COVID-19 Updates
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CDC playbook prepares states for rollout of COVID-19 vaccine if one is approved
The agency has asked states to submit plans for vaccine distribution by mid-October.
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Physician income drops, burnout spikes globally in pandemic
Some said they were looking for a career change away from medicine.
Feature
New billing code for added COVID practice expense
The intention is to recognize the extra expenses involved in steps now routinely taken to reduce the risk for COVID transmission from office...
From the AGA Journals
Mounting data support COVID-19 acute pancreatitis
“It has become increasingly clear that COVID-19 has systemic effects that also includes the gastrointestinal and pancreaticobiliary systems,” the...
Conference Coverage
COVID-19: In-hospital mortality data miss bigger picture of racial inequality
Social determinants of health include an array of population factors, including economic stability, social and community context, neighborhood and...
Conference Coverage
Pandemic worsens disparities in GI and liver disease
Creative local solutions are needed to address screening and health care problems.
News from the FDA/CDC
FDA expands remdesivir use for all COVID-19 hospitalized patients
An EUA of remdesivir issued in May allowed the drug to be used only for patients with severe COVID-19, specifically, COVID-19 patients with low...
News
FDA authorizes convalescent plasma for COVID-19
The authorization allows the plasma to be distributed in the U.S. and administered by health care providers.
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Severe obesity ups risk for death in younger men with COVID-19
These findings show that “obesity is an important independent risk factor for serious COVID-19 disease,” said Dr. David A. Kass.
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FDA authorizes new saliva COVID-19 test
“Providing this type of flexibility for processing saliva samples to test for COVID-19 infection is groundbreaking in terms of efficiency and...