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MONDAY, March 30, 2020 — Once infected with the new coronavirus, a 20-something has about a 1% chance of illness so severe it requires hospitalization, and that risk rises to more than 8% for people in their 50s and to nearly 19% for people over…
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MONDAY, March 30, 2020 — As hospitals give more and more COVID-19 patients albuterol to help them breathe, people with asthma may have a hard time getting an inhaler.
The American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology (ACAAI) said some areas of…
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MONDAY, March 30, 2020 — A small study out of China bolsters the notion that transfusing the antibody-enriched blood of people who’ve survived COVID-19 could help patients still fighting for their lives against the disease.
The study of five…
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MONDAY, March 30, 2020 — An international team has designed a computer program that predicts with up to 80% accuracy which COVID-19 patients will develop serious respiratory disease.
Developed by U.S. and Chinese researchers, the artificial…
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MONDAY, March 30, 2020 — Faced with a looming shortage of lifesaving ventilators, U.S. hospitals are scrambling for solutions and planning for the worst.
Intensive care units at besieged hospitals in New York and other cities are taking an “all…
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MONDAY, March 30, 2020 (American Heart Association News) — Blood pressure that goes down when you stand up is associated with frailty and falls in older people, according to a new study that advocates more testing.
The research, published Monday in…
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MONDAY, March 30, 2020 — Imagine needing insulin to live but a natural disaster suddenly cuts off access to your medication. New drone technology may one day come to the rescue by making urgent deliveries to remote locations, researchers say.
The…
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MONDAY, March 30, 2020 — Amid a shortage of face masks for medical personnel fighting COVID-19, two studies show that disposable N95 masks can be sterilized and re-used.
A nationwide mask shortage has put health care workers and patients at risk,…
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MONDAY, March 30, 2020 — Good blood sugar control can help protect against mental decline after a common type of stroke in people with diabetes, new research suggests.
The study included 942 patients with diabetes who suffered a lacunar stroke –…
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MONDAY, March 30, 2020 (American Heart Association News) — With hospitals across America focused on people who have developed COVID-19, some people with unrelated but still urgent health problems are feeling awkward about reporting to emergency…
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