COVID-Out double-blind randomized trial tested #metformin , ivermectin, or fluvoxamine for outpatient #COVID19 . Secondary endpoint was incidence of Long Covid (PASC).
Volunteers were followed monthly to 10 mo.
Metformin 42% reduction in Long Covid.
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🆕⚡⚡Clinical Infectious Diseases David Boulware, MD MPH
Impact of SARS-CoV-2 vaccination and booster on COVID-19 symptom severity over time in COVID-OUT trial
SARS-CoV-2 vaccine-boosted participants had the least severe symptoms during COVID-19 which abated the quickest over time
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This sub-study of the UMN Medical School Covid-Out trial demonstrates that having had a #covid19 vaccine booster prior is the best early treatment. Nothing else reduces symptoms or resolves symptoms faster, even if at low risk of hospitalization. Get boosted! #IDtwitter Ashish K. Jha, MD, MPH

Randomized Trial of Metformin, Ivermectin, and Fluvoxamine for Covid-19 | NEJM nejm.org/doi/full/10.10… We are so grateful for the chance to share this work and contribute to knowledge around Covid and outpatient trials. College of Sci & Eng Center for Learning Health System Sciences - UMN David Odde Lab U of M Research UMN Surgery

March is Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month! Join Dr. Keith Naylor and Christine Drogan on Saturday, 3/26 @ 10 AM to learn more about choosing the right colorectal cancer screening test + FREE colorectal cancer screening kits for eligible attendees.
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March is #ColorectalCancerAwareness month! Join CAHE and get the word out about #CRCscreening and improving health outcomes in our communities.

Learn more about CAHE’s cancer prevention programs here: asianhealth.uchicago.edu/our-research/c…
#CRCawareness #cancerprevention

Controversial #Ivermectin added to University of Minnesota UMN Medical School #COVID19 drug trial strib.mn/3fBOZSq. Trial info at CovidOut.umn.edu seeking persons with <= 6 days of symptoms.

Tremendously honored and a great day for Center for Health Information Partnerships and Institute for Artifical Intelligence in Medicine! Congratulations to CHIP and I.AIM faculty Yuan Luo and special thanks to Theresa Walunas, PhD, FAMIA for her always thoughtful advocacy for all of us in CHIP!

Excited to be working with our outstanding medical students at Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine to explore the field of Augmented Intelligence as part of Institute for Artifical Intelligence in Medicine last night at the kickoff meeting for the student interest group!

Some uncommon facts about smoking cessation rx: 1) Medicare doesn’t cover nicotine patches, gum, or lozenges, 2) don’t chew the gum, leave a bite in cheek, 3) inhaler- don’t inhale, 4) take patch off qhs to avoid nightmares - Mary O’Sullivan Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

Nice reminder for us docs: Prepare with intention, listen completely, agree on priorities, connect with the story, explore emotional cues. #meded #primarycare

Practices to Foster Physician Presence and Connection With Patients in the Clinical Encounter ja.ma/30FRY4c

Applying #clinicalinformatics expertise for intelligent #datawarehouse design #CIC19 ⁦AMIA⁩ ⁦Sarah Oraby⁩ ⁦HDSI UChicago⁩ ⁦Vinny Arora MD MAPP⁩

#ClinicalInformatics expertise enables accurate physician attribution! ⁦HDSI UChicago⁩ ⁦Vinny Arora MD MAPP⁩ ⁦AMIA⁩ #CIC19

Using #clinicalinformatics to improve use of stat #radiology orders! ⁦HDSI UChicago⁩ #CIC19 ⁦AMIA⁩ ⁦Vinny Arora MD MAPP⁩

Improved #patientsatisfaction AND throughput with #clinicalinformatics ! #CIC19 ⁦Sarah Bach⁩ ⁦Vinny Arora MD MAPP⁩ ⁦HDSI UChicago⁩

#iHealth17 ED doc 'action time' transparency fuels throughput gains. HDSI UChicago Chicago Booth

#ihealth17 HDSI UChicago Communication improves with First Contact Provider in the banner bar.

Time to register and make travel plans (conference in May)! x.com/amiainformatic…

Just one more day for submissions! Please share your practical solutions to clinical informatics challenges! AMIA #iHealth17 x.com/vtiase/status/…

Practical(!) and applied informatics! Please attend and consider a submission! bit.ly/ihealth2017 #clinicalinformatics #patientsafety x.com/vtiase/status/…