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COVID-19 may increase risk of preterm birth and cesarean delivery
May 29, 2020
Increased BMI may be a risk factor for severe disease, and fever and dyspnea on admission are associated with subsequent maternal respiratory deterioration.
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Opinion
Testing the limits of medical technology
May 29, 2020
Meeting the deadline for opening a drive-through COVID-19 testing center turned out to be impossible.
News
Scientific doubt tempers COVID-19 vaccine optimism
May 29, 2020
Experts predict a COVID-19 vaccine won’t be widely available this year and may not come by the end of 2021.
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COVID-19: Putting distance between projection and reality
May 29, 2020
Curves have been flattened, but easing of social distancing without increasing other measures risks rapid resurgence.
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Opinion
New York City inpatient detox unit keeps running: Here’s how
May 28, 2020
BronxCare Health System was able to take in patients with substance use disorders at a time when other detox units were closed.
News
Placental injury reported in women with COVID-19
May 28, 2020
A first-of-its-kind study looks at the extent and implications of pathological damage to the placentas of mothers with COVID-19.
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SARS-CoV-2 infection rate 16% in asymptomatic pregnant women at delivery
May 28, 2020
Infection rates in the women’s support persons were 10%.
News
Whether to test laboring women for SARS-CoV-2 may hinge on regional prevalence
May 28, 2020
In Los Angeles, researchers stopped universal testing after none of the first asymptomatic women had positive results. In Chicago, they detected infections and continue to test all patients.
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A long road to recovery: Lung rehab needed after COVID-19
May 28, 2020
These patients “get sick very fast, and it takes a long time for them to heal. What’s not really well appreciated is how much rehab and how much recovery time these patients are going to need.”
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‘The story unfolding is worrisome’ for diabetes and COVID-19
May 28, 2020
Diabetes Care has published a host of new articles on diabetes and COVID-19 infection, as NIDDK researchers also acknowledge risks to other organ systems from the SARS-CoV-2 virus.
