Richard Franki
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Many children with COVID-19 don’t have cough or fever
April 7, 2020
The characteristic COVID-19 symptoms are not as common in pediatric patients, compared with adults.
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Flu activity down from its third peak of the season, COVID-19 still a factor
April 6, 2020
Mortality in children continued at a near-record level.
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Survey: COVID-19 is getting in our heads
April 4, 2020
The pandemic is having an increasingly negative impact on Americans’ mental health.
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COVID-19 transmission can occur before symptom onset
April 2, 2020
Data from Singapore support presymptomatic viral shedding in a small number of cases.
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Comorbidities more common in hospitalized COVID-19 patients
April 2, 2020
Preliminary results from the United States “are consistent with findings from China and Italy,” CDC says.
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Flu activity measures continue COVID-19–related divergence
March 30, 2020
Fewer samples are testing positive, but flu-related visits are increasing.
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Physicians pessimistic despite increased COVID-19 test kits
March 26, 2020
Physicians express frustration over safety equipment and staffing shortages.
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High rate of asymptomatic COVID-19 seen in cruise ship passengers
March 24, 2020
Viral DNA found on surfaces in cabins 17 days after passengers left the Diamond Princess.
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Flu now riding on COVID-19’s coattails
March 23, 2020
CDC suggests that current climate of increased “healthcare seeking behavior” may be affecting data on influenza.
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Here’s what ICUs are putting up against COVID-19
March 16, 2020
Society of Critical Care Medicine takes inventory of the nation’s resources.
