Infectious Diseases
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Worry over family, friends the main driver of COVID-19 stress
"We were a little surprised to see that people were more concerned about others than about themselves," said Dr. Ran Barzilay.
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Disparities seen in COVID-19–related avoidance of care
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Social distancing impacts other infectious diseases
Social distancing had a significant impact on each of the 12 commonly diagnosed infectious diseases analyzed.
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COVID-19: New guidance to stem mental health crisis in frontline HCPs
“Support needs to be deployed in multiple dimensions ... and include training in resilience, stress reduction, emotional awareness, and self-care...
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U.S. tops 500,000 COVID-19 cases in children
Milestone provides “a chilling reminder of why we need to take this virus seriously,” said the AAP president.
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Asymptomatic children may transmit COVID-19 in communities
A South Korean case series of 91 children with COVID-19 identified detectable viral RNA for approximately 2 weeks’ duration.
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Latest report adds almost 44,000 child COVID-19 cases in 1 week
Proportion of child cases highest in Wyoming, according to American Academy of Pediatrics and Children’s Hospital Association.
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Beyond microcephaly: Zika-affected children near school age
As these children age past developmental milestones, more effects will likely manifest — even in those children whose appearance and imaging...
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NYC public hospitals rose to the demands of the COVID-19 crisis
“We hospitalists, and all those recruited to act as hospitalists, essentially took responsibility for the COVID response.”
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COVID-19 at home: What does optimal care look like?
Most attention has focused on the sickest patients, leaving less severe cases to fall through the cracks.