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Skin Breaks Drop With Prolonged AL/CVL Use in Neonates
Larger thalamic volumes seen with prolonged arterial line, central venous line use and fewer skin breaks
Cytokines Not at ‘Storm’ Levels in Those With Severe COVID-19
Levels in severely, critically ill COVID-19 patients much lower than in other inflammatory syndromes
Algorithm Predicts Death, Hospital Admission From COVID-19
Final risk algorithm includes age, ethnicity, deprivation, body mass index, range of comorbidities
Tocilizumab Does Not Prevent Intubation, Death in COVID-19
Intubation or death, disease worsening similar for tocilizumab, placebo in hospitalized patients
CDC: Number of COVID-19 Deaths May Be Underreported
Only two-thirds of the nearly 300,000 excess deaths in 2020 are attributed to COVID-19
U.S. COVID-19 Vaccine Trial Enrolls 30,000
Moderna says it is on track to apply for FDA approval to market the vaccine in early December
CDC Broadens Definition of ‘Close Contact’ in Tracing COVID-19 Infections
Change will likely have biggest impact in group settings where people are in repeated contact with others
Vertebral Fractures Marker of Poorer Prognosis in COVID-19
COVID-19 patients with vertebral fractures more often require noninvasive mechanical ventilation
Fauci ‘Cautiously Optimistic’ for COVID-19 Vaccine by Year’s End
Fauci was speaking at a virtual meeting of the Infectious Diseases Society of America
New Wave of COVID-19 Infections Taking Hold in America
Luckily, the climbing case count has not yet translated to increased deaths
