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Drug Treatment for COVID-19: A Quick Summary
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COVID-19 Watch
Air Conditioning May Be Spreading COVID

WebMD Health News

People of Color Die From COVID-19 at Younger Age

Medscape Medical News

Shelter-in-Place Orders Averted Much Higher COVID-19 Death Toll

Medscape Medical News

Doctors Say COVID-19 Protocol Saves Lives. Others Want Proof.

Medscape Medical News

CDC to Urge Against Repeat Testing After COVID Illness Resolves

Medscape Medical News

How to Examine and Understand COVID-19 Data

WebMD

John Ioannidis Explains His COVID Views

Medscape Infectious Diseases

Profession and Practice
When a White Coat and Badge Don’t Protect You

Medscape Internal Medicine

At Last, the Medical Profession Speaks Out for Black Lives

Undark

Health Policy and Government
How the Trump Administration Secured a Secret Supply of Execution Drugs

Reuters Health Information

Trump Admin Drops Order to Bar Foreign Students After Pushback

Medscape Medical News

Business of Medicine
Payment Problems as Patients Lose Coverage due to COVID

Medscape Medical News

Drug and Drug Safety News
ACE Inhibitors and ARBs Do Not Increase Risk of Severe/Lethal COVID-19

Reuters Health Information

Geriatrics
In Alzheimer’s Disease, It’s Not Always Memory That Goes

Medscape Neurology

Pediatrics
Children Rarely Transmit SARS-CoV-2 Within Households

Medscape Medical News

Could the Pandemic Be a Boon to Breastfeeding?

Medscape Pediatrics

Women’s Health
Possible In Utero SARS-CoV-2 Transmission

Medscape Medical News

CDC Revises COVID-19 Risks During Pregnancy as Research Lags

Undark

New Vaginal Gel Contraceptive: Who’s It For?

Medscape Ob/Gyn

Dermatology
Diagnosing Molluscum Contagiosum Can Be Tricky

Medscape Medical News

Diabetes and Endocrinology
Guidance Addresses Elders With Diabetes During COVID-19

Medscape Medical News

Emotional and Neurologic Health
LGBTQ Youth Find Online Group Support During COVID-19

Reuters Health Information

GI Disorders
Guidelines Reveal Probiotics’ Limited Value for GI Conditions

Medscape Gastroenterology