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Potential COVID-19 variant surge looms over U.S.
March 9, 2021
Across Europe, 27 countries are seeing significant B.1.1.7 case increases, and 10 are getting hit hard.
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Five-day course of oral antiviral appears to stop SARS-CoV-2 in its tracks
March 9, 2021
“It has the potential to be practice changing; it’s not practice changing at the moment.”
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CDC: Vaccinated people can gather indoors without masks
March 8, 2021
“Today’s action represents an important first step. It is not our final destination,” CDC Director Rochelle Walensky, MD, said.
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How to make resident mental health care stigma free
March 8, 2021
Opt-out programs offer a counterbalance to many negative tendencies in residency, said Dr. Lisa Meeks.
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RECOVERY trial of COVID-19 treatments stops colchicine arm
March 8, 2021
Recruitment was halted for lack of efficacy in patients hospitalized with the disease.
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MIS-C follow-up proves challenging across pediatric hospitals
March 8, 2021
First came the challenge of figuring out the best treatment regimen for patients with MIS-C. Then physicians had to think about follow-up.
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Dining restrictions, mask mandates tied to less illness, death, CDC reaffirms
March 8, 2021
“When prevention measures like mask-wearing mandates are lifted, cases go up.”
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BMI, age, and sex affect COVID-19 vaccine antibody response
March 5, 2021
Study finds that older and heavier men have lower antibody responses to the Pfizer mRNA vaccine than do younger, leaner, and female recipients.
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Study clarifies who gets post–COVID-19 interstitial lung disease
March 3, 2021
A study of post–COVID-19 patients found that the sickest are vulnerable to severe lung disease after discharge, but they respond to steroid therapy.
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Decline in children’s COVID-19 cases slows
March 2, 2021
New deaths during the week of Feb. 19-25 were up from the week before.
