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May 07, 2024
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Henoch-Schönlein purpura incidence fell, rose with COVID-19 protective measures

Henoch-Schönlein purpura incidence fell, rose with COVID-19 protective measures

Incidence of Henoch-Schönlein purpura waned and waxed significantly with the implementation and relaxation of non-pharmaceutical interventions against COVID-19, according to data published in JAMA Network Open.

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April 25, 2024
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US heart failure deaths in 2021 reached levels not seen since 1999

US heart failure deaths in 2021 reached levels not seen since 1999

Decades of declining heart failure mortality in the U.S. has reversed, and exceeded rates recorded more than 20 years ago, according to overall population-level data published in JAMA Cardiology.

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April 22, 2024
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Three patients with puffy eyelids

Three patients with puffy eyelids

Over the years, an old friend, Michael Cater, MD, a pediatrician at Children's Hospital of Orange County, California, has shared numerous interesting cases, some from exotic places during his time in the Army.

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April 19, 2024
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Q&A: Pregnant women remain at higher risk for complications from COVID-19

Q&A: Pregnant women remain at higher risk for complications from COVID-19

At the start of the pandemic, there were no data to show whether asthma put pregnant women at higher risk for complications from COVID-19, according to a review published in The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology: In Practice.

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April 18, 2024
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Mindfulness app lowers depression symptoms among COVID-19 nurses

Mindfulness app lowers depression symptoms among COVID-19 nurses

Symptoms of depression among frontline COVID-19 nurses decreased after using a mindfulness app for 1 month, according to results published in Annals of the American Thoracic Society.

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April 17, 2024
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Algorithm scans outpatient letters, identifies those who must ‘shield’ against COVID-19

Algorithm scans outpatient letters, identifies those who must ‘shield’ against COVID-19

An automated algorithm designed to identify rheumatology patients who need to “shield” against COVID-19 demonstrated results that matched the “gold standard” of manual review in the majority of cases, according to data.

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April 12, 2024
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Study: No link between COVID-19 and asthma in children

Study: No link between COVID-19 and asthma in children

Researchers found no association between a positive COVID-19 test and the development of asthma in children, according to a study published in Pediatrics.

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April 05, 2024
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FDA approves at-home rapid test for influenza, COVID-19

FDA approves at-home rapid test for influenza, COVID-19

The FDA issued an emergency use authorization for CorDx TyFast Flu A/B & COVID-19 At Home Multiplex Rapid Test, according to an FDA roundup news release.

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April 02, 2024
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Top in ID: 1 in 8 pneumonia cases is misdiagnosed; dengue cases spike in Puerto Rico

Top in ID: 1 in 8 pneumonia cases is misdiagnosed; dengue cases spike in Puerto Rico

One in eight hospitalized adults treated for community-acquired pneumonia were misdiagnosed and given unnecessary antibiotics, according to a study in Michigan.

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March 25, 2024
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Annual deaths from excessive alcohol use increased by nearly 30% from 2016 to 2021

Annual deaths from excessive alcohol use increased by nearly 30% from 2016 to 2021

The average number of deaths from excessive alcohol use increased by 29.3% from 2016 to 2021, with an age-standardized rise in death rate from 38.1 to 47.6 per 100,000 population, according to data in Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report.

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