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Obese patients are reporting physical and mental health challenges during the COVID-19 stay-at-home orders

Stay-at-Home Orders Challenging Obese Patients

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Survey respondents report difficulty in achieving weight loss goals, deteriorating mental health
A Trump administration plan to boost nursing homes' supplies of personal protective equipment is falling short

PPE Supplies Sent by FEMA to Nursing Homes Often Defective

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Homes receiving items such as gowns that have no holes for hands and paper-thin surgical masks
For infants born after one sudden unexpected death in infancy (SUDI)

Risk Up for Families After One Sudden Unexpected Infant Death

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Infants born after SUDI have rate of 3.93 per 1,000 live births; most have unexplained cause of death
Many clinical trials for COVID-19 treatments are limited by their design

Many of the Initial COVID-19 Treatment Trials Poorly Designed

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One-third of trials do not include clinical end points; 97 randomized trials were open-label design
Bystander cardiopulmonary resuscitation remains a vital

Risk or Fear of COVID-19 Should Not Delay Bystander CPR

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COVID-19 diagnosed in less than 10 percent of out-of-hospital cardiac arrests in the Seattle area
Children presenting with pediatric inflammatory multisystem syndrome temporally associated with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 have a wide range of presenting symptoms

Signs, Symptoms Vary Widely for Children Presenting With PIMS-TS

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Pediatric inflammatory multisystem syndrome temporally linked to SARS-CoV-2 is poorly understood
Cesarean birth is associated with clinical deterioration in women with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 and with an increased risk for neonatal intensive care unit admission

Cesarean Delivery Tied to Clinical Deterioration in SARS-CoV-2

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Significant association found with clinical deterioration, risk for NICU admission in adjusted analyses
Among older adults

Dysanapsis Measured on CT Associated With COPD in Seniors

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Incidence of COPD was significantly higher in lowest versus highest quartile of airway-to-lung ratio
The national costs attributed to medical care for cancer are considerable and are projected to increase 34 percent by 2030 based on population growth

Considerable National Costs Attributed to Cancer Medical Care

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Overall annualized average costs highest for end-of-life cancer phase followed by initial, continuing phases
Male veterans are significantly less likely to have excellent or good hearing and are significantly more likely to have a little or moderate trouble hearing

Male Veterans Less Likely to Have Excellent, Good Hearing

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More likely to have little/moderate trouble hearing, a lot of trouble hearing, be deaf than nonveterans