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Basil S. Karam
Researcher at Medical College of Wisconsin
Publications - 26
Citations - 1451
Basil S. Karam is an academic researcher from Medical College of Wisconsin. The author has contributed to research in topics: Medicine & Internal medicine. The author has an hindex of 8, co-authored 19 publications receiving 622 citations. Previous affiliations of Basil S. Karam include University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston & American University of Beirut.
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Coronavirus Goes Viral: Quantifying the COVID-19 Misinformation Epidemic on Twitter
Ramez Kouzy,Joseph Abi Jaoude,Afif Kraitem,Molly B. El Alam,Basil S. Karam,Elio Adib,Jabra Zarka,Cindy Traboulsi,Elie W. Akl,Khalil Baddour +9 more
TL;DR: An early quantification of the magnitude of misinformation spread is provided and the importance of early interventions in order to curb this phenomenon that endangers public safety at a time when awareness and appropriate preventive actions are paramount is highlighted.
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2021 American College of Rheumatology Guideline for the Treatment of Rheumatoid Arthritis
Liana Fraenkel,Joan M. Bathon,Bryant R. England,E. William St. Clair,Thurayya Arayssi,Kristine Carandang,Kevin D. Deane,Mark C. Genovese,Kent Kwas Huston,Gail S. Kerr,Joel M. Kremer,Mary C. Nakamura,Linda A. Russell,Jasvinder A. Singh,Benjamin J Smith,Jeffrey A. Sparks,Shilpa Venkatachalam,Michael E. Weinblatt,Mounir Al-Gibbawi,Joshua F. Baker,Kamil E. Barbour,Jennifer L. Barton,Laura C. Cappelli,Fatimah Chamseddine,Michael D. George,Sindhu R. Johnson,Lara A Kahale,Basil S. Karam,Assem M. Khamis,Iris Navarro-Millán,Reza Mirza,Pascale Schwab,Namrata Singh,Marat Turgunbaev,Amy S. Turner,Sally Yaacoub,Elie A. Akl +36 more
TL;DR: In this article, the authors developed clinically relevant population, intervention, comparator, and outcomes (PICO) questions to develop updated guidelines for the pharmacologic management of rheumatoid arthritis.
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Oxidative stress and inflammation as central mediators of atrial fibrillation in obesity and diabetes.
TL;DR: An update on the growing evidence linking oxidative stress and inflammation to adverse atrial structural and electrical remodeling that leads to the onset and maintenance of AF in the diabetic heart is provided and several therapeutic strategies to improve atrial excitability are discussed.
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mTOR inhibition in COVID-19: A commentary and review of efficacy in RNA viruses.
Basil S. Karam,Rachel Morris,Carolyn T. Bramante,Michael A. Puskarich,Emily J. Zolfaghari,Sahar Lotfi-Emran,Nicholas E. Ingraham,Anthony G. Charles,David J. Odde,Christopher J. Tignanelli +9 more
TL;DR: The current literature on mTOR in SARS‐CoV‐2 is discussed and evidence in support of a role for mTOR inhibitors in the treatment of coronavirus disease 2019 is highlighted.
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Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Hospital Admissions from COVID-19: Determining the Impact of Neighborhood Deprivation and Primary Language.
Nicholas E. Ingraham,Laura N. Purcell,Basil S. Karam,R. Adams Dudley,Michael G. Usher,Christopher A. Warlick,Michelle L. Allen,Genevieve B. Melton,Anthony G. Charles,Christopher J. Tignanelli +9 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors evaluated neighborhood-level deprivation and English language proficiency effect on disproportionate outcomes seen in racial and ethnic minorities diagnosed with COVID-19 in 12 Midwest hospitals and 60 clinics in Minnesota between March 4, 2020, and August 19, 2020 Polymerase chain reaction-positive patients.