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CDC data strengthen link between obesity and severe COVID
March 9, 2021
Progressively intensive management of COVID-19 might be needed for patients with more severe obesity.
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Decline in weekly child COVID-19 cases has almost stopped
March 9, 2021
Children’s share of weekly cases higher than at any other time during the pandemic.
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Call to action on obesity amid COVID-19 pandemic
March 9, 2021
Hundreds of thousands of deaths worldwide from COVID-19 could have been avoided if obesity rates were lower; call for people with obesity to be included in priority lists for COVID-19 vaccination.
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Potential COVID-19 variant surge looms over U.S.
March 9, 2021
Across Europe, 27 countries are seeing significant B.1.1.7 case increases, and 10 are getting hit hard.
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DOACs offered after heart valve surgery despite absence of data
March 9, 2021
Use of direct oral anticoagulants following heart valve surgery is occurring despite relative contraindications, but expert doubts its clinical significance.
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Five-day course of oral antiviral appears to stop SARS-CoV-2 in its tracks
March 9, 2021
“It has the potential to be practice changing; it’s not practice changing at the moment.”
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CDC: Vaccinated people can gather indoors without masks
March 8, 2021
“Today’s action represents an important first step. It is not our final destination,” CDC Director Rochelle Walensky, MD, said.
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RECOVERY trial of COVID-19 treatments stops colchicine arm
March 8, 2021
Recruitment was halted for lack of efficacy in patients hospitalized with the disease.
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MIS-C follow-up proves challenging across pediatric hospitals
March 8, 2021
First came the challenge of figuring out the best treatment regimen for patients with MIS-C. Then physicians had to think about follow-up.
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Heart failure redefined with new classifications, staging
March 8, 2021
Heart failure terminology gets a landmark reno, with a new universal definition, revised stages of development and progression, and updated LVEF classifications.