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Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19): People with Certain Medical Conditions

Author/s: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

Revisions were made on November 2, 2020 to reflect recent data supporting increased risk of severe illness during pregnancy from the virus that causes COVID-19. Revisions also include addition of sickle cell disease and chronic kidney disease to the conditions that might increase the risk of...

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COVID-19 coronavirus underlying medical conditions high risk patients

Dapagliflozin in Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease

Author/s: DAPA-CKD Trial Committees and Investigators

Abstract

Background: Patients with chronic kidney disease have a high risk of adverse kidney and cardiovascular outcomes. The effect of dapagliflozin in patients with chronic kidney disease, with or without type 2 diabetes, is not known.

Methods: ...

Physical distancing, face masks, and eye protection to prevent person-to-person transmission of SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Author/s: COVID-19 Systematic Urgent Review Group Effort (SURGE) study authors

Abstract

Background: Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) causes COVID-19 and is spread person-to-person through close contact. We aimed to investigate the effects of physical distance, face masks, and eye protection on virus transmission in health...

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Best Practices for COVID-19–Positive or Exposed Mothers—Breastfeeding and Pumping Milk

Author/s: Sullivan, S.E., Thompson, L.A.

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New HHS/ONC Tool Helps Consumers Access Health Records

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Convalescent plasma in the management of moderate covid-19 in adults in India: open label phase II multicentre randomised controlled trial (PLACID Trial)

Author/s: Agarwal, Anup, Mukherjee, Aparna, Kumar, Gunjan, Chatterjee, Pranab, Bharnagar, Tarun, Malhotra, Pankaj

Abstract

Objective To investigate the effectiveness of using convalescent plasma to treat moderate coronavirus disease 2019 (covid-19) in adults in India.

Design Open label, parallel arm, phase II, multicentre, randomised controlled trial.

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COVID-19 coronavirus plasma antibody testing convalescent plasma

Medical Care of Adults With Down Syndrome: A Clinical Guideline

Author/s: Tsou, Amy Y., Bulova, Peter, Capone, George, Chicoine, Brian, Global Down Syndrome Foundation Medical Care Guidelines for Adults with Down Syndrome Workgroup

Abstract

Importance: Down syndrome is the most common chromosomal condition, and average life expectancy has increased substantially, from 25 years in 1983 to 60 years in 2020. Despite the unique clinical comorbidities among adults with Down syndrome, there are no...

Lung Cancer Screening with Low-Dose CT: a Meta-Analysis

Author/s: Hoffman, Richard M., Atallah, Rami P., Struble, Roger D., Badgett, Robert G

Background: Randomized controlled trials have evaluated the efficacy of low-dose CT (LDCT) lung cancer screening on lung cancer (LC) outcomes.

Objective: Meta-analyze LDCT lung cancer screening trials.

Methods: We identified...

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low-dose computed tomography lung cancer screening lung neoplasms meta-analysis mortality

Management of Colonic Diverticulitis

Author/s: Balk, E.M., Adam, G.P., Cao, W., Bhuma, M.R., Mehta, S., Saldanha, Saldanha, I.J., Beland, M.D., Shah, N.

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Diverticulitis Colonic diseases treatment diagnosis

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