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Inside the flawed White House testing scheme that did not protect Trump
October 5, 2020
An early antigen test used by the White House was woefully inaccurate. But the new antigen test the White House is using has not been independently evaluated for accuracy and reliability.
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‘Celebration’ will be ‘short-lived’ if COVID vaccine rushed: Experts
October 2, 2020
US regulators eventually could safely approve vaccines for COVID-19 if the process is kept free of political pressure regarding time lines, study protocols, and safety standards, expert witnesses told a House panel investigating the process.
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Post-COVID clinics get jump-start from patients with lingering illness
October 2, 2020
That need has jump-started post-COVID clinics, which bring together a range of specialists into a one-stop shop.
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Nerve damage linked to prone positioning in COVID-19
October 2, 2020
If patients are in a specific position for multiple hours a day, coupled with the neurotoxic effects of the SARS-CoV-2 virus itself, they may be exposed to a unique type of nerve injury.
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J&J’s one-shot COVID-19 vaccine advances to phase 3 testing
September 24, 2020
J&J’s vaccine is unusual in that it will be tested based on a single dose, while other advanced candidates have been tested in two-dose regimens.
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Three major COVID vaccine developers release detailed trial protocols
September 23, 2020
Typically, manufacturers guard the specifics of preclinical vaccine trials. This rare move follows calls for greater transparency.
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Signs of an ‘October vaccine surprise’ alarm career scientists
September 22, 2020
If the executive branch were to overrule the FDA’s scientific judgment, a vaccine of limited efficacy and, worse, unknown side effects could be rushed to market.
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Observational study again suggests lasting impact of COVID-19 on heart
September 21, 2020
Cardiac MR study raises concern for myocarditis post COVID in some young athletes, but commentators suggest these and other such findings are too weak to suggest routine screening with CMR.
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Noninvasive ventilation: Options and cautions for patients with COVID-19
September 18, 2020
“When you are intubating someone, whether they have COVID-19 or not, you are in the belly of the beast.”
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Nocturnal oxygen no help for isolated desaturation in COPD
September 17, 2020
Patients with COPD who do not qualify for long-term oxygen therapy are commonly prescribed nocturnal oxygen.