Category: Infectious diseases

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Anchor lead: When should using convalescent plasma to treat COVID-19 be tried? Elizabeth Tracey reports Convalescent plasma, which is a component of the blood taken from people who’ve recovered from COVID-19, seems to help people who are hospitalized with the …

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Anchor lead: What is the status of using plasma from people who’ve recovered to treat COVID-19? Elizabeth Tracey reports Using plasma from people who’ve recovered from an infection to treat those who are currently sick with it is a time-honored …

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Anchor lead: COVID-19 disease seems to have more than one phase, especially in those who have severe illness, Elizabeth Tracey reports COVID-19 disease is so mild in some that they show no symptoms, while those who go on to develop …

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Anchor lead: A large trial in the UK finding that a steroid can help people with severe COVID-19 also points the way to getting results quickly, Elizabeth Tracey reports RECOVERY is the acronym for a large, randomized trial underway in …

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Anchor lead: Can a steroid called dexamethasone help people with severe COVID-19 disease? Elizabeth Tracey reports In people with severe COVID-19 disease who were on ventilators, using a steroid drug called dexamethasone reduced mortality by about a third, a very …

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Anchor lead: As many as half the tests available for Sars-CoV2 may not provide reliable results, Elizabeth Tracey reports If you get tested for COVID-19, whether you suspect you might be infected or have been in the past, can you …

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Anchor lead: How many people in the US have actually had COVID-19? Elizabeth Tracey reports More than ten times the official number of reported cases of COVID-19 in the United States is likely a better estimate of just how widespread …

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