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President Biden to up states’ vaccine supplies, targets more doses

Author:: Brenda Goodman, MA

Publish date: January 27, 2021

Biden said he was also working to shift the focus to getting more doses to economically disadvantaged...

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Weekly COVID-19 cases in children dropped 22%

Author:: Richard Franki; MDedge News

Publish date: January 26, 2021

One week after hitting a record high, the trend in new cases appears to return to a gradual decline.

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COVID-19 variants may prompt additional Moderna vaccine

Author:: Carolyn Crist

Publish date: January 26, 2021

Moderna said lab tests have shown its COVID-19 vaccine could protect against the U.K. strain but that it is less...

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Even patients with cancer in remission at risk for severe COVID-19

Author:: M. Alexander Otto

Publish date: January 26, 2021

Cancer patients, regardless of their age, and even if they are in remission, should be prioritized for...

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More than one-third of COVID-19 infections are asymptomatic: Review

Author:: Damian McNamara

Publish date: January 26, 2021

“To reduce transmission from people who are presymptomatic or asymptomatic, we need to shift our testing focus...

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Vaccines may not be as effective against variants

Author:: Carolyn Crist

Publish date: January 25, 2021

To slow the spread of the new strains, Dr. Fauci said, people should get vaccinated as soon as possible.

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ColCORONA: Colchicine reduces complications in outpatient COVID-19

Author:: Patrice Wendling

Publish date: January 25, 2021

The use of colchicine was reported to significantly reduce hospitalizations, the need for mechanical ventilation...

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Full-dose anticoagulation reduces need for life support in COVID-19

Author:: Patrice Wendling

Publish date: January 25, 2021

“We have treatments that are improving outcomes but not as many that reduce mortality, so we’re hopeful when the...

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COVID-19 drives physician burnout for some specialties

Author:: Marcia Frellick

Publish date: January 25, 2021

Women in medicine traditionally have experienced higher levels of burnout than men, and the pandemic seems to...

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Income inequality plus race drive COVID incidence, death rates in U.S.

Author:: Thomas R. Collins; MDedge News

Publish date: January 25, 2021

Researchers mined data from the CDC, the Census Bureau, the Kaiser Family Foundation, and other sources for 3,142 U.S. counties.

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