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• Another Study Casts Doubt on 'Convalescent Plasma' as COVID-19 Treatment

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• Are Ventilators Helping or Harming COVID-19 Patients?

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• Asthma Isn't a Risk Factor for Worsening COVID-19: Study

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• Asthma May Not Boost Odds of Severe COVID-19

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• At One Hospital, ICU Workers' PPE May Have Kept Coronavirus at Bay

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• 'Awareness' Under C-Section Anesthesia May Be Less Rare Than Thought

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• B 11/21 -- Which Kids With COVID Will Get Very Sick?

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• Bedside COVID-19 Test Faster Than Standard PCR Test

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• Bedside 'Sitters' May Not Prevent Hospital Falls

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• Black Kids Face Higher Odds of Post-Op Complications Than White Kids

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• Blacks, Asians More Likely Than Whites to Have Severe COVID

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• Blacks, Hispanics Account for More Than Half of COVID Deaths: Study

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• Blood Pressure Meds Can Affect COVID-19 Care

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• Blood Test Might Spot Most Dangerous COVID-19 Cases

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• CDC Director Warns of Dire Winter Ahead for COVID Hospitalizations, Deaths

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• Cheap, Effective Ventilator Made From Ambulance 'Resuscitation Bags'

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• Could Hospital Visit Records Help Docs Spot ADHD, Autism Early?

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• Could Stroke Drug Help COVID-19 Patients Avoid Ventilators?

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• COVID Patient Survival Falls When Local Area Has Higher Caseload: Study

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• COVID-19 Fears Had Sick, Injured Americans Avoiding ERs

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• COVID-19 ICU Patients Have High Risk of Clots, Research Shows

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• COVID-19 Ills No Greater for Those With Lupus, Rheumatoid Arthritis

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• COVID-19 Is Far More Lethal, Damaging Than Flu, Data Shows

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• COVID-19 Jitters Shouldn't Keep You From the Emergency Room

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• COVID-19 Patients Rarely Survive Cardiac Arrest: Study

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• COVID-19 Still Rare in Kids, But Far From Harmless: Study

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• COVID-19 Takes Heavy Toll on Kidneys

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• Delirium May Be Only Sign of Severe COVID in Elderly: Study

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• Does Race Play a Part in ICU Outcomes?

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• Double Lung Transplants Save Lives of Sickest COVID Patients

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• Early Dialysis Doesn't Improve Outcomes With Acute Kidney Failure

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• Even Mild Obesity Raises Odds for Severe COVID-19

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• Even When Cancer Is in Remission, Patients' Risks of Severe COVID Rise

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• Exposure to Iodine in the NICU May Affect Infant Thyroid Function

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• Fewer Suicide-Related ER Visits in COVID Era, and That Has Experts Worried

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• First 10 Days After Hospital Discharge Especially Risky for COVID Survivors

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• 'Flattening the Curve' Saves More Lives Than Thought

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• Flipping the Odds: Turning Patients Prone Helps Fight COVID-19

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• Health Risks Persist for Young Cancer Survivors

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• Heart Attack Cases at ERs Fall by Half – Are COVID Fears to Blame?

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• Heartsick: When Loved One Is in ICU, Spouse's Health Risks Rise

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• High Blood Sugar Ups COVID Risks, Even in Non-Diabetics

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• Hospitals Full, Doctors Treated Her Severe COVID-19 at Home

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• How Hospitals Can Cut Patients' Falls

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• How One Hospital Kept COVID Transmissions at Nearly Zero

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• Hurricanes Leave Rise in Hospitalizations in Their Wake

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• Infusion of Certain Immune Cells May Help in Severe Coronavirus Cases

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• Is COVID-19 Causing More People to Suffer Heart Attacks at Home?

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• Kids' Hospitalizations Accompany Rising Unemployment Rates: Study

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• Knowing What to Expect May Help After Sexual Assault

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• Laughter As Medicine: Clowns Help Hospitalized Kids Cope

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• Loss of Smell May Signal Milder Case of COVID-19: Study

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• Many Cases of 'Penicillin Allergy' Might Be Mistaken

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• Many COVID-19 Patients Given Useless Antibiotics: Study

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• Many Hospital Workers Infected With Coronavirus Don't Show Symptoms

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• Many Hospitalized COVID Patients Will Need Longer-Term Care at Home

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• Many Older Americans With Heart Failure Take 10 or More Meds

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• Many Seniors Leave Hospital With New Disabilities

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• Minorities Hit Hardest by COVID-19, Study Confirms

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• More COVID Casualties: Stroke Victims Who Put Off Treatment

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• More Kids Injured by Tiny Magnets After Sales Ban Was Lifted: Study

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• N95 Face Masks Can Be Sterilized and Re-Used, Studies Show

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• Number of Americans Headed to ER for Suicidal Thoughts, Self-Harm Keeps Rising

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• Nurses Can Make the Difference for New Moms' Breastfeeding

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• Odds of Hospitalization, Death With COVID-19 Rise Steadily With Age: Study

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• Only 1 in 5 Have Fast Access to State-of-the-Art Stroke Care

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• Pandemic Causing Dangerous Delays in Care When Appendicitis Strikes Kids

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• Pandemic Has ER Docs Stressed Out and Weary: Survey

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• Pandemic Having More Impact on U.S. Hospitals Than Thought: Study

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• Pandemic Is Tied to Big Rise in U.S. Heart Deaths

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• People Die When Hospital Bed Shortages Force Patients Out

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• Pneumonia More Deadly Than Hip Fractures for Hospitalized Seniors

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• Preemie Babies End Up Hospitalized More as Kids

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• Rates of Child Hospitalization Similar Between COVID-19, Flu: Study

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• Red Cross Issues Call for More Blood Plasma to Treat COVID Patients

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• Severe Mental Illnesses Often Overlooked at Hospital Admission: Study

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• Sheltering at Home? Take Steps to Prevent Injuries From Falls

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• Sickle Cell Puts Black Patients at Higher Risk for Severe COVID

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• Sleep Troubles Hit Health Care Workers During Pandemic

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• Spotting Which Hospital Patients With Coronavirus Face Greatest Death Risk

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• Standard Methods Rid Hospital Rooms of Coronavirus, Slashing Transmission Rates

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• Strong Blood Thinners May Help COVID Patients, But Degree of Illness Is Key

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• Study Casts Doubt on 'Early Warning' System for Kidney Patients

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• Surgery? One Type of Anesthesia Is Preferable During COVID-19 Outbreak

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• Taking More Antibiotics May Up Odds for Hospitalization

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• Terrifying Delirium Can Strike Hospitalized COVID-19 Patients

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• There May Be 6 Types of COVID-19

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• Too Many Antibiotics, Opioids Given to Dental Patients in the ER

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• Trials Find Full-Dose Blood Thinners May Harm, Not Help, COVID Patients in ICU

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• U.S. COVID Hospitalizations Reach Record High as California Hospitals Run Out of Oxygen

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• Uninsured Kidney Patients Often End Up in ERs

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• Up to 50,000 U.S. Kids May Be Hospitalized With COVID-19 by Year's End

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• 'Weekend Effect' Affects Survival Odds for Rural Stroke Patients

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• When a Nurse Becomes a COVID Patient: Her Tough Road Back

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• Who's at Highest Risk From COVID-19? CDC Updates Its List

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• Why Do Obese People Have Higher Risk From COVID-19?

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• With 3D Printer, N.Y. Hospital Converts Sleep Apnea Machines Into Ventilators

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• Women Less Likely to Survive Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest