US To Drop COVID Testing for International Air Travelers US To Drop COVID Testing for International Air Travelers
The Biden administration will stop requiring international air travelers to take a COVID test before entering the United States.WebMD Health News (Source: Medscape Critical Care Headlines)
Source: Medscape Critical Care Headlines - June 10, 2022 Category: Intensive Care Tags: Infectious Diseases News Source Type: news
Exercise Low Risk After Bicuspid Aortic Valve Aneurysm Repair Exercise Low Risk After Bicuspid Aortic Valve Aneurysm Repair
Patients who had surgery to repair an aortic aneurysm related to a bicuspid aortic valve are at low risk of future aneurysm events even from endurance exercise, a new study suggests.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Critical Care Headlines)
Source: Medscape Critical Care Headlines - June 9, 2022 Category: Intensive Care Tags: Cardiology News Source Type: news
Baricitinib Has Better Safety Profile Than Dexamethasone When Added to Remdesivir for COVID-19 Baricitinib Has Better Safety Profile Than Dexamethasone When Added to Remdesivir for COVID-19
For patients with severe COVID-19 requiring supplemental oxygen, combining remdesivir with either baricitinib or dexamethasone led to similar survival rates off mechanical ventilation by day 29, but dexamethasone was associated with significantly more side effects, in the ACTT-4 randomized controlled trial.Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape Critical Care Headlines)
Source: Medscape Critical Care Headlines - June 9, 2022 Category: Intensive Care Tags: Infectious Diseases News Source Type: news
Insurer Told to Pay $5.2 Million to Woman Who Caught STD in a Car Insurer Told to Pay $5.2 Million to Woman Who Caught STD in a Car
An auto insurer has been ordered to pay a multi-million dollar settlement to a woman who caught an STD from her former boyfriend -- while in his car.WebMD Health News (Source: Medscape Critical Care Headlines)
Source: Medscape Critical Care Headlines - June 9, 2022 Category: Intensive Care Tags: Infectious Diseases News Source Type: news
Have Docs Traded Golf for Pickleball as Their Favorite Sport? Have Docs Traded Golf for Pickleball as Their Favorite Sport?
For its networking, exercise, and convenience, pickleball is gaining favor among physicians.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Critical Care Headlines)
Source: Medscape Critical Care Headlines - June 9, 2022 Category: Intensive Care Tags: Family Medicine/Primary Care News Source Type: news
Routine Cleaning of Medical Professionals' Cellphones May Help Cut Spread of Infection Routine Cleaning of Medical Professionals' Cellphones May Help Cut Spread of Infection
The risk of infection spread might be cut if intensive-care unit (ICU) staff regularly disinfected their cellphones, a new study suggests.Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape Critical Care Headlines)
Source: Medscape Critical Care Headlines - June 3, 2022 Category: Intensive Care Tags: Infectious Diseases News Source Type: news
Report Shows Bleak Picture for Hospitals Report Shows Bleak Picture for Hospitals
Fewer patients are being admitted to the hospital, but they are sicker and their cases are more costly, as workforce shortages and fluctuating demand lead to expensive contract-based staffing.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Critical Care Headlines)
Source: Medscape Critical Care Headlines - June 3, 2022 Category: Intensive Care Tags: Hospital Medicine News Source Type: news
ADA Updates on Finerenone, SGLT2 Inhibitors, and Race-Based eGFR ADA Updates on Finerenone, SGLT2 Inhibitors, and Race-Based eGFR
ADA has made an interim change to its latest Standards of Medical Care, an update based on trial evidence and consensus about finerenone, SGLT2 inhibitors, and eGFR.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Critical Care Headlines)
Source: Medscape Critical Care Headlines - June 1, 2022 Category: Intensive Care Tags: Diabetes & Endocrinology News Source Type: news
Auxora vs. Placebo for Severe COVID-19 Pneumonia Auxora vs. Placebo for Severe COVID-19 Pneumonia
Is Auxora beneficial in the treatment of severe COVID-19 pneumonia?Critical Care (Source: Medscape Critical Care Headlines)
Source: Medscape Critical Care Headlines - June 1, 2022 Category: Intensive Care Tags: Critical Care Journal Article Source Type: news
Decision-Support Tool Tied to Increased Outpatient Management of PE Decision-Support Tool Tied to Increased Outpatient Management of PE
A peer champion-led decision support intervention to increase outpatient management of pulmonary embolism was sustainable 4 years after implementation, a cohort analysis shows.Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape Critical Care Headlines)
Source: Medscape Critical Care Headlines - May 31, 2022 Category: Intensive Care Tags: Emergency Medicine News Source Type: news
Global Prevalence of Occult Hepatitis B Global Prevalence of Occult Hepatitis B
A better understanding of the prevalence of occult HBV infection in the global population could lead to the development of better prevention and management strategies.Journal of Viral Hepatitis (Source: Medscape Critical Care Headlines)
Source: Medscape Critical Care Headlines - May 30, 2022 Category: Intensive Care Tags: Gastroenterology Journal Article Source Type: news
Does Viagra Reduce Mortality in Pulmonary Fibrosis? Does Viagra Reduce Mortality in Pulmonary Fibrosis?
Meta-analysis indicates potential mortality benefits, no help to hospitalization, acute exacerbations.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Critical Care Headlines)
Source: Medscape Critical Care Headlines - May 26, 2022 Category: Intensive Care Tags: Pulmonary Medicine News Source Type: news
Monkeypox: What Do Experts Actually Think? Monkeypox: What Do Experts Actually Think?
How much do we really know about the emerging risk of monkeypox? Join experts as they discuss the current situation, what people should focus on, and what to expect going forward.Medscape Emergency Medicine (Source: Medscape Critical Care Headlines)
Source: Medscape Critical Care Headlines - May 25, 2022 Category: Intensive Care Tags: Emergency Medicine Commentary Source Type: news
COVID-19 May Cause Lasting Damage to Multiple Organs COVID-19 May Cause Lasting Damage to Multiple Organs
A prospective study finds cardio-renal inflammation, reduced lung function, and impair-ments in physical and psychological function after COVID-19 hospitalization.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Critical Care Headlines)
Source: Medscape Critical Care Headlines - May 24, 2022 Category: Intensive Care Tags: Cardiology News Source Type: news
Post-Pulmonary Embolism Impairment Frequent, Follow-Up Urged After Acute PE Post-Pulmonary Embolism Impairment Frequent, Follow-Up Urged After Acute PE
In a large study of patients with acute pulmonary embolism, chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension was rare, but post-pulmonary embolism impairment was not.Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape Critical Care Headlines)
Source: Medscape Critical Care Headlines - May 19, 2022 Category: Intensive Care Tags: Cardiology News Source Type: news
