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No rise in major hemorrhagic events with antiplatelet therapy after ICH
August 3, 2020
Does the risk of increased recurrent intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) exceed the benefits of decreased vaso-occlusive events for patients resuming antiplatelet therapy following an ICH?
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Infection ups mortality risk in patients with dementia
August 3, 2020
Those with dementia had a greater than sixfold increased risk of dying after acquiring any infection than those without dementia or an infection.
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Early palliative care fails to improve QOL in advanced heart failure
August 3, 2020
“My first reaction is disappointment. We had hoped to see the ENABLE program, which had been successful in cancer, translate to the heart failure setting.”
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‘Staggering’ increase in COVID-linked depression, anxiety
July 31, 2020
“The problem is bigger than anyone imagined, making it clear how the pandemic is affecting people now,” said Paul Gionfriddo of Mental Health America.
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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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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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Sleepless in the pandemic
July 30, 2020
Overexposure to media COVID-19 content may contribute to emotional distress and sleeplessness.
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Parental refusal of neonatal therapy a growing problem
July 29, 2020
Many parents who refuse preventive neonatal medications do not fully grasp what risks they are accepting by avoiding a recommended medication.
