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Lower mortality in COVID-19 with remdesivir plus dexamethasone than dexamethasone alone
An industry-funded retrospective study found that COVID-19 patients who got both remdesivir and dexamethasone had lower inpatient mortality than matched patients who got dexamethasone alone, across all levels of respiratory support.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2024/10/02/free/lower-mortality-in-covid-19-with-remdesivir-plus-dexamethasone-than-dexamethasone-alone.htm
2 Oct 2024
New info, resources on novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19)
ACP is offering an updated online learning activity and a podcast to help physicians learn about coronavirus. CME credit is free for members upon completion of either activity.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2020/03/04/1.htm
4 Mar 2020
October 2, 2024
ACP Hospitalist provides hospital-based physicians with news and information about the practice of hospital medicine.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2024/10/02/
Early case reports show older men with comorbidities at highest risk for novel coronavirus
Two recent studies described the first diagnosed cases of the virus, while the World Health Organization declared a public health emergency and tallied the number affected worldwide.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2020/02/05/1.htm
5 Feb 2020
November 2020
ACP Hospitalist provides hospital-based physicians with news and information about the practice of hospital medicine.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2020/11/
Myocardial injury from COVID-19 rarely progressive, U.K. study finds
Few patients who had myocardial injury during a hospitalization for COVID-19 had a major adverse cardiovascular event within a year, and cardiac imaging at six months after discharge showed slight improvement in left ventricular ejection fraction on average.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2024/09/04/free/myocardial-injury-from-covid-19-rarely-progressive-uk-study-finds.htm
4 Sep 2024
Aspirin for COVID-19 inpatients didn't reduce mortality, trial finds
New data from the RECOVERY trial found a slight reduction in clots but an increase in bleeding and no difference in 28-day mortality in patients randomized to daily aspirin during hospitalization compared to those receiving usual care.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2021/11/24/2.htm
24 Nov 2021
May 2020
ACP Hospitalist provides hospital-based physicians with news and information about the practice of hospital medicine.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2020/05/
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://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2021/11/17/4.htm
17 Nov 2021
April 2020
ACP Hospitalist provides hospital-based physicians with news and information about the practice of hospital medicine.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2020/04/