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Adults with Down syndrome have an increased risk for COVID-19-related death

COVID-19-Related Death Up for Adults With Down Syndrome

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Hazard ratios for COVID-19-related death, hospitalization 10.39 and 4.94 in adjusted analyses
In a Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America white paper

SHEA Updates Guidance for Health Care Staff With Hepatitis, HIV

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Career counseling recommended for those planning to conduct exposure-prone procedures
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) can be safely performed in patients with non-MRI-conditional cardiac devices

MRI Safe for Those With Non-MRI-Conditional Cardiac Devices

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MRI can be performed safely in patients with non-MRI-conditional devices, including pacemakers
Tocilizumab may be beneficial for adults with COVID-19 admitted to the intensive care unit

Findings Conflicted for Benefit of Tocilizumab in COVID-19

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One trial shows reduction in mortality, but no evidence of efficacy seen in two additional trials
For patients with psoriasis

Survival From COVID-19 High in Patients With Psoriasis

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Risk for hospitalization increased for patients using nonbiologic systemic therapy versus biologics
For patients with moderate COVID-19

Convalescent Plasma Has Limited Benefit for Moderate COVID-19

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Randomized phase II trial shows no drop in progression to severe disease, all-cause deaths
When a COVID-19 vaccine becomes available

CDC Plans Cellphone COVID-19 Vaccine Tracking System

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Health checks will be done by text messages and email every day during the first week after vaccination
At a meeting of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration vaccine advisory board

FDA Needs More Safety Data on COVID-19 Vaccines, Experts Say

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Polls show Americans getting more skeptical about a vaccine, worry that approval process is being rushed
Here is what the editors at Physician's Briefing chose as the most important COVID-19 developments for you and your practice for the week of Oct. 19 to 23

Physician’s Briefing Weekly Coronavirus Roundup

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Here is what the editors at Physician's Briefing chose as the most important COVID-19 developments for you and your practice for the week of...
Neonates with prolonged arterial line/central venous line use have fewer skin breaks and have significantly larger thalamic volumes early in life compared with those with restricted line use

Skin Breaks Drop With Prolonged AL/CVL Use in Neonates

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Larger thalamic volumes seen with prolonged arterial line, central venous line use and fewer skin breaks