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Patients with coronavirus disease 2019 often have fever and cough on presentation

Cough, Fever Most Common Initial Symptoms of COVID-19

But absence of fever or radiologic abnormalities in some patients makes diagnosis more difficult
Officials in Washington State said Monday that three more people have died from coronavirus at the same nursing home in the town of Kirkland

Three More COVID-19 Deaths Reported at Washington State Nursing Home

Frail and elderly nursing home residents may be particularly susceptible to virus
Two dozen new U.S. cases of coronavirus were reported in multiple states across the country over the weekend

U.S. Coronavirus Cases Now at 89

Second death reported; new cases also reported in 10 states
The main computed tomography findings in coronavirus disease-19 are ground-glass and consolidative pulmonary opacities

Chest CT Findings for COVID-19 More Common Later in Infection

CT findings include consolidation, bilateral and peripheral disease, greater total lung involvement

February 2020 Briefing – Pulmonology

Here are what the editors at HealthDay consider to be the most important developments in Pulmonology for February 2020. This roundup includes the latest...
U.S. health care workers have been sent new testing guidelines for novel coronavirus after the nation's first case of a patient with an unknown source of infection

CDC Broadens Testing Guidelines for Coronavirus

Agency updates recommendations for evaluating and reporting persons under investigation
Just how prepared the United States is to quell an outbreak of coronavirus on American soil came into question on Thursday

CDC Makes Changes to Coronavirus Testing Efforts

Changes come after whistleblower complaint and community-acquired case in California
Vice President Mike Pence will lead the U.S. response to a potential global pandemic of COVID-19

First U.S. Case of ‘Unknown Origin’ COVID-19 Identified

President Trump taps Vice President Pence to head coronavirus response
Misleading ads about products that claim to cure or protect against the new coronavirus will be banned from Facebook

Facebook Bans False or Alarming Coronavirus Ads

The Center for Science in the Public Interest warns consumers to be cautious
Moderate and high weight gain during adulthood is associated with accelerated decline in lung function

Weight Gain During Adulthood Tied to Decline in Lung Function

Weight gain over 20 years tied to accelerated decline in lung function; decline attenuated with weight loss