More articles about: infectious disease
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Nursing Homes Prepared for Pandemics, but COVID-19 Reveals Gaps
Nursing homes across America, and care homes in the UK and beyond, have had clusters of COVID-19 cases. How can they contain the spread of coronavirus or other pandemics?
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COVID-19: Behind the Scenes of Testing
Duane Newton, Ph.D., director of the clinical microbiology laboratory at Michigan Medicine, explains the challenges of COVID-19 testing and how U-M is helping to address them.
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Please Don’t (Need to) Use My Work
Although the ethical allocation of scarce resources during a public health emergency are guidelines Susan Dorr Goold, M.D., has developed, she hopes to never see them used. 
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When Ventilators Don’t Help COVID-19 Patients, This Might
A life support system called ECMO has helped ARDS patients in past pandemics and other situations; now critical care teams are trying it in COVID-19 patients.
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Pivoting Critical Care Research to Help with the COVID-19 Pandemic
From a negative pressure helmet to enhanced protocols, researchers at the Michigan Center for Integrative Research in Critical Care are adapting their research to focus on the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Getting Through a Pandemic When You Have a Mental Health Condition
Living in the time of COVID-19 is harder for people with mental illness including depression, anxiety and bipolar disorder, but these tips can help.
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With the COVID-19 Curve Flattening, It's Time to Prevent a Second Peak
As pressure mounts to reverse the stay-home orders for COVID-19 prevention, a medical historian warns of the dangers of a double-humped curve.
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Conquering COVID-19: Michigan Medicine’s First Patient Shares His Story
The first coronavirus patient in Michigan Medicine’s care was not only a father of three, but a double lung transplant recipient. COVID-19 came to their home, but the family made a full recovery.
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Dying Alone During a Pandemic
Surgical residents encourage innovation to improve virtual connections between hospitalized COVID-19 patients, loved ones.
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New Report Details Strategies for COVID-19 Critical Care Surge
A new report from Michigan Medicine researchers and the RAND Corporation offers evidence-based strategies for expanding critical care resources for COVID-19 patients.
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What to Know About COVID-19 if You Have Diabetes
An endocrinologist with diabetes shares guidance on how to manage the condition during the pandemic.
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Repurposed Industrial Respirator Could Free Ventilators for COVID-19 Patients
Researchers have developed a negative pressure helmet for COVID-19 patients, providing more protection for health care workers and reducing strain on other essential medical equipment.
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Emergency Departments Across Michigan Collaborate on COVID-19 Response
A collaborative group of emergency departments across the State of Michigan are fighting COVID-19 by helping each other through the coordination of the Michigan Emergency Department Improvement Collaborative (MEDIC).
Dr. Vaughn in PPE in hallway
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Switching Gears at High Speed for Hospital COVID-19 Care
The COVID-19 pandemic caused by the novel coronavirus has led hospitals to enlist physicians to practice outside their usual specialty. This CME may help.
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As More Doctors Get Drafted for COVID-19 Inpatient Care, a Trusted Reference Becomes Free
Publisher makes textbook on hospital-based medicine available to all.