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‘Beyond a reasonable doubt’: COVID-19 brain health fallout is real, severe
April 7, 2021
Study shows one-third of COVID-19 patients were diagnosed with at least 1 of 14 psychiatric or neurologic disorders within a 6-month span after infection.
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List of COVID-19 high-risk comorbidities expanded
April 6, 2021
Underlying conditions increase the risk of severe outcomes for patients infected with SARS-CoV-2.
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Opinion
The COVID-19 push to evolve
April 6, 2021
Responding to financial stressors is not a novel challenge for community pediatric hospital medicine programs.
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New guidelines on antibiotic prescribing focus on shorter courses
April 6, 2021
“Many physicians do not prescribe short-course therapy, frequently defaulting to 10-day courses regardless of the condition.”
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COVID-19 in children: New cases back on the decline
April 6, 2021
Children’s share of cases was also down for the week, proving that two negatives can make a positive.
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Excess deaths jump 23% in U.S. in 2020, mostly because of COVID-19
April 5, 2021
For comparison, the death rate increased by 2.5% or less annually in recent years.
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Children likely the ‘leading edge’ in spread of COVID-19 variants
April 2, 2021
The increases in the Midwest and Northeast seem to be driven by greater circulation of more contagious variants, just as children and teens have returned to in-person activities such as sports, parties, and classes.
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Longitudinal associations between income changes and incident CVD
April 2, 2021
Is there an association between income change and cardiovascular disease (CVD)?
News
AstraZeneca COVID vaccine: Clotting disorder mechanism revealed?
April 2, 2021
The vaccine may be linked to a condition that clinically resembles heparin-induced thrombocytopenia and seems to occur mainly in younger women.
News
The role of aspirin in primary prevention of cardiovascular disease
April 1, 2021
Does aspirin have a role in primary prevention of cardiovascular disease?
