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Health care–associated infections spiked in 2020 in U.S. hospitals
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Beta-blocker reduces lung inflammation in critical COVID-19
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‘Lopioid protocol’ – low-dose opioids – proposed for fracture surgery
“Managing narcotics postoperatively can be challenging due to the fact that many people come into these fractures with a history of narcotic use...
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WHO tracking new COVID-19 variant called Mu
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High prevalence of Fall Risk–Increasing Drugs in older adults after falls
Are we reducing use of Fall Risk–Increasing Drugs (FRIDs) after a fall, and if so, does it alone reduce fall risk?
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Breakthrough infections twice as likely to be asymptomatic
New research found that of 1.2 million adults who received at least one dose of either the Pfizer, Moderna, or AstraZeneca vaccine, fewer than 0.5...
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Another COVID-19 patient to get ivermectin after court order
Dr. Wagshul accused the CDC and FDA of engaging in a “conspiracy” to prevent ivermectin’s use.
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COVID-clogged ICUs ‘terrify’ those with chronic or emergency illness
"We are playing musical chairs with 100 people and 10 chairs. When the music stops, what happens?"
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Study calls higher surgery costs at NCI centers into question
When is the higher cost of cancer surgery at NCI centers worth it?
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Limited evidence for interventions to reduce post-op pulmonary complications
Do perioperative interventions reduce postoperative pulmonary complications (PPCs) in patients undergoing noncardiac surgery?