A study of interim data from two hospitals in an early US COVID-19 hotspot, to be presented at the ESCMID
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You're Not Alone if Face Masks Make it Really Hard to Recognize People
After months of dealing with COVID-19, it’s the new normal to see people wearing face masks in public places. But
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Personal protective respirator masks (PPE) often do not fit correctly, especially for women and Asian healthcare workers
The SARS-CoV-2 pandemic has put the use of personal protective equipment (PPE), including face masks, under the global spotlight. However
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Rates of e-cigarette and marijuana use not associated with vaping-related lung injuries
Higher rates of e-cigarette and marijuana use in U.S. states did not result in more e-cigarette or vaping-related lung injuries
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These drugs carry risks and may not help, but many dementia patients get them anyway
Nearly three-quarters of older adults with dementia have filled prescriptions for medicines that act on their brain and nervous system,
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Abnormally high blood sugar linked with higher risk of death in COVID-19 patients not previously diagnosed with diabetes
New research from Wuhan, China shows that, in patients with COVID-19 but without a previous diagnosis of diabetes, abnormally high
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How not to fall for coronavirus BS: Avoid the 7 deadly sins of thought
With the COVID-19 pandemic causing a great deal of anxiety, we might come to think people are irrational, selfish or
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Nearly three quarters of alcohol not displaying UK drinking guidelines
Revealed: Nearly three quarters of alcohol on UK shelves is being displayed without Government’s safe drinking limits – four years
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Age at period cessation not linked to CVD risk trajectories
(HealthDay)—There is little evidence for associations between age at period cessation and trajectories of anthropometry, blood pressure, lipids, and hemoglobin
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Coronavirus outbreak: WHO’s decision to not declare a global emergency explained
The World Health Organization’s decision to not declare the novel coronavirus outbreak in China a public health emergency of international
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