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When viruses collide: Flu season during pandemic
August 26, 2020
Seasonal flu in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic threatens to overwhelm practitioners, hospitals and the health care system.
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As COVID-19 cases increase in children, deaths remain low
August 25, 2020
Tennessee passed Arizona this week and now has the highest rate of cumulative cases.
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First evidence of SARS-CoV-2 in heart cells
August 25, 2020
SARS-CoV-2 has been found in cardiac tissue of a child with multisystem inflammatory syndrome related to COVID-19, believed to be first evidence of direct infection of heart muscle cells by the virus.
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Famotidine associated with benefits in hospitalized COVID patients in another trial
August 25, 2020
“The mechanism of exactly how famotidine works has yet to be proven,” lead study author Jeffrey F. Mather said.
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FDA approves clinical trials for cannabinoid drug designed to reduce COVID-19 lung inflammation
August 25, 2020
The drug going to clinical trials, ARDS-003, would “dampen the cytokine release” and prevent development of ARDS.
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Study confirms it’s possible to catch COVID-19 twice
August 25, 2020
“This appears to be pretty clear-cut evidence of reinfection because of sequencing and isolation of two different viruses.”
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Research examines links between ‘long COVID’ and ME/CFS
August 25, 2020
“It offers a lot of opportunities for us to study potentially early ME/CFS and how it develops, but in addition, a lot of the research that has been done on ME/CFS may also provide answers for COVID-19.”
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FDA authorizes convalescent plasma for COVID-19
August 24, 2020
The authorization allows the plasma to be distributed in the U.S. and administered by health care providers.
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Serum cortisol testing for suspected adrenal insufficiency
August 24, 2020
An isolated serum cortisol is often insufficient to exclude adrenal insufficiency.
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Swab, spit, stay home? College coronavirus testing plans are all over the map
August 21, 2020
As with the uncoordinated and chaotic national response to the COVID-19 pandemic, higher education has no clear guidance or set of standards to adhere to from the federal government or anywhere else.