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• 'Bold Action' Urged on Outpatient Dialysis for Undocumented US Patients During the COVID-19 era, all 50 US states should cover standard outpatient dialysis for undocumented immigrant patients with kidney failure, many of whom now rely on emergency-only dialysis, according to new recommendations.
  Reuters Health Information, May 27, 2020
• Aldosterone-Driven Hypertension Found With Unexpected Frequency The finding could potentially reorient screening for aldosteronism and management for this subset of patients.
  Medscape Medical News, May 28, 2020
• ATS 2020Oral Masitinib Improves Severe Asthma The small-molecule biologic reduces exacerbations in patients not responsive to steroids, new research shows.
  Medscape Medical News, May 28, 2020
• USMLE Step 2 CS Suspended for at Least 1 More Year Some say a crucial tool for ensuring proficiency will be sorely missed. Some say the test material is covered elsewhere and that it should be permanently replaced, regardless of COVID-19.
  Medscape Medical News, May 28, 2020
• COVID-19 Daily: Infectious Stool, Thyroiditis Risk These are the coronavirus stories you need to know about today.
  Medscape Medical News, May 27, 2020
• Immunotherapy, Steroids Outcomes Positive in COVID-19–Associated MIS Children may experience an acute cardiac decompensation from the severe inflammatory state following SARS-CoV-2 infection, termed multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C), a study says.
  Medscape Medical News, May 27, 2020
• COVID-19 Virus Found in Stool May Be Infectious If confirmed by future studies, it would mean that people could get sick by ingesting tiny amounts of stool from others who are infected.
  WebMD Health News, May 27, 2020
• AAN Issues COVID-19 Ethical Guidance for Neurologists The American Academy of Neurology (AAN) has issued new ethical guidance for neurologists and neuroscience professionals caring for patients during the COVID-19 pandemic.
  Medscape Medical News, May 27, 2020
• Retesting Positive for SARS-CoV-2 May Not Mean Infectious Those who again test positive for COVID-19 after being discharged from isolation or the hospital are not considered infectious, researchers say.
  Medscape Medical News, May 27, 2020
• Tracking COVID-19 Acute, Persisting Right Ventricular Effects Right ventricular dilation is common in hospitalized COVID-19 patients and may be linked to anticoagulation. Also, postdischarge MRI detected RV edema and fibrosis in some patients.
  Medscape Medical News, May 27, 2020
• Canada Province Promises Justice After Nursing Home Patients Left in Dirty Diapers Canada's most populous province on Tuesday promised justice after soldiers helping manage the coronavirus outbreak in nursing homes saw staff leaving people in soiled diapers and ignoring calls for help.
  Reuters Health Information, May 26, 2020
• Donated Plasma Benefits COVID-19 Patients in Small US Study Patients with severe COVID-19 given plasma from someone who recovered from the disease were more likely to stabilize or need less oxygen support than other similar hospital patients, according to results of a small US study released on Friday.
  Reuters Health Information, May 26, 2020
• No Evidence for Blanket DNR Orders for US COVID-19 Patients US hospitals should not be applying blanket 'do not resuscitate' orders for COVID-19 patients on ventilators because there isn't enough data to justify that approach, a new study suggests.
  Reuters Health Information, May 26, 2020
• Mexican Coronavirus Probe Finds Dozens of Unlicensed Retirement Homes Officials have discovered dozens of unlicensed retirement homes in northern Mexico, raising fears that so far undetected coronavirus clusters may emerge in the thinly regulated sector.
  Reuters Health Information, May 26, 2020
• Virginia Nurse Lives on Boat While Helping New York Battle the Pandemic By night, nurse Rachel Hartley is on the front line of the war against the coronavirus. By day, she rests on the sailboat that brought her from Virginia, wondering how she will explain it all to her children someday.
  Reuters Health Information, May 26, 2020
• As Chinese Authorities Expand Use of Health Tracking Apps, Privacy Concerns Grow China's health tracking QR codes, which have played a key part in the country's successful containment of the coronavirus, now look set to play a much broader role in daily life as local authorities dream up new uses for the technology.
  Reuters Health Information, May 26, 2020
• Novavax Launches Its First Coronavirus Vaccine Test on Humans US biotech company Novavax has joined the race to test coronavirus vaccine candidates on humans and said it was targeting production of over a billion doses of its vaccine candidate next year.
  Reuters Health Information, May 26, 2020
• Patients With IBD May See Health Improvements With Mediterranean Diet Patients with IBD who stayed on a Mediterranean diet for six months saw significant improvements in malnutrition-related parameters and steatosis, according to a new study.
  Reuters Health Information, May 26, 2020
• Alert FDA Approves New Biologic for Atopic Dermatitis in Children Dupilumab (Dupixent) injection has been approved for adults since 2017. The new indication is for children whose atopic dermatitis is not adequately controlled with topical prescription therapies.
  FDA Approvals, May 27, 2020
• Dutch PM Did Not Visit Dying Mother Until End Due to Coronavirus Rules: Statement Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte did not visit his 96-year-old mother for more than eight weeks until hours before her death this month due to lockdown measures in the Netherlands, his office said on Tuesday.
  Reuters Health Information, May 26, 2020