Editor’s Note: Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance on Medscape’s Coronavirus Resource Center. Low plasma vitamin D levels emerged as an independent risk factor for COVID-19 infection and hospitalization in a large population-based study. COVID-19 positive participants were 50% more likely to have low versus normal 25 (OH) D …
Read More »Nearly 20 anesthesiology residents capture COVID after attending the party
Editor’s Note: Find the latest news and guidance from COVID-19 at the Medscape Coronavirus Resource Center. The University of Florida (UF) Health declines to confirm a group of COVID-19 infections in 17 residents, a partner, and an administrative employee, all of whom reportedly contracted the disease at a private party. …
Read More »One-third of outpatients with COVID-19 are unwell weeks later
Editor’s Note: Find the latest news and guidance from COVID-19 at the Medscape Coronavirus Resource Center. COVID-19 can mean weeks-long illness, even in young adults and those without chronic conditions who have mild illness and are receiving outpatient treatment, according to today’s survey results. Weekly Morbidity and Mortality Report from …
Read More »COVID-19 spreads faster than test capacity
Editor’s Note: Find the latest news and guidance from COVID-19 at the Medscape Coronavirus Resource Center. According to CNBC, the coronavirus is spreading faster in the US than laboratories can expand their ability to test more people. That, in turn, leads to a slower response time for results. LabCorp is …
Read More »Decreased Antibodies, UV Light Virus Fights
Editor’s Note: Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance on Medscape’s Coronavirus Resource Center. Here are the coronavirus stories that Medscape editors around the world think you need to know today: Antibodies drop rapidly Antibody levels in patients with mild COVID-19, the disease level that most people have, appear to …
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