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For patients with hypertension hospitalized with COVID-19 infections

ACEIs/ARBs Not Linked to Severity or Mortality of COVID-19

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Percentage of patients with hypertension taking ACEIs/ARBs similar for survivors, nonsurvivors
A plan to begin paying hospitals and doctors who treat uninsured COVID-19 patients was announced by U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar on Wednesday.

White House Announces Payment Plan for Uninsured COVID-19 Patients

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Doctors can submit bills for these patients directly to the government and be paid at Medicare rates
A scoring system for medically necessary time-sensitive procedures can facilitate decision making and triage in the setting of COVID-19

Scoring System Helps Guide Surgical Care During COVID-19

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Twenty-one factors that were significant contributors to procedure triage and prioritization identified
There is a high frequency of obesity among patients admitted to intensive care for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2

Obesity Ups Risk for COVID-19 Severity

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Disease severity increases with increasing body mass index
For patients with COVID-19 who have ST-segment elevation

ST-Segment Elevation Described in Patients With COVID-19

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Presentation variable with high prevalence of nonobstructive disease, poor prognosis
There is no proven drug treatment for COVID-19 patients

Expert Panel: There Are No Proven Drug Treatments for COVID-19

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Whenever possible, drugs should be given to COVID-19 patients as part of a clinical trial
A widely used rapid COVID-19 test can produce false negatives if a certain solution is used to move or store patients' samples

Rapid COVID-19 Test Can Produce False Negatives

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Solutions known as 'viral transport media' should not be used for samples tested with the Abbott ID NOW device
There is no evidence that use of hydroxychloroquine alone or with azithromycin reduces the risks for mechanical ventilation or death from any cause in patients hospitalized with COVID-19

Hydroxychloroquine Seems Not to Cut Ventilator Use in COVID-19

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Risk for death from any cause higher for HC alone, similar for HC+AZ compared with no HC
An early analysis of antibody testing from Los Angeles County reveals a COVID-19 infection rate that is up to 55 times the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases.

LA County COVID-19 Infections Far Exceed Number of Confirmed Cases

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Findings from first round of ongoing antibody blood testing of county residents
During the COVID-19 pandemic

Cardiac Cath Lab STEMI Activations Drop During Pandemic

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STEMI activation volumes based on analysis of nine high-volume centers before, after March 1, 2020