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FDA authorizes baricitinib combo for COVID-19
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FDA approves first at-home COVID-19 test kit
The Lucira COVID-19 All-In-One Test-Kit is a single-use test that has a nasal swab to collect samples for people ages 14 and older.
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Can a probiotic prevent COVID-19?
Dr. Anthony Sung describes a trial testing whether a probiotic can prevent COVID-19.
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Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine 95% effective in final phase 3 results
The vaccine was well tolerated with no serious safety concerns.
From the Journals
‘Hospital at home’ increases COVID capacity in large study
Atrium Health developed a “hospital at home” program for COVID patients and brought it online in just 2 weeks.
From the Journals
Myocarditis rare, macrophage infiltration common at COVID autopsy
An autopsy study shows myocarditis is uncommon, seen in only 14% of COVID-19 deaths, but macrophage infiltration is very common and might explain...
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Painful ethical choices in 2020 vs. 2010: How has thinking changed?
Several of the questions in the survey revolved around end-of-life decisions.
Conference Coverage
Liver injury linked to COVID-19–related coagulopathy
Cells that line the liver’s blood vessels produce high levels of factor VIII, a coagulation factor, when they are exposed to interleukin-6, an...
From the Journals
One-third of critical illness survivors emerge from ICU with functional deterioration
One-third of patients who survived nonsurgical ICU admission had evidence of functional status decline.
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COVID-19 burdens follow patients after discharge
Postdischarge COVID-19 patients have high rates of long-term sequelae from sepsis and other severe respiratory viral illnesses.
Conference Coverage
Osteoporosis drugs don’t worsen COVID-19 risk, may help
“What we observed is that there is no harm. Treatments should be continued.”