More Protein Not Tied to Lower Death Rate in Hemodialysis Patients

(MedPage Today) -- Adding nutritional supplements, and protein in particular, to the diet of patients on hemodialysis didn't seem to bolster their mortality rates, a pragmatic trial found. In a cluster-randomized clinical trial of over 10,000...

When COVID-19 Hit, Antibiotic Use in VA Hospitals Spiked Up

(MedPage Today) -- VA hospitals used more antibiotics in the first 5 months of 2020, which reversed declines in antibiotic use in recent years, a researcher said. Days of therapy per 1,000 days present rose to 631 in January-May 2020, the highest...

Do You Know the Symptoms of 'Long COVID'?

(MedPage Today) -- You passed medical training, now see if you can pass our weekly quiz

RNA COVID Vaccines; Down Syndrome Guidelines: It's TTHealthWatch!

(MedPage Today) -- TTHealthWatch is a weekly podcast from Texas Tech. In it, Elizabeth Tracey, director of electronic media for Johns Hopkins Medicine, and Rick Lange, MD, president of the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center in El Paso...

Op-Ed: Professional Boards, Take Heed

(MedPage Today) -- While 2020 has been fraught with uncertainty, at least one thing is quite evident: antitrust compliance remains a high priority of the Department of Justice, particularly within the realm of healthcare and board activities....

COVID Brain Fog; Pandemic Grief; Handling a COVID Vax

(MedPage Today) -- What is COVID brain fog? Judith Graham describes the sudden emergence of cognitive dysfunction in seniors who have become seriously ill from coronavirus ~ Older COVID Patients Battle 'Brain Fog,' Weakness and Emotional Turmoil...

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