Coronavirus on Fabric: What You Should Know
If you suspect you got too close for too long, or someone coughed on you, there’s no harm in changing your clothing and washing it right away, especially if there are hard surfaces like buttons and...
View ArticleCOVID-19: More Hydroxychloroquine Data From France
Further promising data from the Marseille group on the impact of hydroxychloroquine for COVID-19 patients have been posted, but one French expert warns that doubts remain over the quality of the...
View ArticleGuidance on Obstetric COVID-19 (ISUOG, 2020)
Guidance on the management of COVID-19 infection during pregnancy, childbirth, and the neonatal period, from the International Society of Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology
View ArticleControl of COVID-19 in Nursing Homes Guidelines (2020)
2020 guidelines on infection control and prevention of COVID-19 in nursing homes by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CM
View ArticleCoding for Coronavirus: NEW Guidance Replaces Rule of 1 Month Ago
CDC has taken the unprecedented step of introducing a new code for COVID-19 diagnoses, superseding guidance of just a month ago. Here's what you need to know to code and get paid.
View ArticleCommon Questions about Applying to Grad School During the Coronavirus...
By now, everyone is aware of, if not affected in some way, by the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. For current students, instruction has likely moved online for the foreseeable future. If you’re not a...
View ArticleTop 10 Tips for Diabetes Telehealth Prophetic in Face of COVID-19
A new article sets the stage for routine virtual diabetes visits, offering 10 top tips that will undoubtedly be of use for transforming care during the COVID-19 pandemic, and likely for long afterwards.
View ArticleTop 10 Must-Dos in ICU in COVID-19 Include Prone Ventilation
With new European Society of Intensive Care Medicine guidelines on caring for critically ill COVID-19 patients covering more than 50 recommendations, Medscape asked one author for his essential top 10.
View ArticleHeart Patients Need to Be Wary of Coronavirus
Nearly half of Americans have high blood pressure, according to the American Heart Association (AHA).
View ArticleIn Some Cases, COVID-19 May Harm the Brain
It's believed the brain can be damaged by viral infection whenever a patient's immune system overreacts to the virus. This immune system hyperactivity triggers a "cytokine storm" -- an overproduction...
View ArticleAnother COVID-19 Vaccine Being Tested in Mice
Another COVID-19 Vaccine Being Tested in Mice
View ArticleFirings, Furloughs, and Pay Cuts in Advance of COVID-19 Surge
Hospitals throughout the country are preparing for an influx of patients with the novel coronavirus. But their finances may not be able to take the hit, prompting a rash of furloughs and pay cuts.
View ArticleAfter Steady Decline, Influenza Activity Rising Again in US
Influenza cases confirmed in clinical laboratories fell recently, but healthcare visits for influenza-like illness continue to rise, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
View ArticleCOMMENTARY: COVID-19 Is Making Moral Injury to Physicians Much Worse
Even before the coronavirus outbreak, physicians struggled with the 'moral injury' rampant in healthcare, causing them to provide care under some near-impossible conditions. What's the situation now?
View ArticleCOVID-19 in France: 'We Are Close to Catastrophe'
With all the preparations, it was hoped that Paris would be at the optimistic end of predictions for the COVID-19 epidemic, but as the weeks pass, it looks more and more like a catastrophe is coming.
View ArticleCoronavirus Hangs Around After Symptoms Subside
It took about five days from the time patients were infected until symptoms appeared, and about eight days before they disappeared. Patients were contagious for one to eight days, the researchers said...
View ArticleCOMMENTARY: Advice for Lessening Your Pandemic Anxiety
Dr Jeffrey Lieberman on how 'the worried well' and those with established mental illness can navigate this unprecedented moment.
View ArticleAsthma, COPD Raise Odds for Severe COVID-19
COVID-19 can cause a pneumonia-like lung infection, with a range of symptoms from mild or absent in some to life-threatening in others.
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