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Should Pregnant and Breastfeeding Patients Get the COVID-19 Vaccine?
None of the COVID-19 vaccines have been studied specifically in pregnant or breastfeeding individuals. An expert addresses top questions.
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Using Machine Learning to Predict Which COVID-19 Patients Will Get Worse
New algorithm helps clinicians flag COVID-19 patients who need more care.
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Prostate Cancer Regulator Plays Role in COVID-19, Providing a Promising Treatment Lead
Clinical trials underway are testing whether drugs that target the androgen receptor – successful in controlling prostate cancer – could also work against the coronavirus.
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Concern About Loved Ones Might Motivate People to Mask Up and Get Vaccine
New research suggests the thought of being a protector overrides desire for personal freedoms when it comes to COVID-safety messages. 
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New Guides Offer Advice and Wisdom from COVID-19 Patients and Caregivers
New guides give practical tips and useful information for anyone living through COVID-19, or being a caregiver to someone who is.
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Be a Protector by Keeping Loved Ones Safe from COVID
With a vaccine on the horizon, it’s more important than ever to protect those at risk of severe illness. Who do you protect?
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Giving Back After COVID-19
After recovering from a COVID-19 hospitalization, one patient organized a testing drive to help others in community.
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Racially Biased Oxygen Readings Could Be Putting Patients at Risk
A new study finds pulse oximeters are less likely to give accurate readings in Black patients vs. white patients, with implications for COVID-19 treatment and beyond.
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The First Vaccines for COVID-19: What We Know So Far
COVID-19 vaccines are here. Michigan Medicine experts share what we know about how these mRNA vaccines work, their ingredients, their efficacy and their safety.
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First 10 Days After Leaving Hospital Carry High Risk for COVID-19 Patients
The first 10 days after a COVID-19 hospital stay may be especially dangerous, compared with heart failure and pneumonia, study in veterans finds.
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How to Make Sure People Get the Second Dose of the COVID-19 Vaccine
The first COVID-19 vaccines require two doses for full protection. Money, transportation, reminders and support will help ensure people get both.
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Costs, COVID-19 Risk and Delays Top Older Adults’ Concerns About Seeking Emergency Care
People over 50 may be avoiding emergency rooms because of fear of COVID-19, in addition to their usual concerns about wait times and costs, a new poll finds.
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COVID-19 Found in The Cornea: Are Transplants a Transmission Risk?
COVID-19 has been found in eyes and tears of infected patients, and now in the corneas of deceased donors. A new study highlights the importance of a donor screening process for Sars-CoV-2.
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From the Heart: Study Shows Impact of Social Media Appeals from COVID-19 Frontliners
Emergency physicians sharing personal messages has across-the-board impact, randomized simulation finds.
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How to Search for COVID-19 Information Online
CDC guidelines, testing, community spread; finding trustworthy information online during the COVID-19 pandemic is vital. A new, free course is helping people find the facts they need about coronavirus.