Covid-19: A Third of Infections Asymptomatic
Is it time to change control strategies? One-in-three SARS-CoV-2 infections appear to be...
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Covid-19: Combo Anti-Spike MA Treatment Reduces SARS-CoV-2 Viral Load
Viral load reduction did not differ from placebo with bamlanivimab monotherapy Among patients with...
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Patients Fend for Themselves to Access Highly Touted Covid Antibody Treatments
Months after President Donald Trump credited monoclonal antibody therapy for his quick recovery from covid-19, only a trickle of the product has found its way into regular people. While hundreds of thousands of vials sit unused, sick patients who might benefit from early treatment have been left on their own to vie for access.
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VA Study Links ICU Demand to Spikes in Covid-19 Deaths
Study is one of the first to document ICU capacity-mortality association Strains on demand and...
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RAAS Inhibitors Don’t Affect Covid-19 Outcomes in Hospitalized Patients
Don’t stop ACEi or ARB therapy Discontinuing ACE inhibitor and angiotensin receptor blocker...
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Covid-19: More Contagious B.1.1.7 Variant Will Be Primary Strain by March
MMWR warns public health officials to prepare for case increases A more contagious variant of...
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Assessing COVID-19 in Patients With ESKD
The COVID-19 pandemic was quickly recognized as a highly contagious, relatively lethal infection...
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Covid-19: 2020 Not So Good for Kids Vision
High prevalence of nearsightedness in young children attributed to quarantine Young school-age...
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Multifocal Microvascular Injury ID’d in Brain in COVID-19
THURSDAY, Jan. 14, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Multifocal microvascular injury has been observed...
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CDC Describes COVID-19 Trends in Nursing Home Residents, Staff
THURSDAY, Jan. 14, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Among residents and staff members in U.S. nursing...
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WHO Experts Finally Arrive in Wuhan for COVID-19 Investigation
THURSDAY, Jan. 14, 2021 (HealthDay News) — After a long wait for approval from the Chinese...
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Incidence of COVID-19 Increased in Children Since September
THURSDAY, Jan. 14, 2021 (HealthDay News) — The incidence of laboratory-confirmed COVID-19...
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Covid-19: Study Confirms Benefits of High-Titer Plasma Early in Disease Course
Death benefit not seen in patients on mechanical ventilation Among patients hospitalized with...
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DKA Common in Blacks With T1DM and Confirmed COVID-19
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 13, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Non-Hispanic Blacks with type 1 diabetes (T1D)...
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Covid-19: ICU Delirium, Coma Common
More visits, virtual or in person, and less benzodiazepine sedation lower risk Coma and delirium...
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Covid-19: 76% of Hospitalized Patients Reported Symptoms 6 Months Later
Fatigue and muscle weakness were reported most often More than three-quarters of Covid-19 patients...
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Cardiac Testing Declined Abruptly During Covid-19 Pandemic
Drop-off in diagnostic care likely is multifactorial Cardiovascular testing fell early in the...
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Early High-Titer Plasma Reduces Progression of COVID-19
FRIDAY, Jan. 8, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Progression of mild COVID-19 can be reduced by early...
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Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine Protection May Last Years, Company Claims
FRIDAY, Jan. 8, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Moderna CEO Stéphane Bancel said the company’s...
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Covid-19: Viral Mutations May Impact Testing Accuracy, FDA Warns
Agency commits to monitoring B.1.1.7, other SARS-CoV-2 variants WASHINGTON — The FDA issued an...
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