Coronavirus Updates
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Convalescent plasma actions spark trial recruitment concerns
“It’s not clear that people with COVID-19, especially those who are severely ill and hospitalized, will choose to enlist in a clinical trial –...
Clinical
Prognosis for rural hospitals worsens with pandemic
It’s a dangerous scenario. “We know that a closure leads to higher mortality pretty quickly” among the populations served.
Perspectives
Being a pediatric hospitalist during the COVID-19 pandemic
These times are unsettling for the pediatric hospitalist community.
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When viruses collide: Flu season during pandemic
Seasonal flu in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic threatens to overwhelm practitioners, hospitals and the health care system.
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As COVID-19 cases increase in children, deaths remain low
Tennessee passed Arizona this week and now has the highest rate of cumulative cases.
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First evidence of SARS-CoV-2 in heart cells
SARS-CoV-2 has been found in cardiac tissue of a child with multisystem inflammatory syndrome related to COVID-19, believed to be first evidence...
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Famotidine associated with benefits in hospitalized COVID patients in another trial
“The mechanism of exactly how famotidine works has yet to be proven,” lead study author Jeffrey F. Mather said.
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FDA approves clinical trials for cannabinoid drug designed to reduce COVID-19 lung inflammation
The drug going to clinical trials, ARDS-003, would “dampen the cytokine release” and prevent development of ARDS.
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Study confirms it’s possible to catch COVID-19 twice
“This appears to be pretty clear-cut evidence of reinfection because of sequencing and isolation of two different viruses.”
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Research examines links between ‘long COVID’ and ME/CFS
“It offers a lot of opportunities for us to study potentially early ME/CFS and how it develops, but in addition, a lot of the research that has...