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COVID-19: New group stands up for health professionals facing retaliation
“Doctors, nurses, health care workers are not the typical type to engage politically, to speak out, [or to] advocate for themselves,” said Beacon...
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Scientific doubt tempers COVID-19 vaccine optimism
Experts predict a COVID-19 vaccine won’t be widely available this year and may not come by the end of 2021.
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A long road to recovery: Lung rehab needed after COVID-19
These patients “get sick very fast, and it takes a long time for them to heal. What’s not really well appreciated is how much rehab and how much...
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Domestic violence amid COVID-19: Helping your patients from afar
In the United States, 2,345 calls were placed to the National Domestic Violence Hotline during March 16–April 6, 2020.
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Can you catch COVID-19 through your eyes?
The conjunctiva can be infected by other viruses, an expert says.
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Patient-focused precautions, testing help blunt pandemic effects on heme-onc unit
Multiple factors helped keep the anticipated COVID-19 surge manageable at the hematologic oncology service of Levine Cancer Institute.
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ACE inhibitors and severe COVID-19: Protective in older patients?
A randomized trial is planned after a study showed that fewer older hypertensive patients taking ACE inhibitors were hospitalized with COVID-19....
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COVID-19 exacerbating challenges for Latino patients
The disparities are likely tied to economic and social conditions more common among such populations, compared with non-Hispanic whites.
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Vitamin D: A low-hanging fruit in COVID-19?
Experts weigh in on how much vitamin D people need in light of results from new studies.
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Hazard pay included in new COVID-19 relief bill
A few states and hospital systems are already offering this kind of compensation.
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ER docs ask, “Where are our patients?”
“The safest place in the world to be right now is the ED.” – Dr. Donald M. Yealy.