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The rate of COVID-19 cases is increased on American Indian reservations with larger proportions of homes lacking complete indoor plumbing

Correlates of COVID-19 ID’d on American Indian Reservations

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Rate of cases higher on American Indian reservations with larger proportion of homes lacking plumbing
For young patients with Crohn disease

Perianal Fistulizing Complications Preventable in Crohn Disease

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Steroid-sparing therapy may reduce risk for PFCs in young patients with Crohn disease
A surgical technique using a modified elliptical excision and nipple-areola complex transposition on a thinned inferior dermal pedicle is an alternative approach for treating male patients with pseudogynecomastia seen after massive weight loss

New Surgical Technique Used to Treat Pseudogynecomastia

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Authors describe nipple-areola complex transposition on a thinned inferior dermal pedicle
Higher levels of stressful life events are associated with a higher risk for coronary heart disease among postmenopausal women with type 2 diabetes

Stressful Life Events May Up CHD Risk in Type 2 Diabetes

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Findings for coronary heart disease risk seen in large study of postmenopausal women with T2DM
The cheap and widely available steroid dexamethasone reduced the risk for death among seriously ill COVID-19 patients by up to a third

Steroid May Reduce COVID-19 Death Risk by Up to One-Third

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Dexamethasone appears promising for patients with severe illness
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has withdrawn its emergency authorization for the use of chloroquine phosphate and hydroxychloroquine sulfate in the fight against COVID-19.

FDA Pulls Emergency Approval of Hydroxychloroquine for COVID-19

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Agency now says the drugs should not be used outside of clinical trials
The American Red Cross will test all blood

Blood Donors Will Get Results of Coronavirus Antibody Test, Red Cross Says

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Positive test result does not confirm immunity to the virus, and test is not meant to diagnose illness
Nearly 43

Nearly 43,000 Pounds of Ground Beef Products Recalled

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Products sold across the United States under the labels Marketside Butcher and Thomas Farms
Black Americans are much more likely than other Americans to say a relative or close friend has died of COVID-19

Black Americans Much More Likely to Have Lost Loved Ones to COVID-19

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11 percent of black adults say someone close to them has died; rates are 5 percent among Americans overall
With most state reopenings well underway

COVID-19 Cases Rising in Many States as Reopening Continues

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25,000 complaints filed against businesses in Manhattan and elsewhere for violating reopening plan