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Multi-Level Distancing Is Best Against COVID-19: Study
A combination of quarantine, school closures, and work-from-home measures is the most effective way to prevent the spread of COVID-19, according to a new study.
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The Road to Naturopathic Medicine
A career in the health care field doesn’t have to stop after you land the job associated with your degree. Once you gain experience and develop yourself professionally, finding the path that’s best...
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CDC to Screen for Novel Coronavirus at Three US Airports
Symptom-based health screening of passengers entering the US on direct or connecting flights from Wuhan, China, will be conducted in San Francisco, New York, and Los Angeles.
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Coronavirus (COVID-19)
The virus that causes COVID-19 is a new (novel) strain of coronavirus called SARS-CoV-2. It causes mild flu-like symptoms, but severe cases can be fatal. Learn how to spot symptoms, prevent spreading...
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FDA Eases Blood Plasma Treatment Rule for COVID
The treatment is being tested in clinical trials by the state of New York, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Tuesday.
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Incomplete State COVID-19 Reports Blur The Picture
Maryland, Ohio and others are reporting only positive tests, which skews tracking and an understanding of how the virus spreads.
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Are Vital Home Health Workers Now A Safety Threat?
Hundreds of thousands of health care workers go into homes to provide important services for seniors and disabled people. But with the rising concerns about the danger of the coronavirus pandemic,...
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Could Robots Be Deployed in Battle With COVID-19?
"Opportunities lie in intelligent navigation and detection of high-risk, high-touch areas, combined with other preventative measures," the authors said in a university news release. "New generations...
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COVID-19 May Delay Some Cancer Treatments
It's long been understood that cancer, as well as its therapies, have the unfortunate side effect of weakening a patient's immune system. That can leave a patient more vulnerable to infectious...
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Social Distancing May Need to Last Months: Study
As painful as the last 9 days of social distancing have been, disease modelers think Americans may need to be at home much longer to truly “flatten the curve” of the COVID-19 infection and avoid...
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Week-Old COVID-19 Urology Guidelines Already Outdated
The fast-pace of the pandemic means that physicians have to make decisions in the absence of any consensus guidance, and they are turning to social media for professional feedback.
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ICU Lessons on COVID-19 From Italian Front Line: Be Flexible
The rate of increase in patients needing ICU beds in areas badly affected by COVID-19 can double every 3 to 5 days for over a month, with patients staying an average of 15 days; flexibility is...
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COVID-19 Daily: Physician Gag Orders, 'Coronavirus Party'
These are the coronavirus stories you need to know about today.
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Wuhan Study Shows Social Distancing Saves Lives
The closures significantly delayed the peak of the epidemic in Wuhan -- the epicenter of the worldwide pandemic -- and gave the health system the time and opportunity to grow and respond to the...
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NYU Med School Offers Early Graduation for Help With COVID-19
Hospitals need to bolster staffing ranks ahead of expected strains due to rising infections, said a George Washington University researcher.
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COVID-19 and Angiotensin Drugs: Help or Harm?
The controversy about whether ACE inhibitors and angiotensin blockers may affect COVID-19 infection continues, with hypotheses suggesting these drugs may both help or harm the situation.
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Expert: How to Fact-Check COVID-19 Info Online
Always check social media claims about coronavirus prevention and treatment against official sources such as the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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Young People Far From Immune to Coronavirus' Bite
The data from China showed that older people were more likely to die. But Americans may have misunderstood the data that initially came out of China: that older people were most affected and younger...
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Critics Lead Gilead to Drop Coronavirus Drug Status
Gilead asked the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to designate remdesivir a so-called orphan drug, saying it qualified as a rare disease because fewer than 200,000 Americans are infected with the...
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Coronavirus Similar to One Found in Pangolins
Evidence suggests that bats may be the likely reservoir for SARS-CoV-2, but intermediate host animals that could have led to the transfer of this virus into humans remain unknown.
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