Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
European drugs agency endorses steroid for COVID treatment
The European Medicines Agency (EMA) on Friday endorsed use of the steroid dexamethasone to treat oxygen-starved patients of COVID-19.
Sep 18, 2020
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Medical research
Lancet boosts review process after COVID study retraction
The prestigious Lancet medical journal said it is bolstering its scientific review process after being forced to retract a study into the effects of an anti-arthritis drug on COVID-19 patients.
Sep 18, 2020
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Pediatrics
Infant formula standardisation could reduce risk of over- or under-feeding
Standardization of infant formula reconstitution ratios and improvements in manufacturer feeding guides may reduce risks of under- and overfeeding, according to the authors of a Perspective published online today by the Medical ...
Sep 14, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Study finds India missed early cases, lockdown was leaky
Results of India's first nationwide study of prevailing coronavirus infections found that for every confirmed case detected in May, authorities were missing between 82 and 130 others.
Sep 11, 2020
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Vaccination
Questions over Russia vaccine study 'inconsistencies'
The Lancet medical journal said Thursday it had asked authors of a study on a potential Russian COVID-19 vaccine for clarifications after their research came under scrutiny.
Sep 10, 2020
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Vaccination
Russia starts giving new virus vaccine to volunteers in Moscow
Russia on Wednesday began inoculating volunteers in Moscow with the country's new coronavirus vaccine, the capital's deputy mayor said.
Sep 09, 2020
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Cardiology
US hospital admissions for stroke fell by almost a third during lockdown
Almost a third fewer cases of stroke and mini-stroke (TIA) were seen in US hospitals during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic between March and April this year compared to the same time in 2019, finds research published ...
Aug 26, 2020
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Health
Hazelwood coalmine fire exposed unborn children to respiratory damage
In utero exposure to the air pollution caused by the Hazelwood coalmine fire has been associated with increased reports of respiratory infections and wheeze in young children 2–4 years later, leading to a call for public ...
Aug 24, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Mathematical modeling in the age of COVID-19
Predicting the future has always been risky but never more so than at the start of 2020. COVID-19, a disease that in January barely merited a footnote in medical journals, has, in less than a year, exploded onto all continents ...
Aug 19, 2020
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Health
Federal and state websites flunk COVID-19 reading-level review
Information about COVID-19 offered by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the White House, and state health departments failed to meet recommendations for communicating with the public, according to a Dartmouth ...
Aug 18, 2020
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