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Recon
Staged Treatment for Obviously Infected Nonunions: How Do Patients Fare?
Elizabeth Hofheinz, M.P.H., M.Ed. New work performed at eight academic Level 1 trauma centers has looked at whether patients with…
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Extremities
Don’t Waste Time Getting Biomarkers for Infection?
Elizabeth Hofheinz, M.P.H., M.Ed. In looking at 211 nonunions (204 patients), researchers from several institutions have determined that commonly gathered…
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Biologics
New Weapon Against SSIs, Bacterial Infection?
Elizabeth Hofheinz, M.P.H., M.Ed. With bacterial resistance an ongoing issue, surgeons need more tools to combat this scourge. A new…
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Hospitals
Musculoskeletal Infection in Children: How to Get it Right
by Elizabeth Hofheinz, M.P.H., M.Ed. Few surgical situations are as complex as a child with a musculoskeletal infection. Recognizing this,…
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COVID-19
When will we reopen the country? Antibody testing may help officials decide, experts say
April 10, 2020 / Adrianna Rodriguez, USA TODAY As officials begin to discuss when they can lift stay-at-home orders, companies are…
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Health authorities roll out new coronavirus tests to gauge infection’s spread
April 10, 2020 / By Brianna Abbott, Denise Roland, The Wall Street Journal Health departments, hospitals and companies around the world are rolling…
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COVID-19
CDC considers loosening guidelines for some already exposed to virus
April 8, 2020 / Associated Press WASHINGTON – The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is considering changing its guidelines for…
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COVID-19
Why Some COVID-19 Patients Crash: The Body’s Immune System Might Be To Blame
April 7, 2020 / GEOFF BRUMFIEL It’s a strange and tragic pattern in some cases of COVID-19: The patient struggles…
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COVID-19
The US has more than 200,000 cases of coronavirus. And carriers who don’t feel sick are fueling the spread
April 1, 2020 / By Holly Yan and Christina Maxouris, CNN (CNN) – The number of US coronavirus cases surged by more…
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COVID-19
There’s a new symptom of coronavirus, doctors say: Sudden loss of smell or taste
March 24, 2020 / Ryan W. Miller USA TODAY A loss of a sense of smell or taste may be…
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COVID-19
Hospital staff crafts coronavirus masks from office supplies
By Adam Schrader | New York Post Hospital workers battling the coronavirus in Washington State have been making face masks out of office supplies…
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COVID-19
What Went Wrong with Coronavirus Testing in the U.S.
March 16, 2020 / By Robert P. Baird On February 5th, sixteen days after a Seattle resident who had visited relatives…
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COVID-19
Two US doctors in critical condition with COVID-19, dozens more infected
BETH MOLE – 3/18/2020 As the number of detected COVID-19 cases in the US nears 6,500 and deaths reached 115 on March…
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COVID-19
US coronavirus cases soar past 7,000 as doctors say hospitals aren’t prepared for a continuing surge
March 18, 2020 / By Christina Maxouris and Holly Yan, CNN (CNN) – The American healthcare system might not be prepared…
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How One Pitt Lab is Tackling Joint Infection
by Elizabeth Hofheinz, M.P.H., M.Ed., January 16, 2020 Kenneth Urish, M.D., PhD Kenneth Urish, MD, PhD is Associate Medical Director…
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