October 31, 2020

FEATURED ARTICLE

Aspirin Use is Associated with Decreased Mechanical Ventilation, ICU Admission, and In-Hospital Mortality in Hospitalized Patients with COVID-19

"This is a critical finding that needs to be confirmed through a randomized clinical trial," said study leader Jonathan Chow, MD. "If our finding is confirmed, it would make aspirin the first widely available, over-the-counter medication to reduce mortality in COVID-19 patients."

Acute Kidney Injury in Pediatric Inflammatory Multisystem Syndrome Temporally Associated With Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus-2 Pandemic

Article studies the prevalence, evolution and clinical factors associated with acute kidney injury in children admitted to PICUs with pediatric inflammatory multisystem syndrome temporally associated with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2.

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Does Pulmonary Aspergillosis Complicate COVID-19?

Pulmonary Aspergillosis is known to occur among influenza patients requiring intensive care and is associated with increased mortality. If Aspergillus coinfections are occurring among coronavirus disease 2019 patients, early clinical suspicion and testing are needed to understand the epidemiology of these infections and prevent associated mortality. 

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Caring for the Workforce of a Health System During the COVID-19 Epidemic in Brazil

What strategies were used to monitor and expand access to care for a health system workers in the first 2 months of the COVID-19 epidemic in Brazil.

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A Different Type of Second Wave

A predicted increase in PPE–related allergic contact dermatitis as a result of COVID-19.

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The Impact of COVID-19 on Neurology Medical Education

Richard S. Isaacson, MD, FAAN, discusses with Jaffar Khan, MD, FAAN, how the coronavirus pandemic is affecting medical education and residencies.

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COVID-19 Exposes Health Disparities

Poor and nonwhite Americans are at higher risk for severe illness.

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Predictors of State-Level Stay-at-Home Orders in the United States and Their Association With Mobility of Residents

To evaluate predictors of stay-at-home order adoption among U.S. states, as well as associations between order enactment and residents' mobility.

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Optimizing Telehealth Pain Care After COVID-19

Telehealth has the potential to transform pain management, particularly for those with complex pain care needs living remotely from pain facilities or in low-resource settings, removing barriers to multidisciplinary pain management delivered in a collaborative, interdisciplinary way — the optimal treatment approach for chronic pain.

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Differences and Prediction of Imaging Characteristics of COVID-19 and non-COVID-19 Viral Pneumonia: A Multicenter Study

The imaging characteristics of COVID-19 and non-COVID-19 viral pneumonia are different. In this study, the authors examine the differences in imaging characteristics and prediction of COVID-19 and non-COVID-19 viral pneumonia through chest CT.

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Hepatic Injury in Patients With COVID-19

Liver injury is highly prevalent in patients that present with COVID-19. Since the liver is one of the most affected organs outside of the respiratory system in COVID-19, more intensive surveillance is warranted for severe cases, particularly among those with pre-existing advanced liver disease.

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