenix share their pandemic stories.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2020/11/the-battle-against-covid-19.htm
15 Nov 2020
Pandemic perspectives–Part 3
The readers of ACP Hospitalist have written about their experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2020/11/pandemic-perspectives-part-3.htm
15 Nov 2020
Pandemic perspectives–Part 1
The readers of ACP Hospitalist have written about their experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2020/11/pandemic-perspectives-part-1.htm
15 Nov 2020
Pandemic perspectives–Part 2
The readers of ACP Hospitalist have written about their experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2020/11/pandemic-perspectives-part-2.htm
15 Nov 2020
One of us
I was shocked, not only by losing this skilled RN and unique man, but also by how deeply his death affected me as a hospitalist, as a person.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2020/11/one-of-us.htm
15 Nov 2020