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Poll: Parents Most Concerned About Diseases From Tick Bites
Poll finds parents may be uncertain as to what type of bug repellent is best
Heart Transplant Patients May Have Higher COVID-19 Mortality
However, presenting symptoms similar to those seen in the general population
Life Expectancy Gap Closing for Patients With HIV
But more attention needs to be paid to comorbidities in patients with HIV, authors say
22 Percent Worldwide at Increased Risk for Severe COVID-19
Those at increased risk ranged from <5 percent of those <20 years to >66 percent for those ≥70 years
Multilevel Interventions May Boost HPV Vaccination Rates
Improvements in initiation and completion extend beyond conclusion of the intervention
Hyperglycemia Common in T1DM Patients With COVID-19
Most prevalent adverse outcome in those with type 1 diabetes and COVID-19 was diabetic ketoacidosis
Clinical, Epidemiological Features of Pediatric SARS-CoV-2 ID’d
Cough and fever most common initial symptoms; patchy lesions in lobules seen on chest CT in most patients
Survival Without Major Morbidity Up for Very Low Birth Weight
From 2008 to 2017, consistent increase observed in survival without major morbidity
Face-Mask Use May Mitigate Spread of COVID-19
Daily COVID-19 growth rate significantly decreased after face-mask use mandated in public
Court Rules Against Drug Price Disclosures in TV Ads
Judges said HHS exceeded its legal authority by requiring drug price disclosure as part of its stewardship of Medicare, Medicaid
