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ASCO announces its own COVID-19 and cancer registry
ASCO aims to learn how COVID-19 is impacting cancer patients’ treatment and outcomes.
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Skin manifestations are emerging in the coronavirus pandemic
“COVID-19 can feature signs of small blood vessel occlusion. These can be petechiae or tiny bruises, and transient lividoid eruptions.”
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What Happens When COVID-19 Breaks Out on a Nuclear Aircraft Carrier?
More than 200 sailors on the USS Theodore Roosevelt have tested positive for COVID-19 while far from port, leaving its Captain and the Navy...
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Blood test might detect multiple cancer types, study suggests
The test, which uses methylation patterns in plasma cell-free DNA, had specificity and sensitivity approaching those needed for population-based...
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New guidance on management of acute CVD during COVID-19
Expert guidance comes from Chinese cardiology and infectious disease specialists on how to manage severe emergent cardiovascular disease during...
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Stage I mycosis fungoides is the general dermatologist’s bailiwick
LAHAINA, HAWAII – “Mycosis fungoides is a great masquerader.”
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‘Larger-than-life’ physician Stephen Schwartz dies of COVID-19 at 78
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ACP outlines guide for COVID-19 telehealth coding, billing
Also included are tips on handling staff absences and information on allowed technology and services.
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Clinicians petition government for national quarantine
The petition was started by an apolitical Facebook group to focus attention on what members see as the most critical issues for clinicians.
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Coronavirus stays in aerosols for hours, on surfaces for days
Aerosol and fomite transmission of SARS-CoV-2 are plausible.
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Flattening the curve: Viral graphic shows COVID-19 containment needs
The race is on in the U.S. to interrupt the transmission of the virus and slow the spread, meaning containment measures have increasingly higher...