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Global study to track COVID-19’s impact on the brain
August 3, 2020
The research will track and evaluate the short- and long-term impact of the coronavirus on the brain, including cognition, behavior, and function.
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COVID-19 taking financial toll on people in U.S. with diabetes
August 3, 2020
Unemployment and income loss caused by the pandemic are higher among those with diabetes than in the general U.S. population.
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Heart damage even after COVID-19 ‘recovery’ evokes specter of later heart failure
July 31, 2020
Recovery from acute COVID-19 isn’t necessarily the end of it, clearly. Two reports aim to clarify how SARS-CoV-2 can directly invade the heart and indirectly cause persisting myocardial injury.
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More data needed to better understand COVID-19 skin manifestations
July 31, 2020
Histopathologic exams were done for only 23 patients and, in all cases, showed “inflammatory features without specific pathological changes.”
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Opinion
COVID-19 bits and pieces
July 30, 2020
An essay on pediatric transmission of SARS-CoV-2, deep cleaning, and reopening schools and colleges.
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Higher death rate seen in cancer patients with nosocomial COVID-19
July 30, 2020
All-cause mortality was higher in cancer patients with hospital-acquired COVID-19 than in those with community-acquired COVID-19.
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Low vitamin D linked to increased COVID-19 risk
July 30, 2020
A large study evaluates associations between low serum vitamin D levels and risks for acquiring COVID-19 and hospitalization.
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NFL’s only physician player opts out of 2020 season over COVID
July 28, 2020
“I cannot allow myself to potentially transmit the virus in our communities simply to play the sport that I love. If I am to take risks, I will do it caring for patients.”
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Diary of a rheumatologist who briefly became a COVID hospitalist
July 28, 2020
As a rheumatologist, it had been well over 10 years since I had last done any inpatient work. I was filled with trepidation, but I was also excited to dive in.
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COVID-19 fears would keep most Hispanics with stroke, MI symptoms home
July 27, 2020
Survey: Hispanics are significantly more likely than Blacks or Whites to be afraid to go to the hospital for a heart attack or stroke.
