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Skin doctors suddenly are looking at a lot of toes — whether by emailed picture or video visit — as concern grows that for some people, a sign of COVID-19 may pop up in an unusual spot. Boston dermatologist Esther Freeman expected to see skin complaints as the pandemic unfolded — various kinds of rashes…

Dr. Anthony Fauci, the head of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases at National Institutes of Health, and Dr. Robert Redfield, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), talk with each other at the start of a House Oversight And Reform Committee hearing on March 11, 2020 in Washington, D.C.…

Men are more likely than women to die of the coronavirus, so scientists are treating them with something women have more of: female sex hormones.Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, where doctors will give a sex hormone to men sick with Covid-19.Credit...Jake Michaels for The New York TimesApril 27, 2020, 2:59 a.m. ETAs the novel…

Dozens of people taking hydroxychloroquine and other autoimmune drugs for chronic ailments such as lupus and rheumatoid arthritis have tested positive for the CCP virus, according to data compiled by the Global Rheumatology Alliance. The study is sponsored by an international collaborative, the COVID-19 Global Rheumatology Alliance, which includes a large group of academics, clinicians, and patients working…