Gastroenterology
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INR fails to predict bleeding in patients with cirrhosis
The investigators hope the study findings reinforce minimizing administration of fresh frozen plasma for inappropriate correction of international...
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COVID-19 outcomes no worse in patients on TNF inhibitors or methotrexate
No increase was seen in hospitalization and death rates, providing additional support for keeping patients on these immunosuppressive treatments...
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Infectious COVID-19 can persist in gut for weeks
“We found active and prolonged SARS-CoV-2 infection in the stool of patients with COVID-19, even after recovery, suggesting that coronavirus could...
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Pandemic worsens disparities in GI and liver disease
Creative local solutions are needed to address screening and health care problems.
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COVID-19 at home: What does optimal care look like?
Most attention has focused on the sickest patients, leaving less severe cases to fall through the cracks.
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Higher death rate seen in cancer patients with nosocomial COVID-19
All-cause mortality was higher in cancer patients with hospital-acquired COVID-19 than in those with community-acquired COVID-19.
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MIS-C is a serious immune-mediated response to COVID-19 infection
Multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C) is still a moving target because there is much still to learn about it.
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Daily Recap: Hospitalized COVID patients need MRIs; Americans vote for face masks
Orthopedists were the top earners, according to a new Medscape report on physician debt and net worth.
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American Cancer Society update: ‘It is best not to drink alcohol’
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Patient-focused precautions, testing help blunt pandemic effects on heme-onc unit
Multiple factors helped keep the anticipated COVID-19 surge manageable at the hematologic oncology service of Levine Cancer Institute.
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Case series suggests biologics, JAK inhibitors safe during pandemic
Investigators saw no increase in hospitalizations versus the general population in New York City.