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Are patients with epilepsy at increased risk of COVID-19 infection?
April 23, 2020
The COVID risk may not be elevated, but vigilance and caution are still warranted.
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COVID-19 antibody tests proliferate, but what do they show?
April 23, 2020
“Having many inaccurate tests is worse than having no tests at all,” one critic says.
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Sudden loss of taste and smell should be part of COVID-19 screen
April 23, 2020
These signs may be present in many with asymptomatic COVID-19, and therefore asking about them could be a way to prioritize people for initial testing for the virus.
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COVID-19: Experts hasten to head off mental health crisis
April 23, 2020
Across the two surveys, respondents’ primary concern was anxiety, which was cited in 750 responses.
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Latest data on COVID-19 patients with rheumatic diseases revealed in registry
April 23, 2020
Data for a total of 583 COVID-19 patients have now been made available.
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COVID-19: Helping health care workers on front lines
April 22, 2020
“This is completely the opposite of the way we practice psychiatry,” said Dr. Allison Cotton.
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Signature STEMI sign may be less diagnostic in the COVID-19 age
April 22, 2020
ST-segment elevation, often a ticket to the cath lab, may not indicate STEMI as reliably as before hospitals started to fill with COVID-19 patients, who may have other ST-segment–elevating conditions.
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Management of infants born to mothers with COVID-19
April 22, 2020
Clinicians should protect themselves with Contact and Droplet PPE at all times until an infant’s viral status is known.
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Get triage plans in place before COVID-19 surge hits, critical care experts say
April 22, 2020
Decisions can place enormous ethical burdens on hospitals, health systems, and society, but planning for the worst may help optimize resource allocation, according to guidance.
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ACEI/ARBs linked with survival in hypertensive, Chinese COVID-19 patients
April 22, 2020
A study drawing from 1,128 hypertensive, Chinese patients with COVID-19 suggested that those on an ACEI or ARB had better 28-day survival.
