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M. Alexander Otto

M. Alexander Otto began his reporting career early in 1999 covering the pharmaceutical industry for a national pharmacists' magazine and freelancing for the Washington Post and other newspapers. He then joined BNA, now part of Bloomberg News, covering health law and the protection of people and animals in medical research. Alex next worked for the McClatchy Company. Based on his work, Alex won a year-long Knight Science Journalism Fellowship to MIT in 2008-2009. He joined the company shortly thereafter. Alex has a newspaper journalism degree from Syracuse (N.Y.) University and a master's degree in medical science -- a physician assistant degree -- from George Washington University. Alex is based in Seattle.

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Case series suggests biologics, JAK inhibitors safe during pandemic

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M. Alexander Otto
Publish date: May 1, 2020

Investigators saw no increase in hospitalizations versus the general population in New York City.

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Yale’s COVID-19 inpatient protocol: Hydroxychloroquine plus/minus tocilizumab

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M. Alexander Otto
Publish date: April 30, 2020

Yale cardiologist offers lessons from “the haze of battle” on fighting COVID-19 with little evidence.

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Evidence on spironolactone safety, COVID-19 reassuring for acne patients

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M. Alexander Otto
Publish date: April 28, 2020

Observations in Spain – increased prevalence of androgenic alopecia among hospitalized patients – support the androgen link.

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Dr. Carlos Rodriguez-Galindo, chair of the department of global pediatric medicine at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, Memphis, Tenn.

Global registry collects data on pediatric cancer patients with COVID-19

Author:
M. Alexander Otto
Publish date: April 24, 2020

St. Jude and the International Society of Paediatric Oncology have launched the first global COVID-19 registry...

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Six million childhood cancer deaths could be prevented over the next 30 years

Author:
M. Alexander Otto
Publish date: April 23, 2020

Researchers propose taking actions that could greatly reduce global childhood cancer deaths.

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Protean manifestations of COVID-19: “Our ignorance is profound”

Author:
M. Alexander Otto
Publish date: April 17, 2020

“Make sure they didn’t die in vain.”

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COVID-19 PPE-related skin effects described in survey of Chinese doctors, nurses

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M. Alexander Otto
Publish date: April 16, 2020

Almost 75% of doctors and nurses in and around Wuhan, China, reported skin problems during a single week in early February.

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CDC: Screen nearly all adults, including pregnant women, for HCV

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M. Alexander Otto
Publish date: April 10, 2020

Screening should go beyond baby boomers.

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Cardiology groups push back on hydroxychloroquine, azithromycin for COVID-19

Author:
M. Alexander Otto
Publish date: April 8, 2020

Both drugs are known to cause torsade de pointes and increase the risk of other arrhythmias, say the AHA, ACC, and HRS.

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NCCN panel: Defer nonurgent skin cancer care during pandemic

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M. Alexander Otto
Publish date: April 7, 2020

The group’s melanoma recommendations focused on deferring nonurgent care until after the pandemic passes.

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Rethink urologic cancer treatment in the era of COVID-19

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M. Alexander Otto
Publish date: April 6, 2020

Prioritize regimens “with a clear survival advantage,” but many treatments can be stopped or delayed, editorialists say.

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FDA grants emergency authorization for first rapid antibody test for COVID-19

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M. Alexander Otto
Publish date: April 4, 2020

Labeling for the new antibody test indicates that the results should not be used as the sole basis to diagnose or exclude SARS-CoV-2 infection.

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Skin manifestations are emerging in the coronavirus pandemic

Author:
M. Alexander Otto
Publish date: April 3, 2020

“COVID-19 can feature signs of small blood vessel occlusion. These can be petechiae or tiny bruises, and transient lividoid eruptions.”

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Vascular biomarkers predict pulmonary hypertension in systemic sclerosis

Author:
M. Alexander Otto
Publish date: April 3, 2020

But it was “a major fishing expedition.”

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AASLD: Liver transplants should proceed despite COVID-19

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M. Alexander Otto
Publish date: April 1, 2020

Immunosuppression may be protective; the advice comes from a document a recently released from AASLD to help hepatologists and liver transplant...

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