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COVID-19 linked to ICU admission during pregnancy, preterm birth
Pregnant and recently pregnant women with COVID-19 are less likely than nonpregnant women of reproductive age to have fever and myalgia but may be more likely to be admitted to the ICU, according to a study published in BMJ.
Frequent office visits not associated with SARS-CoV-2 infection among pregnant patients
Study results published in JAMA demonstrated no link between frequent in-person obstetrical visits and SARS-CoV-2 infection.
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Survey: PPE shortages continue for many nurses
Nurses continue to face substantial challenges more than 6 months into the COVID-19 pandemic, particularly with access to PPE.
Nurses union files OSHA complaint for workplace safety hazards at HCA hospitals
National Nurses United has called on the Occupational Health and Safety Administration, or OSHA, to inspect 17 hospitals that are owned and operated by HCA Healthcare and issue citations for “willful violation” of workplace safety hazards.
Low birth weight may increase CKD risk by 70%, highlighting importance of birth history
Although previous studies have indicated that intrauterine growth restriction increases risk for future kidney failure, an analysis conducted in Norway shows the condition is strongly associated with chronic kidney disease.
If still open, historically Black medical schools could have increased physician workforce
If medical schools at historically Black colleges that closed had remained open, they may have provided training for more than 35,000 additional medical students by 2019, according to research published in JAMA Network Open.
Preterm delivery linked to risk for early death in mothers
Preterm birth may be an independent risk factor for early mortality in women, according to a study published in BMJ.
Allergy-related ED visits rising; four ways PCPs can help reverse trend
Allergy-related ED visits increased 14% in the United States between 2007 and 2015, researchers wrote in The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology: In Practice.
Researchers identify how SARS-CoV-2 impacts kidneys of patients hospitalized with COVID-19
An analysis of patients who were hospitalized with COVID-19 in Belgium demonstrated SARS-CoV-2 caused specific manifestations of kidney proximal tubule dysfunction.
FDA grants emergency use authorization to Baxter for dialysis sets in COVID-19 pandemic
Baxter International Inc. has obtained two emergency use authorizations from the FDA for patients who may develop AKI during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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