Gastroenterology
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Preliminary evidence indicates famotidine might improve COVID-19 symptoms
Apart from two cases of anosmia, symptoms resolved completely within 14 days of starting famotidine.
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Patient-focused precautions, testing help blunt pandemic effects on heme-onc unit
Multiple factors helped keep the anticipated COVID-19 surge manageable at the hematologic oncology service of Levine Cancer Institute.
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FMT may improve outcomes without clearing multidrug-resistant organisms
For seriously ill patients with multidrug-resistant organisms in their gastrointestinal tract, performing a fecal microbiota transplant may result...
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COVID-19 death rate was twice as high in cancer patients in NYC study
The overall case fatality rate was 28% for cancer patients with COVID-19 and 14% for noncancer COVID-19 patients.
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Excess cancer deaths predicted as care is disrupted by COVID-19
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Case series suggests biologics, JAK inhibitors safe during pandemic
Investigators saw no increase in hospitalizations versus the general population in New York City.
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Antitumor treatment may increase risk of severe events in COVID-19 patients
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Acute kidney injury in children hospitalized with diarrheal illness in the U.S.
Diarrheal illness is the fourth leading cause of death for children younger than 5 years and the fifth leading cause of years of life lost...
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Observation pathway safely reduces acute pancreatitis hospitalization rate
An observational approach to mild acute pancreatitis reduced hospitalization rate by 31.2%.
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Protean manifestations of COVID-19: “Our ignorance is profound”
“Make sure they didn’t die in vain.”