Doctors Need to Be Mindful of What They Post on Social Media
Investigators find many examples of unprofessional, 'potentially objectionable' behavior online
LV Hypertrophy May Explain Racial Disparities in Heart Failure
Some of the excess risk for heart failure explained by higher prevalence of malignant LVH in blacks
CDC: Too Many Health Care Workers Not Getting Flu Vaccine
Vaccination protects both workers and patients
Change in Physician Call System May Up Readmission Rates
Increase in readmission rate seen regardless of patient age, readmission risks, medical diagnoses
Metformin, Ivermectin, Fluvoxamine Do Not Prevent Severe COVID-19
No difference in the primary end point seen with any of the three medications versus placebo among adults with overweight or obesity
FDA Approves Praxbind to Reverse Pradaxa’s Effect
Praxbind cleared for emergency use with Pradaxa when bleeding can't be controlled
Resistance to Common Antimicrobials Increasing
Salmonella, Campylobacter show significant resistance in humans and animals
Flu Vaccine Protective Against Hospitalization, Death in T2DM
Significantly lower rates of admission for stroke, heart failure, pneumonia/influenza, all-cause-death
Red Cross Issues Nationwide Call for Blood Donations
While all blood types are needed, type O negative and positive are especially crucial
Use of Certain Prescription Meds Linked to COVID-19 Mortality
Discontinuation of ACE-I, ARB, metformin associated with elevated risk for death among hospitalized COVID-19 patients
