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Major U.S. Medical Groups Urge Trump to Work With Biden on Fighting COVID-19

In letter from three medical associations, the president is urged 'to share critical data and information as soon as possible'

HealthDay Reports: Coronavirus Has Killed Thousands at US Nursing Homes

Nebulized Interferon Beta-1a Promising for COVID-19

Adults hospitalized for COVID-19 receiving SNG001 versus placebo more likely to show clinical improvement

Persistent Fatigue Prevalent After COVID-19 Infection

More than half of those recovered from acute phase of COVID-19 experience postviral fatigue, independent of COVID-19 severity

High SARS-CoV-2 Genomic Load Tied to Worse Outcomes

Hospital Mortality Higher for Critically Ill With COVID-19 Versus Flu

Patients with COVID-19 have slower improvement in oxygenation, longer duration of mechanical ventilation, lower rates of extubation

Interventions to Increase HPV Vaccine Coverage Cost-Effective

Interventions could avert 3,000 to 14,000 future HPV cancers scaling to the U.S. population

SARS-CoV-2 Transmitted Despite Quarantine Conditions

Among Marine Corps recruits, about 2 percent who were negative for SARS-CoV-2 at start of supervised quarantine tested positive by day 14

Pfizer COVID-19  Vaccine Reaches 90 Percent Effectiveness in Early Analysis

Moderna Vaccine Shows 94.5 Percent Effectiveness Against COVID-19

Company expects to have about 20 million doses of the vaccine ready to ship in the U.S. by the end of the year

Immunotherapy Combo Treats Advanced Kidney Cancer

AKI Common in U.S. Veterans Hospitalized With COVID-19

AKI associated with increased odds of mechanical ventilation use, longer hospital stay, increased risk for death

AHA: 2007 to 2018 Saw Increase in Prepregnancy Hypertension

Patients Happier With Doctors of Same Race

Authors say findings point to importance of having a diverse physician workforce

Un estudio nuevo encontró que la vacunación contra el VPH reduce significativamente el riesgo de cáncer del cuello uterino en las mujeres

Pfizer COVID-19 Vaccine Could Cut Transmission by Half: Company Executive

Manufacturers say vaccine is 90 percent effective in protecting people from the new coronavirus