CBD (Cannabidiol) may help reduce the cytokine storm and excessive lung inflammation that is killing many patients with COVID-19 – laboratory study at Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University

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https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2020-07/mcog-cmh071620.php

https://www.liebertpub.com/doi/abs/10.1089/can.2020.0043

Cleveland Clinic researchers found during 2 months of the COVID-19 pandemic, a rise in broken heart syndrome otherwise known as stress cardiomyopathy. Patients were negative for COVID-19 infection.

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https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2020-07/cc-ccr070720.php

https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/2768093

Death rate dramatically less for young heart attack survivors who quit smoking – Brigham and Women’s Hospital

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https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2020-07/bawh-drd070620.php

https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/2767990

Cytokine storm can cause rapid deterioration in some COVID-19 patients. Tocilizumab may slow the out of control immune response. Cedars-Sinai

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https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2020-07/cmc-cpi071420.php

https://academic.oup.com/cid/article/doi/10.1093/cid/ciaa812/5861638

Black individuals may be at higher risk for contracting COVID-19, according to new research from the University of Chicago. Comorbidities such as hypertension and diabetes that are associated with more problematic COVID infection, disproportionately affect the Black community.

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https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2020-07/ats-bia070820.php

https://www.atsjournals.org/doi/abs/10.1513/AnnalsATS.202006-583RL

New lab study strongly supports remdesivir as COVID-19 treatment. Shown to potently inhibit the virus in human lung cell cultures; also improves lung function in infected mice.

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https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2020-07/vumc-nss070920.php

https://www.cell.com/cell-reports/fulltext/S2211-1247(20)30921-9

Commentary in “Pediatrics” concludes that children rarely transmit Covid-19, either among themselves or to adults. Based on the evidence, authors recommend that schools reopen in the fall, since staying home can adversely affect children's development - University of Vermont

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https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2020-07/uov-cip070720.php

https://pediatrics.aappublications.org/content/early/2020/07/08/peds.2020-004879

https://pediatrics.aappublications.org/content/early/2020/07/08/peds.2020-1576

Asthma does not appear to increase the risk for a person contracting COVID-19 or influence its severity, according to Rutgers University

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https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2020-07/ru-adn070220.php

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213219820306061?via%3Dihub

Black patients who undergo heart artery stenting also known as PCI, are at an increased risk for major adverse outcomes, including death, compared to white patients.

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https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2020-07/acoc-bph070220.php

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1936879820309614?via%3Dihub

Mobile clinics can help address the health care needs of Latino farmworkers. This delivery model allows for chronic disease screening and prevention in underserved communities  – University of California, Riverside

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https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2020-07/uoc--mcc070220.php

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/jrh.12483