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A new study by an economist at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York linked the 1918 flu pandemic to the rise in Nazi support in Germany, a finding that could have significant relevance as the United States and the world grapples with the health and economic devastation wrought by the coronavirus.Experts have frequently compared the current health…

"Famotidine is commonly used for gastric acid suppression but also has recently gained attention as an antiviral that may inhibit SARS-CoV-2 replication," the study authors wrote in their research. Famotidine 20mg generic tablet (photo credit: Wikimedia Commons) Famotidine, a drug used to reduce stomach acid production, indigestion and heartburn, has reportedly been successful treating coronavirus…

Three patients at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles who displayed symptoms similar to Kawasaki disease, a rare condition that can weaken blood vessels in children, have tested positive for antibodies against the novel coronavirus, indicating a potential link between the little-understood syndrome and the virus, according to a doctor who studies Kawasaki disease.Recently, doctors in Los…

Editor's note: Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape's Coronavirus Resource Center. Physicians in New York City, which still leads the nation in reported COVID-19 cases, are reporting significantly more acute, large vessel strokes in young adults infected with COVID-19. In a rapid communication to be published online April 29 in the New England…

A new review finds the death toll linked to coronavirus in Massachusetts may be much higher than the current count suggests.The number of deaths in Massachusetts jumped 11% last month compared to the average for the past two decades, according to the Boston Globe. That comes at the same time as a steep drop in…