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Large COVID-19 dataset: Kidney injury in >35% of those in hospital
The clearest risk factors for the development of AKI were “the need for ventilator support or vasopressor drug treatment.”
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AAN publishes ethical guidance on patient care during the pandemic
The guidance reviews adaptations to inpatient and outpatient care and indicates the need for protocols to allocate scarce medical resources.
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Inflammation, thrombosis biomarkers tied to COVID-19 deaths
“Of particular interest is the finding that over three quarters of critically ill patients required a ventilator and almost one third required...
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Maskomania: Masks and COVID-19
Masks alone are not enough to control COVID-19 and must be coupled with other nonpharmacologic interventions.
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Today’s top news highlights: COVID-19 in kids, addiction-related suicide
When it comes to COVID-19 in children, infants and teens are at highest risk for hospitalization.
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AGS issues pandemic resource allocation recommendations amid ageism concerns
Rationing strategies that are solely, or predominantly, based on age cutoffs could lead to persistent beliefs that older adults’ lives are less...
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Vitamin D: A low-hanging fruit in COVID-19?
Experts weigh in on how much vitamin D people need in light of results from new studies.
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TNF inhibitors may dampen COVID-19 severity
New findings from the COVID-19 Global Rheumatology Alliance Registry.
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Antibody testing suggests COVID-19 cases are being missed
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COVID-19 in kids: Severe illness most common in infants, teens
COVID-19 symptoms in critically ill and noncritically ill children were similar.
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Glucose control linked to COVID-19 outcomes in largest-yet study
Wuhan researchers found preexisting type 2 diabetes worsened prognosis of COVID-19; but those whose glucose stayed “in-range” had better outcomes...