Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Q&A: Lessons for handling COVID-19 from another animal virus

A little known virus may have a lot to teach us about dealing with COVID-19. Discovered 20 years ago, Nipah virus can spread from bats or pigs to humans. Found only in South and South East Asia so far, it kills nearly three-quarters ...

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Intervention can improve appropriateness of telemetry use

(HealthDay)—A hospitalist-driven intervention to improve appropriate use of telemetry can reduce length of stay and costs, according to a study published online July 7 in the Journal of Hospital Medicine.