Coronavirus Updates
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Biden victory: What it means for COVID, health care
Biden’s agenda includes: Ramping up the federal response to COVID-19, boosting the Affordable Care Act, creating a new “public option” to cover...
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COVID-19–related HCQ shortages affected rheumatology patients worldwide
Data from the Global Rheumatology Alliance Patient Experience Survey presented at ACR Convergence 2020 demonstrate that the severity of shortages...
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COVID-19 in pregnancy raises risk of preterm birth and severe disease
Early data support counseling pregnant women about risks for severe illness associated with infection.
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New case suggestive of in utero SARS-CoV-2 transmission
In this rare case of transmission of SARS-CoV-2 from a mother to her neonate, virus was detected in cord blood but not placenta.
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Lions and tigers and anteaters? U.S. scientists scan the menagerie for COVID
Across the country, veterinarians and other researchers are scouring the animal kingdom for signs of the virus that causes COVID-19.
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Common SARS-CoV-2 mutation may be making COVID-19 more contagious
In contrast to a greater variety of strains early in the pandemic, now 99.9% of circulating SARS-CoV-2 strains in the study feature the D614G...
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Obesity biggest risk for COVID-19 pneumonia, after age, male sex
The impact of obesity was most pronounced in women younger than 50 years.
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Biometric changes on fitness trackers, smartwatches detect COVID-19
Adding passively monitored physiologic data from wearable devices to self-reported symptom data enhances an app’s ability to discriminate between...
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New return-to-play recommendations for athletes with COVID-19
The American College of Cardiology’s Sports and Exercise Cardiology Section has updated its May 2020 recommendations on safe return to play among...
Practice Management
Burnout risk may be exacerbated by COVID crisis
“The biggest source of support for many hospitalists, beyond their family, is the group,” said Dr. Clarissa Barnes.