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A study on the use of masks to protect against the new coronavirus should be retracted by the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences because it contains "egregious errors" and "verifiably false" statements

Scientists Say Journal Should Retract Mask Study

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Study, published June 11, claims wearing a mask 'significantly reduces the number of infections' with the new coronavirus
Antiracism protests in the United States have not led to increases in new cases of the coronavirus that causes COVID-19

Early Data Show No Protest-Related Increases in COVID-19 Infections

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Use of masks and the fact that protests are outdoors may have helped
Statewide stay-at-home orders are associated with decreases in COVID-19 hospitalizations

Stay-at-Home Orders Tied to Slowing of COVID-19 Hospitalizations

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12 days after stay-at-home orders started, hospitalization growth began to deviate from projected numbers
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 15 to 19

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...
Regular coffee consumption is associated with a significantly lower risk for arrhythmias

Daily Coffee May Lower Risk for Developing Arrhythmia

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Each additional cup tied to further decrease in arrhythmia risk
Adopting the 2019 Endocrine Society guidelines for diabetes screening would substantially increase the number of older adults classified as having type 2 diabetes but would likely offer limited benefits

2019 Screening Guidelines Would Label More as T2DM Cases

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Benefit would be limited because ID'd cases would have HbA1c levels below pharmacotherapy targets
Heart transplant patients admitted to the hospital with COVID-19 symptoms may be sicker than nontransplant patients

Heart Transplant Patients May Have Higher COVID-19 Mortality

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However, presenting symptoms similar to those seen in the general population
Life expectancy of adults with HIV infection is nearing that of individuals without HIV infection

Life Expectancy Gap Closing for Patients With HIV

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But more attention needs to be paid to comorbidities in patients with HIV, authors say
About 22 percent of the global population has at least one underlying condition that places them at increased risk for severe COVID-19

22 Percent Worldwide at Increased Risk for Severe COVID-19

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Those at increased risk ranged from <5 percent of those <20 years to >66 percent for those ≥70 years
Presentation patterns are similar in patients with type 1 diabetes admitted with confirmed or suspected COVID-19

Hyperglycemia Common in T1DM Patients With COVID-19

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Most prevalent adverse outcome in those with type 1 diabetes and COVID-19 was diabetic ketoacidosis