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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
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved emergency use of the first COVID-19 test that enables patients to take samples at home.

FDA Authorizes COVID-19 Test That Uses Samples Collected at Home

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After self-swabbing to collect their nasal sample, patients mail their sample to a LabCorp lab
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
Few primary care physicians report interest in treating patients with opioid use disorder

Physicians Report Low Interest in Opioid Use Disorder Meds

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Few PCPs report obtaining buprenorphine waiver orprescribing buprenorphine, naltrexone for OUD
The economic benefits of lives saved through social distancing substantially outweigh the value of the projected losses to the U.S. economy

Benefit of Social Distancing Outweighs Economic Impact

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Study found the benefits of social distancing policies will outweigh the economic costs by $5.2 trillion
The first COVID-19 tests in the United States were ineffective due to poor laboratory practices at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Lab Protocol Failures Led to Ineffective COVID-19 Tests From CDC

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Researchers entered and left COVID-19 labs without changing their coats, resulting in contamination of tests
The use of probiotics as an adjunct therapy may help in the management of acne vulgaris

Probiotics May Help Reduce Mild-to-Moderate Acne Symptoms

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Treatment with probiotics may help augment the skin's natural defenses against acne