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Black Adult Patients Have Worse Patient Safety in Hospitals

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Black adults experienced worse patient safety relative to White patients in same age group, of same gender, treated at same hospital

2019 to 2020 Saw 1.5-Year Decline in U.S. Life Expectancy at Birth

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Mortality due to COVID-19 had biggest effect on decline in life expectancy for both men and women, all races examined

Prior Statin Use Linked to Reduced Risk for Death in COVID-19

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Risk for death significantly reduced with prior statin and/or antihypertensive use among those with history of CVD and/or hypertension

Neck Symptoms Occur Relatively Frequently in MIS-C

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28.5 percent of the identified MIS-C cases had neck-related symptoms; 38 of 39 had neck pain

An Estimated 279,000 Deaths Averted by U.S. COVID-19 Vaccine Program

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By the end of June, there would have been up to 1.25 million additional hospitalizations without a vaccination program

ASH Suggests Not Using Outpatient Thromboprophylaxis for COVID-19

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For discharged patients without suspected or confirmed VTE or other indication for anticoagulation, panel suggests not using anticoagulants

Neutralizing Monoclonal Antibody Combo Treats Mild, Moderate COVID-19

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For those at high risk, COVID-19-related hospitalization or death from any cause reduced with bamlanivimab/etesevimab versus placebo

Almost Half of Patients Admitted With COVID-19 Have Complications

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Likelihood of having complications higher for men than women and for those aged older than 60 years

Physician’s Briefing Weekly Coronavirus Roundup

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Here is what the editors at Physician's Briefing chose as the most important COVID-19 developments for you and your practice for the week of...

AHA Addresses Diagnosis, Management of Pediatric Myocarditis

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Acute myocarditis commonly has an infectious cause, most often viral; myocarditis in children presents as several distinct clinical profiles