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IDSA Podcast – Managing patients post-COVID-19: From symptoms to lasting complications

Managing Patients Post-COVID-19: From Symptoms to Lasting Complications – Infectious Diseases Society of America  

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Combining PCR and antibody tests at point of care dramatically increases COVID-19 detection

Combining PCR and antibody tests at point of care dramatically increases COVID-19 detection – University of Cambridge Original Study: Combined point of care nucleic acid and antibody testing for SARS-CoV-2 following emergence of D614G Spike Variant – Cell Reports Medicine  

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Virus in the blood can predict severe COVID-19

Virus in the blood can predict severe COVID-19 – Karolinska Institutet Original Study: SARS-CoV-2 RNA in serum as predictor of severe outcome in COVID-19: a retrospective cohort study – Clinical Infectious Diseases  

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Covid-19: Study found those younger than 40 had an infection fatality ratio (IFR) of 0.01%; those 60 or older had an IFR of 1.71%

Infection Fatality Ratios for COVID-19 Among Noninstitutionalized Persons 12 and Older: Results of a Random-Sample Prevalence Study – Annals of Internal Medicine   Commentary on Twitter Age, sex, race affect death risk from #COVID-19. @FSPH_IUPUI study found those younger than 40 had fatality rate of 0.01%; those 60 or older 1.71%—2.5 times greater than #flu […]

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[Preprint] Randomized trial: Tocilizumab does not improve clinical status or mortality in hospitalized patients with COVID-19 pneumonia

Tocilizumab in Hospitalized Patients With COVID-19 Pneumonia – medRxiv  

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New WHO Guidance: Corticosteroids for COVID-19

Corticosteroids for COVID-19 – World Health Organization News Release: WHO updates clinical care guidance with corticosteroid recommendations – World Health Organization Commentaries: The WHO Now Recommends Cheap Steroids As a Life-Saving Treatment for Severe Covid-19 – Gizmodo AND Inexpensive steroids reduce deaths of hospitalized Covid-19 patients, WHO analysis confirms – STAT   Commentary on Twitter […]

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Video: Corticosteroids for COVID-19 – New Evidence of Benefit

Corticosteroids for COVID-19 – New Evidence of Benefit – JAMA  

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Meta-analysis: Corticosteroids for critically ill patients with COVID-19

Association Between Administration of Systemic Corticosteroids and Mortality Among Critically Ill Patients With COVID-19: A Meta-analysis – JAMA Editorial: Corticosteroids in COVID-19 ARDS: Evidence and Hope During the Pandemic Commentaries: Analysis of seven trials finds that corticosteroids reduce risk of death by 20 per cent in critically ill COVID-19 patients – University of Bristol  AND […]

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Coalition Covid-19 Brazil – Randomized trial: Dexamethasone improves outcomes in patients Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome and COVID-19

Effect of Dexamethasone on Days Alive and Ventilator-Free in Patients With Moderate or Severe Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome and COVID-19: The CoDEX Randomized Clinical Trial – JAMA Editorial: Corticosteroids in COVID-19 ARDS: Evidence and Hope During the Pandemic Related studies: Effect of Hydrocortisone on Mortality and Organ Support in Patients With Severe COVID-19: The REMAP-CAP […]

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Pulmonary hypertension: A brief guide for clinicians

Pulmonary Hypertension: A Brief Guide for Clinicians – Mayo Clinic Proceedings  

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