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From the Journals
Half of type 1 diabetes patients with COVID-19 manage at home
Despite high rates of hyperglycemia and DKA, only about half of patients with type 1 diabetes and COVID-19 required hospitalization, according to...
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Elevated inflammation common in children’s severe COVID-19 disease
Obesity was a common comorbidity in children with SARS-CoV-2 infections and increased the need for respiratory support.
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Pandemic conditions can complicate care of patients with PAH
Guidance emphasizes need for individual risk assessment and use of telemedicine when possible.
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WHO: Asymptomatic COVID-19 spread deemed ‘rare’
“It is important to breakdown truly asymptomatic vs pre-symptomatic vs mildly symptomatic.”
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COVID-19-related inflammatory condition more common in black children in small study
It appears any increased risk in black children for developing the multisystem inflammatory syndrome linked to COVID-19 is likely due to social...
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COVID-19 neurologic effects: Does the virus directly attack the brain?
There are neurologic sequelae of COVID-19. “We need to be alert to these, and to try to understand the potential long-term consequences.”
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Lancet, NEJM retract studies on hydroxychloroquine for COVID-19
The Lancet issued a retraction of an influential study of hydroxychloroquine use in COVID-19 patients. Hours later, NEJM retracted a second study...
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Should healthcare workers wear masks at home?
A new study says wearing a mask at home could cut transmission of SARS-CoV-2 within families, but is it worth it?
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More fatalities in heart transplant patients with COVID-19
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Sex-based disparities in liver allocation driven by organ size mismatch, MELD score
Compared with men, women were 14.4% less likely to receive a transplant, and 8.6% more likely to die on the wait list.
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COVID-19: Problematic gambling could worsen
Multiple aspects of the COVID-19 pandemic have the potential to instigate or exacerbate addictive behaviors such as problematic gambling.