Search results for "Coronavirus"
Latest research on COVID-19 antibodies, cardiac and stroke risks, mortality rates
A monoclonal antibody treatment showed benefit in outpatients, data varied on duration of antibody response, cardiac effects appeared common while strokes were not, and mortality improved, among other recent findings on COVID-19.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2020/11/03/1.htm
3 Nov 2020
Flu vaccination is rarely associated with subdeltoid bursitis, study finds
Clinicians could benefit from an injection technique “tune-up” in needle placement and needle length, an editorial suggested.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2020/06/23/6.htm
23 Jun 2020
New ethics case study examines resource allocation during a pandemic
The case study examines how the current pandemic has demonstrated the need for ethical allocation of critical resources, such as ventilators.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2020/09/01/3.htm
1 Sep 2020
COVID-19 flu guidance, data on convalescent plasma, cardiac effects, and clot risk
Flu testing and treatment advice came from the NIH, convalescent plasma failed in a new trial, tocilizumab had mixed results, and remdesivir got full approval, among other COVID-19 news.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2020/10/27/1.htm
27 Oct 2020
Latest COVID-19 research looks at vaccines' efficacy, thrombocytopenia risk
Thrombosis with thrombocytopenia is a risk with the Johnson & Johnson (Janssen) vaccine, but not those using mRNA technology, one study found, while other research quantified the vaccines' effectiveness over time. A trial found that monoclonal antibodies reduced progression from asymptomatic to symptomatic infection.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2022/01/18/1.htm
18 Jan 2022
Monitoring outpatients by text appeared to reduce mortality from COVID-19
Patients with SARS-CoV-2 who received twice-daily, automated text message check-ins with an option to report worsening symptoms at any time had lower 30- and 60-day mortality than outpatients receiving usual care, a retrospective study found.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2021/11/16/1.htm
16 Nov 2021
ACP to honor Members lost due to COVID-19
ACP is collecting details for a Memorial Guide honoring internal medicine physicians and ACP colleagues who lost their lives due to COVID-19.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2020/07/21/2.htm
21 Jul 2020
COVID-19: In Memoriam
ACP honors internal medicine physicians and ACP colleagues who lost their lives due to the COVID-19 pandemic. View a message from ACP President Jacqueline Fincher, MD, MACP, and submit information about ACP Members and colleagues who should be recognized.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2020/07/28/2.htm
28 Jul 2020
Call for submissions: ACP Hospitalist wants your pandemic stories
Submit your short article about a strategy, patient or colleague interaction, or other aspect of hospital practice during the pandemic by Aug. 31, and it may be published in the November ACP Hospitalist.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2020/08/25/2.htm
25 Aug 2020
New recommendations for high-risk outpatients; data on omicron and boosters, breakthrough infections, myocarditis
The NIH updated its COVID-19 treatment guidelines for high-risk outpatients in response to the omicron variant, recommending the combination of ritonavir-nirmatrelvir above other options, and studies showed the effect of a booster dose. ACP practice points and new research looked at immunity conferred by infection or vaccination. Two studies quantified association of carditis with the mRNA vaccines.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2022/01/25/1.htm
25 Jan 2022