COVID-19 Updates
From the Journals
COVID-19 antibody response not reduced with diabetes
Findings provide “cautious optimism” that a COVID-19 vaccine would be expected to work as well in people with diabetes as those without.
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Older age, r/r disease in lymphoma patients tied to increased COVID-19 death rate
Conference Coverage
Link between vitamin D and ICU outcomes unclear
When patients are admitted to the ICU, some biomarkers in the body are too high and others are too low. Vitamin D is often too low.
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COVID-19 transforms medical education: No ‘back to normal’
“We’re now thinking outside of the typical education model,” Dr. Tiffany Murano said.
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Sleepless nights, hair loss, and cracked teeth: Pandemic stress takes its toll
The disparate symptoms, often in otherwise healthy individuals, have puzzled doctors and patients alike, sometimes resulting in a series of visits...
Feature
Survey: Doctors lonely, burned out in COVID-19
“Many other physicians may be going through versions of what I experienced, and I want to encourage them to get help if they’re feeling stressed,...
Conference Coverage
Fauci: Cautious optimism for COVID-19 vaccine by end of 2020
Top health official is “cautiously optimistic” for vaccine distribution before end of year, pending favorable safety and efficacy data.
Conference Coverage
NACMI: Clear benefit with PCI in STEMI COVID-19 patients
Angiography fell off but door-to-balloon times haven’t suffered, even with the pandemic, according to initial results from the North American...
Opinion
The unsteady state
Dr. Wilkoff discusses some criteria for when we can return to “normal” in this pandemic time.
From the Journals
Diarrhea prevalent among COVID-19 patients with IBD
One in five patients with IBD and COVID-19 had diarrhea, at least twice the prevalence compared with pooled data from prior studies.
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COVID-19: A second wave of mental illness 'imminent'
Each COVID-19 death leaves about nine family members bereaved, note Dr. Naomi Simon and coauthors.