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Obesity link to severe COVID-19, especially in patients aged under 60
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Update confirms survival benefit with trastuzumab in uterine serous carcinoma
Longer follow-up has revealed improvements in progression-free and overall survival when trastuzumab is added to carboplatin and paclitaxel.
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Can convalescent plasma treat COVID-19 patients?
How COVID-19 patients can receive convalescent plasma, who is eligible to donate, and early results of treatment.
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COVID-19 pandemic spells trouble for children’s health
School closures could noticeably worsen the epidemic of childhood obesity that already threatens many children in the United States.
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Evidence suggests possible RAS-blocker benefit in COVID-19 patients
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Sleep in the time of COVID-19
Staying home during the coronavirus pandemic may lead to increased stress that could induce or worsen insomnia.
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No hydroxychloroquine benefit in small, randomized COVID-19 trial
Two experts caution that because of confounding, the trial is unable to answer convincingly the question of whether HCQ can benefit COVID-19...
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'Silent Hypoxemia' and Other Curious Clinical Observations in COVID-19
Gary S. Ferenchick, MD, MS, a professor of medicine at Michigan State University, interviewed his daughter, Hannah R.B. Ferenchick, MD, an...
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Database will collect data on COVID-19 in patients with MS
A registry is gathering information on patients throughout the United States with a view to understanding outcomes and improving treatment.
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Senate Dems call for nationwide COVID-19 testing strategy, more funding
Senate Democrats want to add $30 billion in new emergency funding for COVID-19 testing.
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COVID-19 cases highlight longstanding racial disparities in health care
Data on higher infection and death rates in African Americans from COVID-19 may serve as a call to action.