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AI can pinpoint COVID-19 from chest x-rays
“We were able to separate the COVID-19 patients with very high fidelity.”
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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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Dangers behind antimaskers and antivaxxers: How to combat both
Just as antivaxxers work to swing the opinion of the vaccine-hesitant, anti-maskers are vying with public health advocates for the support of the...
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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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Deaths sky high in hospitalized COVID patients with kidney injury
“We may be facing an epidemic of post–COVID-19 kidney disease and that, in turn, could mean much greater numbers of patients who require kidney...
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Could these old drugs help fight COVID-19 and save lives?
“The beauty of a repurposed drug is that if you can get funding and start enrolling patients, you could potentially find out fairly quickly, as...
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Unexpected results in new COVID-19 ‘cytokine storm’ data
Circulating cytokine concentrations are lower in patients with COVID-19, compared with other diseases.
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Study: 10% of pregnant women test positive for COVID-19, with most asymptomatic
This study is based on ongoing living systematic reviews of the literature, in which information is posted in real time on the website.
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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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Statins linked to reduced mortality in COVID-19
A pooled analysis of available data suggest moderate- to high-intensity statin therapy may be beneficial in patients with COVID-19, researchers...