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Post–COVID-19 lung injury: What we know so far
July 1, 2021
More than 30 million patients have been diagnosed with COVID-19 in the United States and close to half will experience persistent dyspnea.
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Almost all U.S. COVID-19 deaths now in the unvaccinated
June 30, 2021
Of more than 18,000 people who died from COVID-19, only about 150 were fully vaccinated. That’s less than 1%.
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Disturbing number of hospital workers still unvaccinated
June 29, 2021
One in four hospital workers who have direct contact with patients had not yet received a single dose of a COVID vaccine by the end of May.
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Patients with rheumatic disease may experience flares after SARS-CoV-2 vaccination
June 28, 2021
A total of 202 SRD flares were reported by 165 patients (14.9%).
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Opinion
Artificial intelligence, COVID-19, and the future of pandemics
June 27, 2021
Machine learning is only as good as the information provided to train the machine.
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Unmanaged diabetes, high blood glucose tied to COVID-19 severity
June 26, 2021
Findings suggest in part that hospitalized COVID-19 patients need aggressive treatment of hyperglycemia, regardless of the diagnosis of diabetes or A1c value.
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Profound brain changes found in patients who died of COVID-19
June 25, 2021
“The signature the virus leaves in the brain speaks of strong inflammation and disrupted brain circuits.”
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Opinion
Few clinical guidelines exist for treating post-COVID symptoms
June 24, 2021
‘We can prevent many infections from this virus, but we are still left to manage many post-COVID symptoms,’ says Dr. Linda Girgis.
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FDA to add myocarditis warning to mRNA COVID-19 vaccines
June 24, 2021
But a CDC advisory panel, where the FDA made the announcement, still strongly backs the vaccines’ benefits, which outweigh the rare risk for heart inflammation.
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Tofacitinib shows mortality benefit in patients with COVID-19 pneumonia
June 23, 2021
The Janus kinase inhibitor tofacitinib reduces the risk of both death and respiratory failure in hospitalized adults with COVID-19 pneumonia.
