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Convalescent plasma actions spark trial recruitment concerns
August 26, 2020
“It’s not clear that people with COVID-19, especially those who are severely ill and hospitalized, will choose to enlist in a clinical trial – where they could receive a placebo – when they instead could get plasma.”
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Prognosis for rural hospitals worsens with pandemic
August 26, 2020
It’s a dangerous scenario. “We know that a closure leads to higher mortality pretty quickly” among the populations served.
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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.
