Search results for "Coronavirus"
First COVID-19 vaccine receives interim recommendation, new data, guidance on baricitinib plus remdesivir, and more
The FDA issued an emergency use authorization for the first mRNA vaccine against SARS-CoV-2, and the CDC's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices made an interim recommendation for its use in those ages 16 years and older. New research looked at combination therapy for hospitalized patients and risk factors for in-hospital death.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2020/12/16/1.htm
16 Dec 2020
COVID-19 and antibiotics: Less is more
Experts urge clinicians to remember stewardship amid the pandemic.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2020/12/covid-19-and-antibiotics-less-is-more.htm
15 Dec 2020
COVID-19 studies offer risk scores, experts issue guidance on vaccine prioritization
One study found that albumin was key to identifying COVID-19 patients safe to discharge, while another suggested CT findings could be helpful in diagnosis and triage. The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices and ACP considered who should be vaccinated first, and the CDC revised quarantine advice.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2020/12/09/1.htm
9 Dec 2020
Latest inpatient COVID-19 research looks at plasma, intubation, delirium, VTE, and more
Recent studies showed that convalescent plasma didn't improve outcomes, a protocol reduced intubation rates, delirium was a common presentation among elderly patients, venous thromboembolism (VTE) was more common in the ICU, and racial disparities persisted after adjustment.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2020/11/25/2.htm
25 Nov 2020
New guidelines, authorizations on remdesivir, bamlanivimab, other drugs for COVID-19
The World Health Organization and Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) changed their guidelines to be less favorable to remdesivir. Both the IDSA and NIH expressed reservations about bamlanivimab, while the FDA issued two new emergency use authorizations.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2020/11/25/1.htm
25 Nov 2020
Stories of the pandemic from ACP Hospitalist and our readers
The special pandemic-focused November ACP Hospitalist is now online and in the mail, with in-depth reporting from COVID-19 hotspots and essays and poems crafted by our readers.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2020/11/18/2.htm
18 Nov 2020
Studies look at hospital at home, experimental therapy, mortality and readmissions in COVID-19
A virtual hospital and a trial of inhaled interferon-beta both reported success, studies compared COVID-19 and other critically ill patients, and mortality and readmission risks were quantified in recent pandemic research.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2020/11/18/1.htm
18 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