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Experts assess infection risks for patients on biologics
Different DMARDs “all have fairly similar risks when it comes to ‘classical’ or routine bacterial infections. But when you talk about...
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COVID-19 risks are no higher in patients with multiple sclerosis
MS does not appear to be associated with higher risks of severe COVID-19 outcomes compared with the general population.
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Primary care isn’t bouncing back
The latest survey responses confirm what researchers had suspected.
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Stroke may be the first symptom of COVID-19 in younger patients
Nearly half of patients under the age of 50 were asymptomatic at the time of stroke onset.
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CDC flips, acknowledges aerosol spread of COVID-19
The update acknowledges the existence of some published reports showing limited, uncommon circumstances where people with COVID-19 infected others...
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Substance use tied to increased COVID-19 risk
Those with a recent diagnosis of SUD were eight times more likely to develop COVID-19, compared with those without such a diagnosis.
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Minorities bear brunt of pediatric COVID-19 cases
COVID-19 infection rates were significantly higher in children in lowest three quartiles of median family income.
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COVID-19 may discourage pediatric flu vaccination
Approximately one-third of parents whose children received no flu vaccine last year said the pandemic made them less likely to vaccinate their...
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Stress tests before knee, hip replacement surgeries down, with no ill effects
While routine preoperative stress tests appear to be a thing of the past, many patients without known risk factors are still being tested. Do...
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FDA updates info on postmarketing surveillance study of Essure