Doug Brunk is a San Diego-based award-winning reporter who began covering health care in 1991. Before joining the company, he wrote for the health sciences division of Columbia University and was an associate editor at Contemporary Long Term Care magazine when it won a Jesse H. Neal Award. His work has been syndicated by the Los Angeles Times and he is the author of two books related to the University of Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball program. Doug has a master’s degree in magazine journalism from the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse University. Follow him on Twitter @dougbrunk.
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D.C.-area blacks face increased risk of mortality from SJS/TEN
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“It’s possible that the diagnoses are being delayed and so treatment is being delayed.”
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AAP issues guidance on managing infants born to mothers with COVID-19
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- Doug Brunk
Infants born to mothers with COVID-19 should be tested for the virus at 24 hours and, if still in the birth facility, at 48 hours after birth.
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Enhanced team-based CVD care found to benefit diabetes patients
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PHOENIX, ARIZ. – “This implementation strategy could be scaled up within primary care settings in China and other low to middle income countries...
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San Diego County CMO vigorously leads COVID-19 response team
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“We are living and making history every day. It’s unbelievable,” Dr. Yphantides said.
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Low-income DC communities have restricted access to iPLEDGE pharmacies
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- Doug Brunk
“Not only are there fewer such pharmacies available in low-income communities, but the residents must also travel further to reach them,” Nidhi...
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FDA okays emergency use of convalescent plasma for seriously ill COVID-19 patients
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- Doug Brunk
“It’s crucial that data be captured for every patient so that we really understand what safety and effectiveness looks like on as close to a real-...
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Survey explores the role of social media in choosing a dermatologist
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- Doug Brunk
Two factors deemed important on a dermatologist’s social media profile were patient reviews (68%) and years of experience (61%).
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Low fitness level linked to higher risk of heart failure in diabetes
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- Doug Brunk
PHOENIX –Therapies targeting large and sustained improvements in fitness and weight loss may modify the risk of heart failure in patients with...
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AFib-related cardiovascular deaths on the rise
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- Doug Brunk
PHOENIX, ARIZ. – A more pronounced increase in mortality rate was observed among black and white men.
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Cardiovascular risk varies between black ethnic subgroups
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- Doug Brunk
PHOENIX, ARIZ. – Smoking prevalence was highest in whites and African Americans, compared with African immigrants and Afro-Caribbeans.
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African Americans with SLE face increased risk of CVD hospitalizations
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- Doug Brunk
PHOENIX – “Our next steps include examining potential reasons for these disparities, such as looking at primary care patterns over time, SLE...
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Fracture liaison services confer benefit on recurrent fracture risk
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- Doug Brunk
The findings suggest “that all hospitals treating fracture patients should have fracture liaison services,” Dr. Mattias Lorentzon said.
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CV health in pregnancy improves outcomes for mother and infant
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PHOENIX – “Further study is needed across pregnancy and in other settings,” Dr. Perak said.
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Red meat intake linked to increased risk of fatal CHD in men
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- Doug Brunk
The study population consisted of 43,259 men in the Health Professionals Follow-up Study (1986-2012) who had no known history of cancer or...
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Gender, racial disparities persist in statin use by ASCVD patients
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- Doug Brunk
PHOENIX – “Each year during the study period, more than 3 million women with ASCVD were not prescribed a statin, which translated into about 36...