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ASNC rejects new chest pain guideline it helped create
“We believe that the document fails to provide unbiased guidance to health care professionals on the optimal evaluation of patients with chest...
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COVID-19 vaccines provide 5 times the protection of natural immunity, CDC study says
“We now have additional evidence that reaffirms the importance of COVID-19 vaccines, even if you have had prior infection.”
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ERs are swamped with seriously ill patients, although many don’t have COVID
“It’s an early indicator that what’s happening in the ED is that we’re seeing more acute cases than we were pre-pandemic.”
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FDA authorizes Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine for kids
As soon as the CDC’s director signs off on those recommendations, children can get the shots, perhaps as early as Nov. 3.
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Antidepressant may cut COVID-19–related hospitalization, mortality: TOGETHER
In the latest study, fluvoxamine-treated patients had a 32% reduction in hospitalizations and emergency visits, compared with those in the placebo...
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Earlier discharge after surgery may come at the expense of post-discharge complications
“Our ultimate takeaway message is that there is a black hole that needs to be addressed between the time a patient gets discharged from the...
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In and out surgeries become the norm during pandemic
The number of same-day discharges has grown for various surgeries but it’s not always the right or the preferred choice, experts say.
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U.K. study finds vaccinated people easily transmit Delta variant in households
The researchers underlined that did not weaken the argument for vaccination as the best way of reducing serious illness from COVID-19 and said...
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AHA/ACC issues first comprehensive guidance on chest pain
The clinical practice guideline offers a contemporary approach to determine which patients need further testing and which do not.
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FDA panel votes to approve Pfizer’s vaccine for children
If the FDA follows the recommendation, as it typically does, ...the shots could be available within days.