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Oleander extract for COVID-19? That’s a hard ‘no’ experts say
Oleandrin poisoning may affect the central nervous system, as evidenced by drowsiness, tremors, seizures, collapse, and coma leading to death.
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Non-COVID-19 clinical trials grind to a halt during pandemic
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Send kids to school safely if possible, supplement virtually
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Severe obesity ups risk for death in younger men with COVID-19
These findings show that “obesity is an important independent risk factor for serious COVID-19 disease,” said Dr. David A. Kass.
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Only 40% of residents said training prepped them for COVID-19
Overall, residents reported good relationships with attending physicians and nurses.
Opinion
Financial planning in the COVID-19 era
Many readers have expressed the fear that their retirement savings would never recover from the COVID-19 hit.
Opinion
Skin hunger
Skin hunger describes our universal need to be touched and the health consequences of being starved of it.
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FDA authorizes new saliva COVID-19 test
“Providing this type of flexibility for processing saliva samples to test for COVID-19 infection is groundbreaking in terms of efficiency and...
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PPE shortage could last years without strategic plan, experts warn
“If we had a more coordinated response with a partnership between the medical field, the government and the private industry, it would help...
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The evidence is not clear: Rheumatic diseases, drugs, and COVID-19
Robust is not the word to use when describing the current state of COVID-19 research.
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Pooled COVID-19 testing feasible, greatly reduces supply use
“The benefit definitely outweighs the risk of false-negative specimens because false-negative results rarely occur.”