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Expanding COVID-19 symptom screening criteria to include myalgias and chills could identify more health care personnel with the illness

Expanding Symptom Screening Criteria Can Up COVID-19 Detection

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Even with addition of myalgia, chills, about 10 percent of health care personnel with COVID-19 would be missed
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
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
Retirement of coal-fired power plants or installation of stricter emissions controls is associated with better asthma-related outcomes

Reduced Power Plant Emissions Tied to Better Asthma Measures

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Local residents used less rescue medication, had fewer asthma-related hospitalizations, ED visits
Diabetes may contribute to more severe symptoms

Diabetes Increases Risk for Poorer Prognosis in COVID-19

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Increased inflammatory response in COVID-19 patients with diabetes thought to worsen pneumonia
Active cigarette smokers and individuals with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease have up-regulation of angiotensin converting enzyme II expression in the lower airways

Risk for Severe COVID-19 May Be Up in People With COPD, Smokers

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COPD patients, smokers have up-regulation of ACE-2, the cellular entry receptor for SARS-CoV-2
Juul sales recovered within weeks following a dip after the company withdrew some flavored products from stores

Removal of Flavored E-Cigarette Products Likely Ineffective

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Despite Juul's voluntary removal, other sellers filled the void, while Juul saw growth among other flavors
In rapid guidelines issued by the Infectious Diseases Society of America

IDSA Issues Rapid Guidelines for Treatment of COVID-19

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Expert panel urges that treatments for COVID-19 be given in the context of clinical trials