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• The Week That Wasn't in COVID-19: Elon Musk, 'Pandemic' Scientist Three medical stories that we didn't cover, explained.
  Medscape, April 03, 2020
• Closing In on the New Coronavirus The eye-catching spikes sticking out from the surface of SARS-CoV-2 may inspire new ways to prevent or treat Covid-19 infections.
  Knowable Magazine, April 03, 2020
• ACC 2020Incremental Gains With Next-Gen MitraClip NTR/XTR: EXPAND In real-world data, the devices appeared safe in patients with primary mitral regurgitation and had faster implant times than was seen in earlier trials.
  Medscape Medical News, April 03, 2020
• Osimertinib May Be Beneficial for NSCLC Patients With Intracranial Metastasis Results of a systematic review and meta-analysis support a possible role for osimertinib in the management of non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients with intracranial metastatic disease, researchers say.
  Reuters Health Information, April 02, 2020
• ACC 2020Higher Protein Intake Linked to Lower Risk of AF Most people would be far healthier and leaner by reducing calories from carbs and fats while eating a higher-protein diet, with closer to 25% of calories from protein, says a study author.
  Medscape Medical News, April 03, 2020
• Sanofi Can Produce Millions of Doses of Potential Coronavirus Drug - CEO
  Reuters Health Information, April 02, 2020
• U.S. Officials Redistribute Protective Gear Seized From Alleged Hoarder U.S. officials said on Thursday they would distribute a stockpile of personal protective equipment, including 192,000 N95 respirator masks, which they seized this week from an alleged hoarder.
  Reuters Health Information, April 02, 2020
• Mistrustful of State, Brazil Slum Hires Own Doctors to Fight Virus Emerson Barata draws a circular map of Sao Paulo's largest slum, Paraisopolis, and begins to mark confirmed coronavirus cases in blue ink.
  Reuters Health Information, April 02, 2020
• New York City Crematories Work Overtime as Coronavirus Brings Backlog of Bodies New York City crematories are extending their hours, burning bodies into the night.
  Reuters Health Information, April 02, 2020
• Empty Hospitals in Pandemic Cities, but Reopening Is Difficult In Philadelphia, New Orleans and Los Angeles, former safety-net hospitals sit empty. But reopening a closed hospital, even during a pandemic when health resources are scarce, is not easy or cheap.
  Kaiser Health News, April 03, 2020
• Dutch End-of-Life Debate Flares as Coronavirus Tests Healthcare Limits Doctors in the Netherlands have been advising elderly patients to think twice before agreeing to COVID-19 treatment in hospital intensive-care units, drawing criticism that they are attempting to ration scarce ICU beds.
  Reuters Health Information, April 02, 2020
• SGO 2020Promising Efficacy With Adavosertib in Uterine Serous Carcinoma The experimental agent adavosertib showed hints of efficacy against recurrent uterine serous carcinoma in early data from a phase 2 trial.
  Medscape Medical News, April 03, 2020
• Diabetes Patients Struggle to Find Rubbing Alcohol Amid COVID-19 Demand has exploded for rubbing alcohol and alcohol swabs, used as disinfectants against the coronavirus. People with diabetes who rely on the products for infection control have been left scrambling.
  Kaiser Health News, April 03, 2020
• U.S. Doctors on Coronavirus Front Line Seek Protection From Malpractice Suits U.S. medical professionals on the front line of the coronavirus pandemic are lobbying policymakers for protection from potential malpractice lawsuits as hospitals triage care and physicians take on roles outside their specialties.
  Reuters Health Information, April 02, 2020
• Most Care at Allergy Clinics Could Be Postponed During COVID-19 Most allergy and immunology care could be postponed or handled virtually during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to consensus-based recommendations.
  Reuters Health Information, April 02, 2020
• Australia Begins Preclinical Testing for Coronavirus Vaccine Australia's national science agency said on Thursday it has commenced the first stage of testing potential vaccines for COVID-19, as it joins a global race to halt the coronavirus pandemic.
  Reuters Health Information, April 02, 2020
• Fauci Says Threats to His Personal Security 'Secondary' to Curbing Coronavirus The infectious diseases expert at the forefront of the U.S. fight against the coronavirus outbreak on Thursday downplayed reports that his personal security was being threatened, saying he felt safe and was focused on doing his job.
  Reuters Health Information, April 02, 2020
• As Spain Battles Virus, Medics' Unions Hit Out When Spain's first case of coronavirus was recorded on Jan. 31 - a German tourist in La Gomera, one of the remote Canary Islands - there seemed little cause for concern.
  Reuters Health Information, April 02, 2020
• ACC 2020VOYAGER PAD: Clopidogrel Adds No Benefit to Rivaroxaban+Aspirin Adding clopidogrel added no efficacy but caused additional bleeding episodes.
  Medscape Medical News, April 03, 2020
• ADAA 2020IV Esketamine, Ketamine Equally Effective for Resistant Depression IV esketamine is as safe and effective as ketamine for patients with treatment-resistant depression, new research shows.
  Medscape Medical News, April 03, 2020