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Androgens May Explain Male Vulnerability to COVID-19

Among another 79,661 patients in the Veneto region with cancer other than prostate cancer, 312 developed COVID-19 and 57 died. “This is the first paper to suggest a link between ADT and

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Caregiving Is Never Easy, and COVID-19 Has Made It Harder

THURSDAY, May 7, 2020 (American Heart Association News) — Melia Wilkinson cares for her husband, Kerry, who in 2014 had a massive stroke. Today, the 57-year-old has no use of his left hand, limited

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FDA commissioner in self-quarantine after exposure to person with COVID-19

FILE PHOTO: Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Dr. Stephen Hahn addresses the daily coronavirus task force briefing as White House coronavirus coordinator Dr. Deborah Birx listens at the

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U.S. Jobless Rate at Nearly 15 Percent as Coronavirus Cases Top 1.2 Million

By Robin Foster and E.J. MundellHealthDay Reporters FRIDAY, May 8, 2020 (HealthDay News) — With U.S. coronavirus cases topping 1.2 million and the death toll climbing

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Thailand reports four new coronavirus cases, one new death

FILE PHOTO: People in face masks run inside a park, after the government started opening some restaurants outside shopping malls, parks, and barbershops during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak

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May 8, 2020 — A roundup of the latest news about COVID-19

Reopening the economy isn’t as simple as making a pronouncement. The CDC has been forced to take a back seat, and experts are worried. And the world is entering a period of high-stakes experimentation.

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China reports one new coronavirus case, 15 asymptomatic cases

FILE PHOTO: People wearing face masks exit a subway station during a rainy day, following an outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Beijing, China May 8, 2020. REUTERS/Carlos Garcia Rawlins BEIJING

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Can We Measure COVID-19 Seroprevalence With a Flawed Ruler?

What your doctor is reading on Medscape.com: MAY 07, 2020 — You’re asked to measure a lamppost’s height with an inaccurate ruler. If you know

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White House’s Birx to take key role in coronavirus drug distribution

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. coronavirus task force response coordinator Dr. Deborah Birx will have a leading role in how the first drug to demonstrate a benefit in treating COVID-19 patients will

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COVID-19 Daily: Male Vulnerability, Semen Study

What your doctor is reading on Medscape.com: MAY 07, 2020 — Here are the coronavirus stories Medscape’s editors around the globe think you need to

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