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NFL’s only physician player opts out of 2020 season over COVID
“I cannot allow myself to potentially transmit the virus in our communities simply to play the sport that I love. If I am to take risks, I will do...
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Diary of a rheumatologist who briefly became a COVID hospitalist
As a rheumatologist, it had been well over 10 years since I had last done any inpatient work. I was filled with trepidation, but I was also...
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COVID-19 fears would keep most Hispanics with stroke, MI symptoms home
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Cleaner data confirm severe COVID-19 link to diabetes, hypertension
Initial reports that tied more severe COVID-19 disease to diabetes or hypertension used confounded data, but more refined data show similar links...
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Ultrasound, cardiac CT valuable in COVID-19 assessment
An expert panel of the American College of Cardiology offers evidence-based guidance for evaluating cardiac complications of COVID-19 infections...
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Combination therapy quells COVID-19 cytokine storm
“While not a randomized clinical trial, and thus susceptible to unmeasured bias, the study adds to mounting evidence that supports targeting the...
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One-third of outpatients with COVID-19 are unwell weeks later
“This should impact the perception of this being a mild illness in the young adult population and encourage them to comply with recommendations of...
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Small NY study: Mother-baby transmission of COVID-19 not seen
All of the 31 infants born to infected mothers tested negative.
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Rapid drop of antibodies seen in those with mild COVID-19
“Our paper is the first to put firm numbers on the dropping of antibodies after early infection.”
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Is the presence of enanthem a clue for COVID-19?
In the study, six of the patients presented with oral lesions, all of them located in the palate.
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Ob.gyns. struggle to keep pace with changing COVID-19 knowledge
Recommendations keep changing for pregnant moms and for newborns.