(HealthDay)—The incidence of subclinical computed tomography (CT) changes in coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) cases is high, with milder severity seen on CT for asymptomatic versus symptomatic cases, according to a study published online March 17 in Radiology: Cardiothoracic Imaging. Shohei Inui,…
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Video: Infectious disease specialist answers common questions about COVID-19
Assoc. Prof. Emily Landon specializes in infectious disease, and serves as medical director of antimicrobial stewardship and infection control at University of Chicago Medicine. A contagious respiratory disease that was first detected in China in December 2019 has spread worldwide….
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Case series indicates COVID-19 not transmitted in utero
(HealthDay)—Four infants born to pregnant women who tested positive for coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) were healthy at birth and had no serious clinical symptoms, according to a case series study published online March 16 in Frontiers in Pediatrics. Yan Chen, M.D.,…
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What it's like for a university student quarantined in a dorm room because of suspected coronavirus infection
Tulane University sophomore Lauren Flowers came into her student health center on March 11 with flu-like symptoms. After testing negative for the flu and inconclusive for strep, Flowers said she was held in the clinic examination room for 8 hours…
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Cough, fever most common initial symptoms of COVID-19
Patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) often have fever and cough on presentation, according to research published online Feb. 28 in the New England Journal of Medicine. Wei-jie Guan, Ph.D., from the First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University in…
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Are US communities and hospitals ready to take on COVID-19?
—Live updates on the new coronavirus —How you can prepare for a coronavirus epidemic —Why are children ‘missing’ from coronavirus outbreak? —How coronavirus compares with flu —Will a face mask protect you? U.S. health officials have warned that the country…
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