IDSA Issues Rapid Guidelines for Treatment of COVID-19
Expert panel urges that treatments for COVID-19 be given in the context of clinical trials
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Chest X-Ray Findings Normal for Many Confirmed COVID-19 Cases
Among 636 urgent care patients with confirmed diagnosis of COVID-19, 58.3 percent had normal CXR
Read MoreCDC Looks at Transmission of COVID-19 to Health Care Workers
Longer exposure to patients linked to transmission; many HCP report exposure only in health care setting
Read MoreInsomnia Common Among Medical Staff During COVID-19 in China
Strongest link with insomnia symptoms seen for uncertainty regarding effective disease control
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Negative Pressure Wound Therapy Effective for Post-Surgical Healing
Results in shorter times to wound closure and higher closure rates Negative pressure wound therapy...
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Exclusive Breastfeeding Reduces Postpartum MS Relapse
Effect seen through six months, but not after Exclusive breast feeding in the first 2 months...
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’I Wasn’t Eating’: Senior Twin Sisters Battle Pandemic Anxiety Together
EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. — Ethel Sylvester dialed 911, trembling with fear. The 92-year-old felt...
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Jails And Prisons Spring Thousands To Prevent Coronavirus Outbreaks
Terry Smith, a 65-year-old Vietnam veteran with PTSD, multiple health issues and a history of...
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Coronavirus Nurses Ask An Ebola Veteran: Is It OK To Be Afraid?
Martha Phillips knows exactly how it feels to suddenly find oneself up close to — and...
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Klotho Gene Variant Offsets Alzheimer’s Risk
Amyloid burden also favorable for certain Klotho carriers Having one copy of the Klotho (KL) gene...
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Novel Agent Promising in Schizophrenia
Non-D2-receptor-binding agent resulted in reductions in psychosis, negative symptoms ...
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Covid-19: SARS-CoV-2, We’re Just Getting to Know You
We know a lot about what we don’t know Five months in, and the shape of the Covid-19...
Read MoreMitomycin Gel Gets FDA Nod for Low-Grade Upper Tract Urothelial Tumors
The first non-surgical treatment option for a rare cancer subtype WASHINGTON — Mitomycin gel (Jelmyto), an alkylating drug, is now FDA-approved as the first non-surgical treatment for low-grade upper tract urothelial...
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Covid-19: Trump Sharply Criticized for Move to Halt WHO Funding
AMA says cutting funding during a pandemic ’is not in the U.S. interests’ President...
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Massachusetts Recruits 1,000 ’Contact Tracers’ To Battle Covid-19
Massachusetts is launching an effort to reach everyone in the state who may have the coronavirus...
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True Toll Of COVID-19 On U.S. Health Care Workers Unknown
The number of health care workers who have tested positive for the coronavirus is likely far...
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Lost On The Frontline
America’s health care workers are dying. In some states, medical staff account for as many...
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AI Helps Clinicians with Funduscopic Exams
Deep learning system allows for accurate screening for papilledema Papilledema, normal disks, and...
Read MorePreemptive Therapy Promising for Cutting CMV After Liver Transplant
Trial tested approach against antiviral prophylaxis in CMV-seronegative recipients Using preemptive therapy led to a lower incidence of cytomegalovirus (CMV) disease over 12 months in CMV-seronegative liver transplant recipients...
Read MoreSGO: ProMisE-ing Predictions for Progression in Endometrial Ca
Algorithm helps identify which patients can be offered fertility-sparing treatment options Using the Proactive Molecular Classifier for endometrial cancer (ProMisE) algorithm to classify patients with endometrial cancer or...
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