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Mashup Score: 2Fighting Sepsis: Using old drugs new ways - 2 year(s) ago
Each year, at least 1.7 million Americans develop sepsis. According to the CDC, 270,000 will die as a result. Sepsis is caused by bacterial infections but, it can also be caused by viral infections like COVID-19. Now, there’s new hope that two already approved drugs can help save lives. Fever, chills, rapid breathing, increased heart […]
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Medical students from some historically underrepresented populations experienced moderately higher levels of exhaustion-related burnout, according to findings published in JAMA Network Open.Those who experienced racial discrimination during training were also more likely to experience burnout.
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Mashup Score: 0Vaccinated adults were less likely to land in intensive care during the omicron surge - 2 year(s) ago
The highly contagious omicron variant of SARS-CoV-2 became the dominant strain in the United States in mid-December 2021, coinciding with a rise in hospitalizations of patients with COVID-19.
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An antibiotic rarely used in infants admitted to hospitals could be a safe and affordable, life-saving treatment for neonatal sepsis, in the face of growing resistance to other drugs, a study finds.
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Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act aims to help physicians receive mental health assistance without jeopardizing their licenses.
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Mashup Score: 5Optimal timing of tracheostomy may improve outcomes, alleviate ICU strain during pandemic - 2 year(s) ago
Early tracheostomy for patients with COVID-19 pneumonia may improve outcomes and alleviate capacity strain in the ICU during the pandemic without increasing mortality, researchers reported in Chest. “Expert recommendations on timing tracheostomy during the COVID-19 pandemic vary widely. One panel concluded that no specific timing could be recommended; other panels recommend 7 days, 10 days,
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Mashup Score: 0Premature Babies’ Survival Rate is Climbing, Study Says - 2 year(s) ago
A comprehensive new study of premature babies in the United States is helping to redefine what it means for a premature infant to survive.
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Mashup Score: 2Repeated seasonal influenza vaccines also provide kids better protection against future flu pandemics, researchers find - 2 year(s) ago
Researchers have found that children who receive years of season-specific flu vaccines develop antibodies that also provide broader protection against new strains, including those capable of causing pandemics.
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WEDNESDAY, Jan. 26, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Infants born at all gestational ages with low-risk delivery characteristics have a low risk for early-onset sepsis (EOS) and may not require initiation
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Mashup Score: 1Man with COVID marries ex-wife in ICU at Las Vegas hospital - 2 year(s) ago
It might not be a dream marriage, but MountainView Hospital hosted a wedding for a patient in the ICU’s COVID unit on Tuesday.
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"The two repurposed drugs used to maintain platelets are Brilinta, a blood thinner commonly prescribed to prevent heart attack recurrence, and Tamiflu, used to treat the flu." https://t.co/SKy7G77uGQ #CriticalCareUpdate #sepsis