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TUESDAY, May 16, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Masks may be associated with a small reduction in the risk for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection in community settings, according to the final update of a living, rapid review published online May 16 in the Annals of Internal Medicine. Roger Chou, M.D., and Tracy
Updated review of the evidence shows small reduction in risk for SARS-CoV-2 infection with mask use versus no mask use.
TUESDAY, May 16, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Masks may be associated with a small reduction in the risk for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection in community settings,
Surgical masks or N95s should still be worn in healthcare settings, urge editorial authors
Racial minorities more likely to become infected with COVID-19 An analysis of Kaiser Permanente members in Northern California early in the COVID-19 pandemic found that racial minorities were more likely than white patients to test positive for COVID-19. The findings are published in Annals of Internal Medicine. Researchers from Kaiser Permanente, The Permanente Medical Group, and Stanford Cancer Institute studied health records for 3.5 million patients in the Kaiser Health system, more than 91,000 of whom received a COVID-19 test between Feb. 1 and May 31, 2020. That data showed that Latin...