Eye Abnormalities Identified in Severe COVID-19 Patients
TUESDAY, Feb. 16, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Seven percent of patients with severe COVID-19...
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Covid-19: Study IDs 7 U.S. Variants; U.K. Strain More Lethal; ’Breakthrough’ Cases Appearing Post-Vax
Preprint findings outline the woes of SARS-CoV-2 viral mutations Results from a preprint study...
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Covid-19: CDC Releases Guidance For Reopening School
Agency calls for mitigation strategies, monitoring of community transmission The CDC released its...
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Covid-19: Forget About Zinc and Vitamin C
Randomized trial stopped early due to futility Use of the over-the-counter supplements zinc...
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Covid-19: Updated Guidance on Vaccines, Masks, and… Mammograms?
Public health organizations release new recommendations as pandemic rages on The CDC and other...
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Covid-19: Early Use of Blood Thinners Reduces Hospital Deaths
VA study confirms 30-day mortality decline Treatment with prophylactic blood thinners within...
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Caregivers Hesitant to Take Children to ED During COVID-19
THURSDAY, Feb. 11, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Early in the COVID-19 pandemic, nearly one in...
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CDC: COVID-19 Quarantines Not Necessary for Vaccinated People
THURSDAY, Feb. 11, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Fully vaccinated Americans can now skip...
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Covid-19: Willingness to Get Vaccine Is on the Rise Among Adults
But minorities, younger adults not yet keen on the idea From September to December 2020, the...
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Covid-19: ACP Updates Recommendations for Remdesivir in Hospitalized Patients
New Rapid, Living Practice Points classify use by ventilation status, not disease severity The...
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Risk for COVID-19 Increased for Patients With Dementia
TUESDAY, Feb. 9, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Patients with dementia have an increased risk for...
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Covid-19: Infected Patients More Likely to Die After Cardiac Arrest
No Covid-positive patients discharged alive after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest, Swedish study...
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SCCM: ICU Patient-to-Worker Covid-19 Transmission Low
Study findings suggest PPE effective in critical care settings Patient-to-health-care worker...
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Covid-19: NIH Announces Phase III Trial for AstraZeneca’s Antibody Tx
Investigational combo to be studied in hospitalized Covid patients The National Institutes of...
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COVID-19 Tied to Higher Mortality After Cardiac Arrest
MONDAY, Feb. 8, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Among patients who suffer a cardiac arrest either in...
Read MoreComparing Death Tolls From Covid to Past Wars Is Fraught
Covid-19 has now killed more Americans than World War II did. That fact helps some people put the viral death toll in perspective, while others find it offensive.
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Covid-19: Johnson & Johnson Seeks EUA for Its Coronavirus Vaccine
Submission based on data from phase III ENSEMBLE trial Johnson & Johnson announced that it has...
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COVID-19 Outcomes Worse for Persons Living With Diagnosed HIV
THURSDAY, Feb. 4, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Persons living with HIV who are diagnosed with...
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High Efficacy Reported for Sputnik V COVID-19 Vaccine
THURSDAY, Feb. 4, 2021 (HealthDay News) — A heterologous recombinant adenovirus (rAd)-based...
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Covid-19: Black Adults Skeptical of Vaccines, U.S. Healthcare
NFID survey underscores need to address disparities and increase vaccine education Results from a...
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