U.S. Army Opens Field Hospital in New York City
Field hospital in Manhattan meant to handle non-COVID-19 patients to free up space in city hospitals
Vitamin C May Reduce Ventilation Time in Critically Ill Patients
Review shows vitamin C can shorten the duration of mechanical ventilation by an average of 25 percent
Physician’s Briefing Weekly Coronavirus Roundup
Here is what the editors at Physician's Briefing chose as the most important COVID-19 developments for you and your practice for the week of...
Fostemsavir Active in Multidrug-Resistant HIV-1 Infection
Reduction in HIV-1 RNA level significantly greater for fostemsavir versus placebo in randomized cohort
Reduction Noted in Transfusion Burden With Luspatercept
Reduction seen with luspatercept versus placebo for patients with transfusion-dependent β-thalassemia
Gilead Backs Down on Special Designation for Possible COVID-19 Drug
Pharmaceutical company had asked the FDA to designate remdesivir an 'orphan drug'
Workers at Risk for COVID-19 Exposure Can Access Online Training
The National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences launched virtual training website to protect workers
ACC: Statins Cut Heart Failure Risk in Early Breast Cancer Treatment
Risk for heart failure hospital visit declined with statins for women receiving anthracyclines, trastuzumab
Proton Pump Inhibitors May Up Fracture Risk in Children
Small but significant risk seen for upper-limb and lower-limb fractures
Many Older Adults Receive Inpatient Diabetes Rx Intensification
Benefit unlikely in half due to limited life expectancy or already being at their HbA1c goal
