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The list of conditions that put people at risk for severe COVID-19 illness has been expanded by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

CDC Updates List of Who Is at Highest Risk for COVID-19

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Agency now says risk among adults increases steadily with age, and is not limited to those over 65
Patients with COVID-19 and severe disease have associations at locus 3p21.31 and 9q34.2

Genomewide Level Associations Identified for Severe COVID-19

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Association signal spanning several genes ID'd at 3p21.31; signal at 9q34.2 coincides with ABO locus
For patients with newly diagnosed type 2 diabetes

Heart Failure Ups Risk of Death in Patients With New T2DM

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Five-year risk ratio of death linked to heart failure three times higher at five years after T2DM diagnosis
Hospitalized patients with COVID-19 receiving colchicine have significantly improved time to clinical deterioration

Colchicine May Improve Time to Clinical Deterioration in COVID-19

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Significant improvement seen in time to clinical deterioration for hospitalized patients with COVID-19
As the United States reported yet another record-breaking number of COVID-19 cases on Thursday

U.S. Has Second Day of Record Rise in COVID-19 Cases; Young People Fueling Trend

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In Florida, the median age of residents testing positive for the virus has dropped to 35, down from 65 in March
Far more black Americans say they know someone personally who has died of COVID-19 than whites

Black Americans More Likely to Know Someone Who Has Died of COVID-19

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Poll's findings highlight significant racial differences in how Americans are being affected by the pandemic
The Trump administration has asked the Supreme Court to overturn the Affordable Care Act.

Trump Administration Asks Supreme Court to Overturn Affordable Care Act

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Oral arguments in the ACA case are scheduled for the Supreme Court's next term
For patients with multiple sclerosis

Older Age, Obesity, Disability Tied to Severe COVID-19 in MS

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Proportion of patients with severe COVID-19 higher among those not receiving disease-modifying therapy
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 June 22 to 26

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...
Sex and ethnicity differential patterns of COVID-19 positivity are not explained by cardiometabolic

Sex, Ethnic Differential Patterns of COVID-19 Unexplained

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Increase in COVID-19 for men, BAME not due to cardiometabolic, sociodemographic, behavioral factors