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Why Heart?
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Anchor lead: Observations that the heart may be damaged by COVID-19 infection have important clinical implications, Elizabeth Tracey reports Twenty percent of patients with COVID-19 infection in Wuhan had evidence of acute heart damage, a study in JAMA Cardiology shows. …
Heart Damage
Stress Reduction and COVID-19
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Anchor lead: There are measures you can take to relieve your own stress during the pandemic, Elizabeth Tracey reports Stress is rampant as concerns about COVID-19 accelerate. Karen Swartz, a psychiatrist at Johns Hopkins, reminds everyone to pay attention to …
Reaching Out
Telemedicine
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Anchor lead: New expansion of Medicare will allow more people to be seen by their physicians via telemedicine, Elizabeth Tracey reports The federal government is expanding payments and reducing barriers for people to be seen by their physicians via telemedicine …
At Risk
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Anchor lead: Who is at risk for severe disease with COVID-19? Elizabeth Tracey reports Obesity, smoking history, and the presence of other health conditions have been identified as putting someone at increased risk of severe COVID-19 disease. Patricia Davidson, dean …