Infectious Diseases
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Psoriasis Therapy During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Should Patients Continue Biologics?
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Should patients with COVID-19 avoid ibuprofen or RAAS antagonists?
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Preventable diseases could gain a foothold because of COVID-19
Measles and influenza are two deadly infectious diseases for which there are vaccines.
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DIY masks: Worth the risk? Researchers are conflicted
Some health care workers are making their own personal protective equipment.
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COVID-19 prompts ‘lifesaving’ policy change for opioid addiction
Patients in some opioid treatment programs will be allowed to take home their medication.
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Feds tout drug candidates to treat COVID-19
Food and Drug Administration officials and President Trump highlighted hydroxychloroquine and remdesivir.
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20% of U.S. COVID-19 deaths were aged 20-64 years
Preliminary data also demonstrate that severe illness leading to hospitalization, including ICU admission and death, can occur in adults of any...
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Real-world shortages not addressed in new COVID-19 guidance
WHO provides up-to-date guidance on COVID-19 treatment, but real-world ingenuity will be needed to tackle thorny issues surrounding this disease...
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Lopinavir-ritonavir trial results ‘disappointing’ for severe COVID-19
But patients in the lopinavir/ritonavir group had a shorter stay in the intensive care unit than did those in the standard-care group.
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AGA and colleague societies issue clinical insights for COVID-19
Screening patients, personal protection, procedure postponement, and special precautions with infected patients are discussed.
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COVID-19 will test medical supply stocks
“In the matter of a week or two...I think we’ll get a feel for whether or not we really have enough of the supplies that it takes,” said Dr....