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AHA guidance on blood clots linked to COVID-19 vaccine
April 30, 2021
“The risk of CVST due to infection with COVID-19 is 8-10 times higher than the risk of CVST after receiving a COVID-19 vaccine.”
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Higher MI shock survival with NCSI protocol: Final results
April 30, 2021
Final results of the National Cardiogenic Shock Initiative show better survival rates in acute MI shock than seen in previous North American studies, but 1-year mortality remains a problem.
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MIS-C more likely to strike Hispanic, Black children
April 29, 2021
"The reality is the social context in which these children live means they can be at higher risk for COVID-19 infection, and they can also be at higher risk for worse outcomes once infected."
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No link seen between heart inflammation and COVID shots, CDC says
April 29, 2021
“We have not seen a signal and we’ve actually looked intentionally for the signal in the over 200 million doses we’ve given,” says CDC director Rochelle Walensky.
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FMT cuts risk of bloodstream infections in patients with recurrent CDI
April 29, 2021
In patients with recurrent Clostridioides difficile infections (CDI), does fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) decrease the risk of bloodstream infection (BSI) and related complications including hospital length of stay and death?
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CDC guidelines coming on long COVID
April 29, 2021
“I can’t overstate how serious this issue is for the health of our nation,” NIH Director Francis Collins, MD, said.
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Being overweight ups risk of severe COVID-19 in hospital
April 29, 2021
This research “adds to the known data on the associations between obesity and severe COVID-19 disease and extends these findings” to patients who are overweight and/or have diabetes.
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IV drug users: The new face of candidemia
April 28, 2021
Intravenous drug use is an increasingly common risk factor for candidemia as the opioid crisis worsens.
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Pfizer developing pill to treat COVID-19 symptoms
April 28, 2021
An oral drug could be taken at home and might keep people out of the hospital.
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Psoriasis associated with an increased risk of COVID-19 in real-world study
April 28, 2021
Those treated with TNF-alpha inhibitors, methotrexate, and apremilast had statistically lower risks of COVID-19 vs. those on topical therapy.
