Higher viral loads are associated with a greater risk of death among cancer and non-cancer patients hospitalized with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), researchers report September 15 in the journal Cancer Cell. Among hospitalized COVID-19 patients, those with hematologic malignancies who…
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Why AstraZeneca and others racing to make a COVID-19 vaccine should be more open about the process
AstraZeneca is resuming clinical trials for the COVID-19 vaccine, ChAdOx1 nCoV-19, following confirmation that is safe to do so. The trials were paused when one of the participants developed an “unexplained illness.” The pause is over, but the concerns that…
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Coronavirus study to trial vaccine delivery through inhalers
A small coronavirus clinical study has been launched in the UK this week to explore the effects of delivering vaccines directly to the body’s airways using an inhaler. Imperial College London researchers said they will assess the safety and effectiveness…
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How to tell if you have COVID-19 or flu
Flu season is unpredictable in any year, depending on such factors as how many people get the vaccine and how well it matches circulating strains of the virus. This year, throw in the wild card of COVID-19. Physicians say if…
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What’s the best strategy to reduce COVID-19 outbreaks in schools? Let’s do the math
As Canadian public schools open up again this fall in the midst of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, things will be very different. Each province is bringing in its own rules and guidelines, and many jurisdictions are mandating that older students…
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Just how reliable are COVID-19 tests? Experts weigh in
You’re feeling pretty darned sick—headache, fever, fatigue, a cough—but your COVID-19 test came back negative. What do you do now? Well, chances are good that you don’t have COVID-19 if that’s what the test says, according to experts. Labs that…
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Eating out may be riskier than riding a bus during COVID-19 pandemic
Eating out may come with a higher risk of catching COVID-19 than riding public transportation or getting a haircut at a salon, a new study suggests. The findings, from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), highlight the risk…
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Pregnant women’s psychological health during the COVID-19 outbreak
A recent study that examined the psychological health of pregnant women during the COVID-19 outbreak uncovered fear and depression in many participants. The findings are published in the Journal of Clinical Nursing. In an online questionnaire completed in February 2020…
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Doctors studying why obesity may be tied to serious COVID-19
In the early days of the pandemic, doctors noticed something about the people severely ill from COVID-19: Many were obese. The link became more apparent as coronavirus swept across the globe and data mounted, and researchers are still trying to…
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AKI common in hospitalized patients with COVID-19
(HealthDay)—Acute kidney injury (AKI) is common in hospitalized patients with COVID-19 and is associated with increased in-hospital mortality, according to a study published online Sept. 3 in the Journal of the American Society of Nephrology. Lili Chan, M.D., from the…
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