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BMI, Tracheal Intubation/Death Linked in Diabetes With COVID-19

Jun 02, 2020

TUESDAY, June 2, 2020 (HealthDay News) -- Body mass index (BMI) is associated with tracheal intubation and/or death within seven days among individuals with diabetes hospitalized for COVID-19, accordi...

COVID-19 May Drive Increase in Childhood Obesity Rates

Jun 01, 2020

MONDAY, June 1, 2020 (HealthDay News) -- The U.S. childhood obesity rate may increase by 2.4 percent if school closures continue into December as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a stud...

KHN’s ‘What The Health?’: Still Seeking A Federal Coronavirus Strategy

Jun 01, 2020

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Covid-19: Universal Masking, Even Indoors May Be Needed to Mitigate Spread

Jun 01, 2020

Coronavirus droplets may remain airborne for hours indoors Despite nearly 2 million people infected with Covid-19 and a milestone of more than 100,000 dead, the U.S. is trying to reopen for business....

Covid-19: ’Silent’ Spread Rocks Adventure Cruise

Jun 01, 2020

8 in 10 infected passengers, crew on Antarctic cruise were asymptomatic There is growing evidence that the prevalence of asymptomatic Covid-19 may be much higher than has been recognized, and experts...

Exclusive: Russia, after approving Japanese COVID-19 drug, to roll out 'game changer' next week

Jun 01, 2020

By Andrew Osborn MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia will start administering its first approved antiviral drug to treat coronavirus patients next week, its state financial backer t...

Co-infections in people with COVID-19: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Jun 01, 2020

In previous influenza pandemics, bacterial co-infections have been a major cause of mortality. We aimed to evaluate the burden of co-infections in patients with COVID-19.We systematically searched Emb...

European, South Korean authorities vie for COVID-19 antiviral remdesivir

May 29, 2020

By Carl O'Donnell and Pushkala Aripaka (Reuters) - European and South Korean authorities are vying for Gilead Sciences' <GILD.O> potential COVID-19 treatment, remdes...

Inside a COVID-19 hospital in India, doctors see no end in sight

May 29, 2020

(This May 28 story, adds dropped word "Smart" in paragraph 4 and corrects designation in paragraph 12 to nurse, not doctor) By Danish Siddiqui and Zeba Siddiqui ...

Covid-19: Ochsner Study Confirms Coronavirus Toll on Black Patients

May 29, 2020

Underlying chronic conditions, public insurance, and low income appear to exacerbate susceptibility A retrospective cohort study from Ochsner Health in Louisiana underscores the racial disparity of t...

Hydroxychloroquine combination risky for cancer patients with COVID-19: study

May 28, 2020

By Julie Steenhuysen CHICAGO (Reuters) - Cancer patients with COVID-19 who were treated with a drug combination promoted by U.S. President Donald Trump to counter the coro...

U.S. coronavirus deaths top 100,000 as country reopens

May 28, 2020

By Lisa Shumaker (Reuters) - The novel coronavirus has killed more than 100,000 people in the United States, according to a Reuters tally on Wednesday, even as the slowdow...

‘An Arm And A Leg’: Tips For Surviving COVID With Your Financial Health Intact

May 28, 2020

Can’t see the audio player? Click here to listen. In early April, Katelyn was in a financial bind. At home and sick with COVID-19, she hadn’t been paid in weeks. And her bills were due. &...

AstraZeneca picks Oxford Biomedica to make potential COVID-19 vaccine

May 28, 2020

(Reuters) - AstraZeneca has partnered with British cell therapy company Oxford Biomedica to make its experimental COVID-19 vaccine as the drugmaker looks to bolster its manufacturing ca...

Indonesia to keep prescribing two malaria drugs for COVID-19 despite bans in Europe

May 28, 2020

JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesia will continue to prescribe two anti-malaria drugs for coronavirus patients but monitor their use closely, a spokesman for Indonesia COVID-19 taskforce sai...

CVS Health to open last of 1,000 drive-thru COVID-19 testing sites

May 28, 2020

(Reuters) - CVS Health Corp said on Thursday it would open more COVID-19 testing sites at some of its pharmacy drive-thru locations, completing the last leg of the drugstore chain's pla...

Covid-19: NIAID Unblinds Remdesivir Trial on Positive, Preliminary Results

May 28, 2020

Antiviral drug shown superior in lessening time to recovery over placebo Peer-reviewed results from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases’ (NIAID) placebo-controlled trial o...

Covid-19: WHO Suspends Hydroxychloroquine Arm of Coronavirus Treatment Study

May 28, 2020

Negative findings from largest study to date prompted the move The World Health Organization has temporarily halted a large, international study of hydroxychloroquine for the treatment of Covid-19 du...

Roche mixes Actemra with Gilead's remdesivir in COVID-19 trial

May 28, 2020

ZURICH (Reuters) - Roche plans to test if mixing its anti-inflammation drug Actemra with Gilead Sciences Inc's anti-viral treatment remdesivir works better against severe COVID-19 pneu...

Wanted in Hollywood: COVID-19 consultants to help keep sets safe

May 27, 2020

By Lisa Richwine LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Along with hair stylists, camera operators and the hundreds of others who make magic happen for TV and film, Hollywood is counting...

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