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Pfizer developing pill to treat COVID-19 symptoms
April 28, 2021
An oral drug could be taken at home and might keep people out of the hospital.
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Psoriasis associated with an increased risk of COVID-19 in real-world study
April 28, 2021
Those treated with TNF-alpha inhibitors, methotrexate, and apremilast had statistically lower risks of COVID-19 vs. those on topical therapy.
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CDC: Vaccinated people can mostly drop masks outdoors
April 27, 2021
It is a minor – but still significant – step toward the end of pandemic restrictions.
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Half of patients in hospital for COVID-19 get acute kidney injury
April 27, 2021
It’s bad news when hospitalized COVID-19 patients develop acute kidney injury, which can prove fatal or can lead to the development or worsening of CKD.
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Trend reversed: New cases of COVID-19 decline in children
April 27, 2021
Children’s share of weekly cases continues to rise, setting another pandemic high.
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Feds lift pause of J&J COVID vaccine, add new warning
April 23, 2021
The warning is directed at women under the age of 50.
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Study: COVID-19 can kill months after infection
April 23, 2021
The risk of death is increased up to 6 months after they catch the virus.
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Can we get to ‘COVID zero’? Experts predict the next 8 months
April 23, 2021
“Right now, we are projecting the United States all the way to Aug. 1 [will have] 619,000 deaths from COVID-19, with 4.7 million globally,” said Ali H. Mokdad, PhD.
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COVID-19 infection conveys imperfect immunity in young adults
April 23, 2021
One in 10 Marine recruits with prior SARS-CoV-2 infections were reinfected during basic training.
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COVID plus MI confers poor prognosis; 1 in 3 die in hospital
April 22, 2021
National registry data confirm the challenges and uniqueness of patients with STEMI and COVID-19, with atypical symptoms and ‘very high’ in-hospital mortality rates.