Steroid May Reduce COVID-19 Death Risk by Up to One-Third
TUESDAY, June 16, 2020 (HealthDay News) — The cheap and widely available steroid...
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Black Americans Much More Likely to Have Lost Loved Ones to COVID-19
MONDAY, June 15, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Black Americans are much more likely than other...
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COVID-19 Cases Rising in Many States as Reopening Continues
MONDAY, June 15, 2020 (HealthDay News) — With most state reopenings well underway, many are...
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Oral Polio Vaccines Might Protect Against New Coronavirus
FRIDAY, June 12, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Oral polio vaccines might provide temporary...
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Many of the Initial COVID-19 Treatment Trials Poorly Designed
FRIDAY, June 12, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Many clinical trials for COVID-19 treatments are...
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Joint Framework Issued to Spur Diabetes Education, Support
THURSDAY, June 11, 2020 (HealthDay News) — In a joint position statement from seven leading...
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Acalabrutinib Promising for Treatment of Severe COVID-19
THURSDAY, June 11, 2020 (HealthDay News) — For patients with severe COVID-19, treatment with...
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First Large Clinical Trial of COVID-19 Vaccine in U.S. Could Begin in July
THURSDAY, June 11, 2020 (HealthDay News) — A large clinical trial of the first U.S. COVID-19...
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Newborn Respiratory Distress Up With Maternal Antidepressant Use
MONDAY, June 8, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Risk for newborn respiratory distress increases in a...
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Some COVID-19 Outpatients Say Famotidine Eased Symptoms
FRIDAY, June 5, 2020 (HealthDay News) — A small number of nonhospitalized patients with...
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COVID-19 Mortality Higher for Those Not Taking Meds for Their HTN
FRIDAY, June 5, 2020 (HealthDay News) — COVID-19 patients with hypertension have increased...
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Antiepileptic Drugs May Up Death Risk in Patients With Alzheimer Disease
FRIDAY, June 5, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Antiepileptic drugs (AEDs) are associated with a...
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Risk for Committing Violent Crime May Be Increased by SSRI Use
TUESDAY, June 2, 2020 (HealthDay News) — A small percentage of selective serotonin reuptake...
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May 2020 Briefing – Pharmacy
Here are what the editors at HealthDay consider to be the most important developments in Pharmacy...
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Thyroid Dysfunction in Pregnancy Overdiagnosed, Overtreated
MONDAY, June 1, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Current practice patterns relating to testing and...
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Dextrose Injections Aid Knee Osteoarthritis Pain
MONDAY, June 1, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Intra-articular dextrose prolotherapy (DPT)...
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Mortality Rate 13% for Cancer Patients with COVID-19
MONDAY, June 1, 2020 (HealthDay News) — For patients with cancer and COVID-19, mortality is...
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Outcomes Equal for AYA Hodgkin Therapy at Peds, Adult Centers
FRIDAY, May 29, 2020 (HealthDay News) — For adolescent and young adult (AYA) patients with...
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Metformin Recalled Due to Potential Cancer-Causing Chemical
FRIDAY, May 29, 2020 (HealthDay News) — A recall of the widely used diabetes drug metformin...
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VA Slashes Use of Hydroxychloroquine to Treat COVID-19 Patients
FRIDAY, May 29, 2020 (HealthDay News) — The VA health system has stopped nearly all use of...
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