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COVID-19: Problematic gambling could worsen
Multiple aspects of the COVID-19 pandemic have the potential to instigate or exacerbate addictive behaviors such as problematic gambling.
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Low IgG levels in COPD patients linked to increased risk of hospitalization
“Our results raise the possibility that, in select COPD patients, IgG replacement therapy may be effective in reducing the risk of COPD...
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Ticagrelor gets FDA nod for DAPT in high-risk patients with CAD
The new indication is based on THEMIS, which comprised patients with CAD and type 2 diabetes without previous MI or stroke and showed clinical...
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FDA okays emergency use for Impella RP in COVID-19 right heart failure
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Distancing works, N95 respirators work better
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10% with diabetes hospitalized for COVID-19 die within a week
“Even in diabetes, each increase in BMI is associated with an increase in the risk of intubation and/or death in the 7 days following admission...
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Mass protests could cause COVID-19 outbreaks
“There’s going to be a lot of issues coming out of what’s happened in the last week, but one of them is going to be that chains of transmission...
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Short medication regimen noninferior to long regimen for rifampin-resistant TB
Can a randomized trial reproduce results of observational cohort studies for treating rifampin-resistant tuberculosis (TB) with a shorter...
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Despite guidelines, controversy remains over corticosteroids in COVID-19
There are conflicting recommendations on the use of corticosteroids in critically ill patients with COVID-19.
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COVID-19 effect: Prescription fills mostly down for leading drugs
Use of hydroxychloroquine/chloroquine jumped by 214% in mid-March, compared with a year earlier.