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COVID-19

AdventHealth:
Do You Have COVID-19, the Flu, a Cold or Seasonal Allergies?
Coronavirus on Surfaces: Your Questions Answered
Should I Donate Blood During the COVID-19 Pandemic?
Know the Truth About 13 Common Coronavirus Myths
What Does It Really Mean to Flatten the Curve?

Medical Conference Coverage and Special Projects

International Stroke Conference:
Trials’ results highlight the cost-effectiveness of mobile stroke units and point to advancements in treatment approaches for patients with LVO, cerebral venous thrombosis and cerebral arteriovenous malformation

Trials’ results shed light on new technology for preventing stroke, best practices and devices for LVO retrieval, the effectiveness of antiplatelet therapy with the addition of cilostazol and mechanical thrombectomy in pediatric patients with LVO

American Heart Association Scientific Sessions:
Trial results shed light on tool for assessing VTE risk, routine anticoagulation for non-hospitalized COVID patients, and clinical outcomes of open vs. endovascular surgery for advanced PAD
Trial results report on benefits of radial artery for CABG, use of prophylactic methylprednisolone and ECMO for patients in cardiogenic shock
Lewis A. Conner Presidential Lecture champions prevention and health equity
AHA 2021 dietary guidance to improve CV health emphasizes dietary patterns
Trials’ results suggest advancements in treatment approaches for AF and insight on the cardiac effects of coffee consumption
Trials’ Results suggest outside-the-box approaches to reduce CVD risk
REDUCE-IT finds medication added to statins reduces risks among patients with high triglycerides

American Society of Health-System Pharmacists:
Virtual Summit on Safe, Effective, and Accessible High-Quality Medicine as a Matter of National Security
Drug shortages round table: Minimizing the impact on patient care

American Society of Anesthesiologists/American Association of Retired Persons:
Brain Health Initiative Summit Attendee Summary PDF download

Medicine

Lehigh Valley Health Network’s Better Medicine:
LVHN to Offer New Brain Tumor Surgical Technique
Next-Generation Surgical Robot Comes to LVHN
LVHN offers Surgery for Patients with Severe Scoliosis
Helping Pediatric Patients Take the Right Steps to Manage Functional Limitations

American Society of Anesthesiology Perioperative Brain Health Initiative:
Start Implementing the Mini-Cog to Assess Preoperative Brain Health
Incorporating Frailty into Preoperative Screening at OHSU
Instituting a Comprehensive Delirium Prevention Program at UCSF Medical Center
Using Intraoperative EEG to Predict Post-operative Delirium at Duke
Success Strategies for Implementing a HELP Program
Strategies for Implementing a Patient and Family Centered PBHI in Your Practice
Decreasing Postoperative Delirium in Bangkok
Keck Medical Center Launches New Brain Health Initiative at USC
Brigham and Women’s Hospital Starts Perioperative Cognitive Screening

Cleveland Clinic:
Multi-institutional Study Validates AJCC’s 8th Edition Oral Cavity Cancer Stage System
Children with Localized Non-Germinomatous Germ Cell Tumors May Benefit from Reduced-volume Radiation
ASCO Updates Guidelines for Patients with Metastatic Pancreatic Cancer

Hospital System Philanthropy

Lehigh Valley Health Network’s Generosity Magazine:
Grateful Patient Gives Back to the Patient Assistance Fund
Providing the Gift of Time for Families After the Loss of a Baby
Remembering a Kidney Cancer Crusader
The Giving Tree Room
Generosity Annual Report

More Consumer Health/Patient Education

NYU Langone Health:
New York Couple Builds Family of Five in Two Years with LGBTQ+ Fertility Care
Get the Facts About Menopause and Hormone Therapy
Others Ignored Her Fibroid Symptoms. Then She Found the Doctor Who Took Her Seriously.
Manage Menopause with These Lifestyle Updates
Shrink Them, Zap Them, Starve Them: Minimally Invasive Fibroid Treatments Offer Hysterectomy Alternative

Lehigh Valley Health Network:
After Years of Suffering with Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease, Photographer Finds Relief
LINX Procedure Lets David Sleep Well

Forbes Health:
Inogen Oxygen Concentrator review
Leggett and Platt Adjustable Beds review
The Actual Cost of Hearing Aids