Admission Hyperglycemia Predicts Mortality in COVID-19
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 2, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Among noncritical hospitalized COVID-19 patients,...
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Britain Approves Emergency Use of Pfizer COVID-19 Vaccine
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 2, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Britain became the first Western country to allow...
Read MoreHow Pharma Money Colors Operation Warp Speed’s Quest to Defeat COVID
A Trump administration maneuver allows executives who are leading the federal effort to keep investments in drug companies that would benefit from the pandemic response.
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Diabetic Retinopathy May Up Risk for COVID-19 Intubation
TUESDAY, Dec. 1, 2020 (HealthDay News) — For patients with diabetes hospitalized with...
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Chilblain-Like Lesions During COVID-19 Tied to Type I Interferonopathy
TUESDAY, Dec. 1, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Patients presenting with chilblain-like lesions...
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Review: Thromboembolism Risk High in COVID-19 Patients
TUESDAY, Dec. 1, 2020 (HealthDay News) — The rate of thromboembolism is high in patients...
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Moderna Files for EUA for Covid-19 Vaccine
If approved, first injections could be given before the holidays Moderna, Inc. announced it is...
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COVID-19 Outcomes Not Improved With Convalescent Plasma
MONDAY, Nov. 30, 2020 (HealthDay News) — For adults with severe COVID-19 pneumonia, no...
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Covid-19: Convalescent Plasma No Benefit Over Placebo for Severe Disease
No efficacy in Covid-19 pneumonia Convalescent plasma did not show benefit over placebo in the...
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Covid-19: Nationwide SARS-CoV-2 Seroprevalence Remains Low
Seroprevalence below 10% in most states in late September per CDC As of September, SARS-CoV-2...
Read MoreCovid-19: Hydroxychloroquine—Nope, Still Not a Viable Treatment
This time it fails as a prophylaxis Yet another study fails to find a place for hydroxychloroquine in the treatment of Covid-19, this time as postexposure prophylaxis or preemptive therapy.In a cluster-randomized trial, patients...
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AI Algorithm Can Detect COVID-19 on Chest X-Rays
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 25, 2020 (HealthDay News) — An artificial intelligence (AI) algorithm can...
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U.S. COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution Could Begin in Mid-December
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 25, 2020 (HealthDay News) — The Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine could start being...
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High-Dose Anticoagulation May Not Aid COVID-19 Patients
FRIDAY, Nov. 20, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Higher doses of blood thinners are potentially...
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Behavioral, Psych Condition Care Shifted to Telemedicine During COVID-19
FRIDAY, Nov. 20, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Office-based visits for behavioral and psychiatric...
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FDA Issues EUA to Baricitinib Plus Remdesivir for COVID-19
FRIDAY, Nov. 20, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Emergency use authorization was issued for...
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AHA: Blacks, Hispanics Make Up 53 Percent of COVID-19 Deaths
MONDAY, Nov. 23, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Due to disproportionate representation, Black and...
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Third COVID-19 Vaccine Shows Effectiveness
MONDAY, Nov. 23, 2020 (HealthDay News) — On Monday, AstraZeneca announced that late-stage...
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WHO: Remdesivir Not Advised for Hospitalized COVID-19 Patients
MONDAY, Nov. 23, 2020 (HealthDay News) — The use of remdesivir currently is not recommended...
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FDA Authorizes Use of Monoclonal Antibody Treatment for COVID-19
MONDAY, Nov. 23, 2020 (HealthDay News) — A combination of two monoclonal antibodies was...
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