Articles: coronavirus.
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Can J Public Health · Aug 2020
Social distancing, social justice, and risk during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Social distancing is an important and necessary measure to help arrest the spread of SARS-CoV-2 during the COVID-19 pandemic. However, it does place persons who are socially or politically marginalized, including those who are of lower socio-economic status, at risk of further harms. ⋯ This three-fold risk of harm to which marginalized persons are subjected runs counter to the very notion of social justice that underpins public health. Social distancing in a socially just manner requires dialoguing with affected populations and providing social supports to marginalized persons, regardless of the associated costs.
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Eur Rev Med Pharmacol Sci · Aug 2020
CommentD-dimer is associated with the risk of mortality in Coronavirus Disease 2019 patients.
This study aims to investigate the association between D-dimer and the risk of mortality in coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) patients using a meta-analysis. We found that the D-dimer levels in non-survival patients were significantly higher than those in survival patients (SMD = 0.91, 95% CI = 0.79 to 1.03). In conclusion, the elevated D-dimer levels were associated with an increased risk of mortality in COVID-19 patients.
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A study was carried out to evaluate the relationship between anosmia and hospital admission in coronavirus disease 2019 patients. ⋯ Anosmia could be a symptom in the clinical presentation of the coronavirus disease 2019 infection.