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Depressed teens have different steroid levels in urine, which may help identify and treat them.
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March 2021 in “Frontiers in Endocrinology” Testosterone may influence COVID-19 severity and outcomes.
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Higher EULAR/ACR scores in SLE patients predict more organ damage.