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By Amy Graff, SFGATE Updated 9:07 am PDT, Tuesday, May 5, 2020 Medical student and volunteer Yohana Keleta swabs Mission resident Anna Zhong for COVID-19 during UCSF's mass testing study at Garfield Square. A comprehensive study of the virus's spread held by UC San Francisco researchers in partnership with San Francisco Department of Public Health and…

By Amy Graff, SFGATE Updated 6:52 am PDT, Tuesday, May 5, 2020 Medical student and volunteer Yohana Keleta swabs Mission resident Anna Zhong for COVID-19 during UCSF's mass testing study at Garfield Square. A comprehensive study of the virus's spread held by UC San Francisco researchers in partnership with San Francisco Department of Public Health and…

By Clare Wilson Healthcare systems need to prepare for the extensive rehabilitation that people put on ventilators for covid-19 will needDIEGO VARA/Reuters/PA Images Health systems need to start ramping up services for helping people recover from intensive care treatment for coronavirus, doctors are warning. After spending several weeks on a ventilator, people will need extensive…

By Dan Jones The psychiatry department of a hospital in San Sebastian, SpainAgefotostock, Alamy Diagnoses of psychiatric conditions can guide a person’s treatment and are useful for mental health research. But a study that followed more than 1000 people for four decades suggests that psychiatry’s over-reliance on specific diagnoses may be misguided, and that many…

#COVID19 | #Makhura During the lockdown – 27 March and 29 April, Gauteng has slowed down the infection rate through effective contact tracing & monitoring. The high number of recoveries is a good sign & low mortality rate is also commendable. #GAUTENGCOVID19— GautengGov (@GautengProvince) April 30, 2020Makhura said there was one serious case in ICU…