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  A small, cross-sectional study in JAMA reports that duckbill N95 masks had a high rate of fit test failure (71%) among healthcare workers who were using their masks for extended periods. … Read More

  New research from France may help better characterize multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children associated with COVID-19. The analysis in The BMJ included 21 children admitted with features of Kawasaki disease between … Read More

  Patient-collected nasal and mid-turbinate samples may be appropriate for SARS-CoV-2 testing, researchers suggest in the New England Journal of Medicine. Some 500 patients in Washington State with symptoms of upper … Read More

  Convalescent plasma from COVID-19 survivors did not significantly improve outcomes in patients with active disease, according to a JAMA study. Some 100 Chinese adults with severe or life-threatening COVID-19 were randomized, … Read More

  Hydroxychloroquine did not prevent symptomatic COVID-19 when given to adults after a moderate- to high-risk exposure, according to a randomized trial in the New England Journal of Medicine. Over 800 … Read More

  The reliability of data from two recent COVID-19 studies that used the international Surgisphere database is being called into question. One is a Lancet study that showed increased risks for mortality … Read More

  Nonpharmaceutical interventions (NPIs) limited COVID-19 cases at basic training at a U.S. Air Force base to just five, researchers report in MMWR. The analysis included nearly 11,000 trainees at a … Read More

  Physical distancing of at least 1 meter (3.3 feet) is associated with lower risk for spread of coronaviruses, according to a meta-analysis in the Lancet. Researchers examined 44 studies on … Read More

  Of the first 1000 COVID-19 patients admitted to a New York City hospital, 34% developed acute kidney injury and 14% required dialysis, researchers report in The BMJ. Over 90% of … Read More

  Roughly 1 in 10 COVID-19 patients with diabetes dies within 7 days of hospital admission, according to a study in Diabetologia. The analysis included over 1300 diabetics with COVID-19 admitted … Read More