Early data from a clinical study suggest that blocking the Bruton tyrosine kinase (BTK) protein provided clinical benefit to a
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More evidence of no survival benefit in COVID-19 patients receiving hydroxychloroquine
A study of electronic medical records from US Veterans Health Administration medical centers has found that hydroxychloroquine—with or without azithromycin—did
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Study paves way for faster, more accurate therapies for hard-to-treat leukemia patients
A new study will enable clinicians to identify patients with aggressive leukemia who will not respond to chemotherapy and those
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Many patients with kidney failure regret initiating dialysis
Results from a new study indicate that many patients with kidney failure regret initiating dialysis, and those who choose dialysis
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Black COVID-19 patients hospitalized at THREE times as often
Black coronavirus patients are hospitalized at THREE times the rate of white and Hispanic patients, study finds Black coronavirus patients
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We can’t (and shouldn’t) expect clinicians without PPE to treat COVID-19 patients
We can’t, and shouldn’t, expect healthcare professionals without adequate personal protective equipment (PPE) to risk their lives to care for
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Patients with COVID-19 may develop thyroid infection
COVID-19 infection may cause subacute thyroiditis, according to a new case study published in The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology &
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Clinical trial for drug to treat severe COVID-19 patients
Yale researchers will begin a clinical trial at Yale-New Haven Hospital to test the effectiveness of a drug called ibudilast
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Personalized device could support multiple COVID-19 patients from a single ventilator
As the pandemic swept across the nation in March, so did urgent questions about the virus’ potential strain on the
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Call for palliative care to be adapted for severely ill Covid-19 patients
Emergency-style palliative care needs to implemented to meet the needs of Covid-19 patients who wouldn’t benefit from a ventilator say
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