Black Race Tied to COVID-19 Admissions, but Not Deaths
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 14, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Black and Mixed/Other ethnicity are...
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Covid-19: First Case of Reinfection Reported In U.S.—May Have Implications for Vax Dev
Five cases of reinfection have now been reported worldwide The first confirmed case of Covid-19...
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Covid-19: Viral Shedding Lasts Weeks in Some Children
Viral shedding lasted several weeks in some infected children In a study among the first to...
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Covid-19: Point-of-Care Testing Shortens Results Time, Improves Patient Flow
Rapid test was associated with high sensitivity, specificity Rapid point-of-care testing for...
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Young Doctor Succumbs to COVID, One of the South’s Many Health Workers Lost
A 28-year-old Texas doctor tested positive in early July and died in September — one of a dozen young health workers nationwide whose deaths from the coronavirus have been profiled by KHN and The Guardian as part of the “Lost on the Frontline” project.
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CDC Now Acknowledges Airborne Transmission of COVID-19
MONDAY, Oct. 5, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Infection with the new coronavirus can occur through...
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COVID-19, Prison Visits, and the Value of a Cup of Coffee
This novel coronavirus outbreak has affected the lives of millions of people. This infection has...
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Age Is Just a Number: A Critically Important Number for COVID-19 Case Fatality
Pandemics like the novel Coronavirus have shook the consciousness of the world for the worse. This...
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NFID Panelists Warn of Covid-19/Flu ’Twindemic’, Urge Flu Vax
Fauci, Schaffner, and other infectious disease experts call influenza vaccine ’a good tool’...
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Covid-19: Age Not a Factor in Response to mRNA-1273 Vaccine
No new safety signals in small study The two-dose mRNA-1273 vaccine for Covid-19 being developed...
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Covid-19: Kids May Well Be Less Prone to Infection
Meta-analysis finds 44% lower odds; can’t address role children play in transmission Children seem...
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Covid-19: AMA Pushes Flu Vax as Pandemic Rages On
Organization argues vaccination will reduce flu burden, save health care resources CHICAGO—The...
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Why N95 Should Be the Standard for All COVID-19 Inpatient Care
The novel coronavirus has made the people extremely conscious of their health. This level of...
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Bereavement Care in the Wake of COVID-19: Offering Condolences and Referrals
The pandemic caused by the spread of the novel coronavirus has kept the entire world in doldrums....
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Use of N95, Surgical, and Cloth Masks to Prevent COVID-19 in Health Care and Community Settings
The goal of using N95 respirators, surgical masks, or cloth masks is to prevent transmission of...
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#PWChat Recap: Reopening Schools During the COVID-19 Pandemic – Part 3
The latest installment of the #PWChat series was Part 3 of our discussion centering around the...
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Update alert 2: Should Clinicians Use Chloroquine or Hydroxychloroquine for the Prophylaxis or Treatment of COVID-19?
Several studies have been conducted assessing the role of chloroquine and hydroxychloroquine alone...
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Every Body Counts: Measuring Mortality From the COVID-19 Pandemic
This article discusses the current difficulties of disaster death attribution and describes the...
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Covid-19: Herd Immunity?—The U.S. Isn’t Even Close
Fewer than 10% of U.S. population had SARS-CoV-2 antibodies in July Only a fraction of the U.S....
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Covid-19: Risk Calculator Predicts Progression, Death Among Hospitalized Patients
Prediction model incorporates more than 20 variables at hospital admission A prediction model that...
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