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Without guidelines, docs make their own long-COVID protocols
Treating the condition requires equal combinations of skill, experience, and intuition. Doctors begin to cobble together treatment plans.
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The right indoor relative humidity could ward off COVID
The “sweet spot” associated with reduced COVID-19 cases and deaths is 40%-60% indoor relative humidity.
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Children and COVID: Weekly cases maintain a low-level plateau
White House coordinator says that a holiday COVID-19 surge is unlikely.
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Major life stressors ‘strongly predictive’ of long COVID symptoms
Therapies that lessen the trauma of the most stress-inducing life events need to be a central part of treatment for long COVID, with more research...
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Experts explain the ‘perfect storm’ of rampant RSV and flu
“Decreased exposure to endemic viruses created an immunity gap – a group of susceptible individuals who avoided infection and therefore lack...
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Hypertension linked to risk of severe COVID
A new study out of the United Kingdom identifies at what level high blood pressure can help predict a life-threatening case of the virus.
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Neurosurgery Operating Room Efficiency During the COVID-19 Era
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‘A huge deal’: Millions have long COVID, and more are expected
More than a quarter say their condition is severe enough to significantly limit their day-to-day activities.
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Children and COVID: Weekly cases continue to hold fairly steady
The latest hospital admission data may be telling a somewhat different story.