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Severe obesity ups risk for death in younger men with COVID-19
These findings show that “obesity is an important independent risk factor for serious COVID-19 disease,” said Dr. David A. Kass.
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Only 40% of residents said training prepped them for COVID-19
Overall, residents reported good relationships with attending physicians and nurses.
HM20 Virtual
Hospitalists share work-parent experience during pandemic
Hospitalists described the strain that comes with the pandemic’s uncertainty and the mix of emotions they’ve experienced while working during a...
Opinion
Financial planning in the COVID-19 era
Many readers have expressed the fear that their retirement savings would never recover from the COVID-19 hit.
News
FDA authorizes new saliva COVID-19 test
“Providing this type of flexibility for processing saliva samples to test for COVID-19 infection is groundbreaking in terms of efficiency and...
News
PPE shortage could last years without strategic plan, experts warn
“If we had a more coordinated response with a partnership between the medical field, the government and the private industry, it would help...
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The evidence is not clear: Rheumatic diseases, drugs, and COVID-19
Robust is not the word to use when describing the current state of COVID-19 research.
Clinical
Pooled COVID-19 testing feasible, greatly reduces supply use
“The benefit definitely outweighs the risk of false-negative specimens because false-negative results rarely occur.”
Opinion
COVID-19 and the myth of the super doctor
What does it mean to be a hero, and what is the cost of hero worship, asks Dr. Tanya Thomas.
News
CDC data confirm mental health is suffering during COVID-19
The prevalence of symptoms of anxiety disorder alone was roughly three times that reported in the second quarter of 2019.