April 23, 2020 — We have underestimated and misunderstood COVID-19 since it first appeared. And as we learn more, it’s clear that COVID-19 can be more than just a respiratory disease. It’s joined the ranks of other “great imitators” — diseases that can look like almost any condition. It can be a gastrointestinal disease causing
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By Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter THURSDAY, April 23, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Dozens of drugs are being investigated for their value in treating COVID-19, as desperation drives doctors and researchers to look for something that could battle the virus and save lives. “There are really no FDA-approved medications for the treatment of COVID-19, unfortunately,” said
What your doctor is reading on Medscape.com: APRIL 22, 2020 — Noopur Raje, MD, has been sitting at home for 5 weeks waiting for her COVID-19 test to turn negative so she can get back to work. She’s a cancer specialist ― head of the Massachusetts General Hospital’s Center for Multiple Myeloma ― but Raje says as soon
What your doctor is reading on Medscape.com: APRIL 21, 2020 — As evidence piles up documenting a sudden loss of smell and/or taste as a presenting symptom of COVID-19, the call to screen for these phenomena is growing. A number of new publications show a high proportion of people infected with COVID-19 report loss of smell
What your doctor is reading on Medscape.com: APRIL 21, 2020 — Delivering cancer care during the COVID-19 pandemic has proven particularly challenging, as minimizing the risk of infection must be balanced with maintaining optimal outcomes. Healthcare systems and oncologists have had to reorganize standard oncologic care in order to protect vulnerable patients from exposure to COVID-19
What your doctor is reading on Medscape.com: APRIL 21, 2020 — Employed physicians have had to take large pay cuts, give up bonuses, go on leave, and have even been terminated. In many cases, these actions violate their contract. How can they fight them? Michael D., MD, a colorectal surgeon employed in a large surgical practice
Cosa sta leggendo il medico su Medscape.com: APRILE 19, 2020 – Dati iniziali da un centro cinese sull'uso di inibitori dell'enzima di conversione dell'angiotensina (ACE) o bloccanti del recettore dell'angiotensina (ARB) in pazienti ricoverati in ospedale con COVID – 14 sembrano dare ulteriori rassicurazioni sull'uso continuato di questi farmaci. Il rapporto di un ospedale di
Aprile 24, 2020 – Stoffa contro carta, ma non quel tipo di stoffa. È troppo sottile. O è troppo spesso: non sarai in grado di respirare! Assicurati di coprire il naso e la bocca, ma non toccare la maschera! L'etichetta della maschera corretta è una parte confusa dell'epidemia di coronavirus, ma è anche diventata più
Aprile 24, 2020 – Hooman Poor, MD, era stanco di guardare morire i suoi pazienti e sembrava che un altro stesse scivolando via. Era su un ventilatore, ma non stava aiutando. L'ossigeno non arrivava ai suoi organi. L'acido si stava accumulando nel suo sangue. Il suo corpo era sotto shock. I suoi reni stavano fallendo,
Non chiamare Taraji P. Henson una “donna di colore forte”. La sua interpretazione dell'ultima forte donna di colore, Cookie Lyon, nella serie Fox di successo Empire potrebbe aver vinto un premio Golden Globe e due nomination agli Emmy, ma ha parole su quell'archetipo. E ti manca anche lei con “magia da ragazza nera”, mentre ci