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Should patients with COVID-19 avoid ibuprofen or RAAS antagonists?
March 23, 2020
Health agencies and professional organizations are not recommending against ibuprofen or other drugs such as renin angiotensin aldosterone system (RAAS) antagonists for COVID-19 patients.
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Managing the COVID-19 isolation floor at UCSF Medical Center
March 23, 2020
Armond Esmaili, MD, a hospitalist and assistant professor of medicine at UCSF, leads the Respiratory Isolation Unit at UCSF Medical Center, where the institution's COVID-19 and rule-out COVID-19 patients are being cohorted.
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Flu now riding on COVID-19’s coattails
March 23, 2020
CDC suggests that current climate of increased “healthcare seeking behavior” may be affecting data on influenza.
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Opinion
Preventable diseases could gain a foothold because of COVID-19
March 23, 2020
Measles and influenza are two deadly infectious diseases for which there are vaccines.
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DIY masks: Worth the risk? Researchers are conflicted
March 20, 2020
Some health care workers are making their own personal protective equipment.
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COVID-19 prompts ‘lifesaving’ policy change for opioid addiction
March 20, 2020
Patients in some opioid treatment programs will be allowed to take home their medication.
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Feds tout drug candidates to treat COVID-19
March 19, 2020
Food and Drug Administration officials and President Trump highlighted hydroxychloroquine and remdesivir.
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20% of U.S. COVID-19 deaths were aged 20-64 years
March 19, 2020
Preliminary data also demonstrate that severe illness leading to hospitalization, including ICU admission and death, can occur in adults of any age with COVID-19.
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Real-world shortages not addressed in new COVID-19 guidance
March 19, 2020
WHO provides up-to-date guidance on COVID-19 treatment, but real-world ingenuity will be needed to tackle thorny issues surrounding this disease.
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Lopinavir-ritonavir trial results ‘disappointing’ for severe COVID-19
March 19, 2020
But patients in the lopinavir/ritonavir group had a shorter stay in the intensive care unit than did those in the standard-care group.
