School-Located Influenza Vaccine Intervention Beneficial
MONDAY, Aug. 24, 2020 (HealthDay News) — A school-located influenza vaccination (SLIV)...
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Emergency Medicine
World’s First Confirmed Case of COVID-19 Reinfection Reported in Hong Kong
MONDAY, Aug. 24, 2020 (HealthDay News) — The world’s first confirmed case of...
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Widespread Mask Use Could Save 70,000 U.S. Lives by Dec. 1
MONDAY, Aug. 24, 2020 (HealthDay News) — There could be another 134,000 COVID-19 deaths in...
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Pop Concert Held to Learn More About COVID-19 Spread
MONDAY, Aug. 24, 2020 (HealthDay News) — About 1,500 people attended a pop concert in...
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ACIP Issues 2020-21 Flu Vaccine Recommendations
Updates add new vaccines, altered contraindications, and Covid-19 considerations As the 2020-21...
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Covid-19: FDA Reverses Convalescent Plasma Stance, Issues EUA
Hahn calls early plasma data ’promising’ WASHINGTON — The FDA reversed its stance on convalescent...
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Vitamin C, Hydrocortisone, Thiamine Combo Fails As Sepsis Treatment
ACTS trial found the triple therapy was no better than placebo The combination of parenteral...
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Remdesivir Disappoints As Covid-19 Therapy in Phase III Trial
Improvement seen with 5-day course, but clinical benefit uncertain In a randomized open-label...
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White House Blocks FDA’s Power to Regulate Lab Tests
FRIDAY, Aug. 21, 2020 (HealthDay News) — The Trump administration has blocked the U.S. Food...
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Extract From Deadly Plant Touted as COVID-19 Cure
FRIDAY, Aug. 21, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Experts have slammed claims by a major Trump donor...
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Incidence of COVID-19 Up for American Indians, Alaska Natives
THURSDAY, Aug. 20, 2020 (HealthDay News) — The overall incidence of COVID-19 is increased...
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SARS-CoV-2 Nasopharyngeal Load Higher in Children Than Adults
THURSDAY, Aug. 20, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Children with severe acute respiratory syndrome...
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Disparities Seen in COVID-19 Hospitalizations in Racial/Ethnic Subgroups
THURSDAY, Aug. 20, 2020 (HealthDay News) — There are considerable disparities in the...
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Wawona Bagged Peaches Linked to Salmonella Outbreak
THURSDAY, Aug. 20, 2020 (HealthDay News) — A Salmonella outbreak that has sickened 68 people...
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Diversity in Medicine: An Innovative Approach to Resident Physician Recruitment
Welcome to a new blog by Philomena Asante, MD, MPH, that will highlight a healthcare institution,...
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Conference Highlights: ATS 2020 Virtual
New research was presented at ATS 2020 Virtual, the online annual American Thoracic Society...
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Pancreatitis Patients Who Leave Against Medical Advice: Trends & Predictors
Acute pancreatitis has been identified as the leading gastrointestinal cause of hospital...
Read MoreBody Mass Index and Mortality
Obesity is one of the most significant causes of all-cause and cause-specific mortality across the globe. Body Mass Index (BMI) is a globally accepted parameter for measuring obesity in individuals. The objective of this study...
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Life Expectancy 78.60 Years for U.S. Population for 2009-2011
FRIDAY, Aug. 7, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Life expectancy for 2009 to 2011 was 78.60 years for...
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SARS-CoV-2 Antibodies Detected in 13.7 Percent of NYC HCPs
FRIDAY, Aug. 7, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Among health care providers in the New York City...
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