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COVID-19 Patient in Primary Care — How to Treat?

What your doctor is reading on Medscape.com: APRIL 27, 2020 — Welcome to Cases in Deprescribing. In this series, I present a clinical scenario drawn from

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Pepcid Ingredient Famotidine Being Tested as COVID-19 Treatment

APRIL 27, 2020 — COVID-19 patients at some New York hospitals are receiving heartburn medicine as part of a clinical trial. The patients are being given famotidine, the active ingredient in Pepcid,

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New research says players at risk of coronavirus spread to lungs

MANCHESTER, England (Reuters) – Research from Germany and Italy suggests that footballers and other athletes face a particular risk of the coronavirus infecting their lungs, raising major questions

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New Polio Vaccine Promising in Early Test

Latest Infectious Disease News FRIDAY, April 24, 2020 (HealthDay News) — A new oral polio vaccine promises to help make polio a disease of the past, according to the results of a

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Researchers Report First U.S. Dog With Coronavirus

April 28, 2020 — A pet dog that’s part of a Duke University study is believed to be the first in the United States to test positive for the new coronavirus. The dog is a pub named

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Navigating the Grocery Store Safely

MONDAY, April 27, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Grocery shopping has become a daunting endeavor during the coronavirus pandemic, but there are things you can do to protect yourself and others, the U.S.

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New coronavirus hospitalizations in New York fall to month low, governor says

Healthcare workers from the NYU Langone Medical Center wait in line for lunch outside of the hospital as the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues in the Manhattan borough of New York,

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Could Your Contact Lenses Track, Treat Your Diabetes?

By Serena GordonHealthDay Reporter FRIDAY, April 24, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Contact lenses may someday do more than correct poor vision, with new, preliminary research

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April 28, 2020 — A roundup of the latest news about COVID-19

The predicted death total moves upward; still no national testing policy; and a potentially deadly, long-term effect of the pandemic emerges. Get the latest news on coronavirus in the U.S. and everywhere.

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He Recovered From COVID-19. Can His Blood Help Others?

By Serena GordonHealthDay Reporter MONDAY, April 27, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Domenico Piccininni is one of the hundreds of thousands of people who have had a COVID-19

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