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HIV and Covid Risk
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Anchor lead: Does having HIV put someone at higher risk for severe Covid infection? Elizabeth Tracey reports Covid-19 is putting worldwide efforts to contain both HIV and tuberculosis at risk, after the best year yet for containment in 2018. Joseph …
Mental Illness and Covid
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Anchor lead: More people are reporting mental health problems as the pandemic rages on, Elizabeth Tracey reports Mental health problems are spiking along with rising COVID-19 cases in many parts of the world, the Lancet reports. Eric Strain, a psychiatrist …
School Risk
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Anchor lead: Data are mixed but concerns remain about school openings, Elizabeth Tracey reports A reopened school in Israel has seen a wave of COVID infection after allowing kids to remove their masks, a recent report indicates. Yet studies of …
COVID and Kids
Household Transmission
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Anchor lead: What does following COVID infection in families tell us? Elizabeth Tracey reports People other than children in a household appeared to develop COVID-19 infection first and transmit it to others, a recent found. Some interpret the study to …
Dexamethasone in Blacks
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Anchor lead: More trials to establish best practices for use of dexamethasone in different populations are needed, Elizabeth Tracey reports A trial known as RECOVERY in the UK revealed the news that many people with severe COVID-19 infection could benefit …