Coronavirus Updates
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Elevated inflammation common in children’s severe COVID-19 disease
Obesity was a common comorbidity in children with SARS-CoV-2 infections and increased the need for respiratory support.
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Rapid changes to health system spurred by COVID might be here to stay
Experts warn that the breakthroughs may not all make the health system work better or make it less expensive. That said, three trends seem likely...
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Pandemic conditions can complicate care of patients with PAH
Guidance emphasizes need for individual risk assessment and use of telemedicine when possible.
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Preliminary evidence indicates famotidine might improve COVID-19 symptoms
Apart from two cases of anosmia, symptoms resolved completely within 14 days of starting famotidine.
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COVID-19-related inflammatory condition more common in black children in small study
It appears any increased risk in black children for developing the multisystem inflammatory syndrome linked to COVID-19 is likely due to social...
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COVID-19 neurologic effects: Does the virus directly attack the brain?
There are neurologic sequelae of COVID-19. “We need to be alert to these, and to try to understand the potential long-term consequences.”
Opinion
COVID-19: Use these strategies to help parents with and without special needs children
Make everyone in the family a contributor and foster a sense of gratitude, said Dr. Migdalia Miranda Sotir.
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Lancet, NEJM retract studies on hydroxychloroquine for COVID-19
The Lancet issued a retraction of an influential study of hydroxychloroquine use in COVID-19 patients. Hours later, NEJM retracted a second study...
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Should healthcare workers wear masks at home?
A new study says wearing a mask at home could cut transmission of SARS-CoV-2 within families, but is it worth it?
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Most rheumatology drugs don’t increase COVID-19 hospitalization risk
“These results provide, for the first time, information about the outcome of COVID-19 in patients with rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases.”