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Conference Highlights - AIDS 2020: Virtual - A Focus on COVID-19

Jul 14, 2020

New research was presented at AIDS 2020: Virtual, the 23rd International AIDS Conference, from July 6-10, much of it focused on the intersection of COVID-19 and HIV. The features below highlight some ...

Covid-19: School-Age Kids Don’t Seem to Drive Infections

Jul 14, 2020

Swiss study indicates school-based transmission may not necessarily be cause for concern The kids are all right — at least when it comes to being low-risk transmitters of SARS-CoV 2, according to...

As COVID Testing Soars, Wait Times For Results Jump To A Week — Or More

Jul 14, 2020

Elliot Truslow went to a CVS drugstore on June 15 in Tucson, Arizona, to get tested for the coronavirus. The drive-thru nasal swab test took less than 15 minutes. More than 22 days later, the Unive...

#PWChat Recap: The Disproportionate Effects of COVID-19 on Black Americans

Jul 13, 2020

The latest installment of the #PWChat series centered around the disproportionate effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on Black Americans. Below are the highlights from the chat. You can read the full...

Could Trump’s Push To Undo The ACA Cause Problems For COVID Survivors? Biden Thinks So.

Jul 13, 2020

The same day the Trump administration reaffirmed its support of a lawsuit that would invalidate all of the Affordable Care Act, Joe Biden sharply warned that the suit endangers millions of Americans. ...

Risk for COVID-19 Increased for Adults Taking PPIs

Jul 12, 2020

FRIDAY, July 10, 2020 (HealthDay News) -- Adults taking proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) have an increased risk for having a positive COVID-19 test, with evidence of a dose-response relationship, accordi...

Emphasizing Severity of COVID-19 Important for Teen Behaviors

Jul 12, 2020

FRIDAY, July 10, 2020 (HealthDay News) -- For adolescents, understanding the severity of COVID-19 and valuing social responsibility are associated with acting in socially responsible ways, including m...

COVID-19 Explored in Kidney Recipients, Hemodialysis Patients

Jul 12, 2020

FRIDAY, July 10, 2020 (HealthDay News) -- Many outpatient kidney transplant recipients with COVID-19 have symptomatic resolution without requiring hospitalization, and hospitalized COVID-19 patients o...

Incidence of Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy Up During COVID-19

Jul 12, 2020

FRIDAY, July 10, 2020 (HealthDay News) -- The incidence of Takotsubo cardiomyopathy has increased during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a study published online July 9 in JAMA Network Open. Ah...

Gilead Presents Additional Data on Efficacy of Remdesivir for COVID-19

Jul 12, 2020

FRIDAY, July 10, 2020 (HealthDay News) -- There is more good news on the effectiveness of the antiviral drug remdesivir against COVID-19, according to new clinical trial results from the drug's maker....

WHO to Lead Investigation of COVID-19 Pandemic Origins

Jul 12, 2020

FRIDAY, July 10, 2020 (HealthDay News) -- The World Health Organization will lead an international investigation into the origins of the COVID-19 pandemic in China. Two WHO experts -- one in animal...

In Texas, Individual Freedoms Clash With Efforts To Slow The Surge Of COVID Cases

Jul 10, 2020

[UPDATE: Houston city officials on Wednesday worked with the operator of Houston’s convention center to cancel a contract for a GOP party convention slated to occur there later this month. Repub...

Analysis: How A COVID-19 Vaccine Could Cost Americans Dearly

Jul 10, 2020

Yes, of course, Americans’ health is priceless, and reining in a deadly virus that has trashed the economy would be invaluable. But a COVID-19 vaccine will have an actual price tag. And given the...

COVID Catch-22: They Got A Big ER Bill Because Hospitals Couldn’t Test For Virus

Jul 09, 2020

Fresh off a Caribbean cruise in early March, John Campbell developed a cough and fever of 104 degrees. He went to his primary care physician and got a flu test, which came up negative. Then things got...

Life Beyond COVID Seclusion: Seniors See Challenges And Change Ahead

Jul 09, 2020

Months into the coronavirus pandemic, older adults are having a hard time envisioning their “new normal.” Many remain fearful of catching the virus and plan to follow strict precautions â€...

COVID Cuts A Lethal Path Through San Quentin’s Death Row

Jul 09, 2020

The old men live in cramped spaces and breathe the same ventilated air. Many are frail, laboring with heart disease, liver and prostate cancer, tuberculosis, dementia. And now, with the coronavirus ad...

Coronavirus Crisis Disrupts Treatment For Another Epidemic: Addiction

Jul 08, 2020

Shawn Hayes was thankful to be holed up at a city-run hotel for people with COVID-19. The 20-year-old wasn’t in jail. He wasn’t on the streets chasing drugs. Methadone to treat his opioid addic...

â€I Couldn’t Let Her Be Alone’: A Peaceful Death Amid the COVID Scourge

Jul 08, 2020

As her mother lay dying in a Southern California hospital in early May, Elishia Breed was home in Oregon, 800 miles away, separated not only by the distance, but also by the cruelty of the coronavirus...

The New Normal in Food Safety & Regulations

Jul 07, 2020

Food and food-related safety have come to the fore in recent times. There are a whopping 362K online searches on “food safety” since January, with per-day mentions rising up to 60K, which is 70% h...

Study Finds DMTs for MS Don’t Increase Risk for Severe Covid-19

Jul 07, 2020

Risk factors for severe disease are age, disability, or obesity Multiple sclerosis (MS) patients receiving disease-modifying therapies (DMT) do not have an increased risk of severe Covid-19 infecti...

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