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Too Many Patients, Too Few Ventilators: How U.S. Hospitals Cope With COVID-19
Intensive care units at besieged hospitals in New York and other cities are taking an "all hands on deck" approach -- recruiting doctors from various specialties to help handle the influx of severely...
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Fighting COVID-19: 'Everyone Can Do Something'
Healthcare professionals in specialty clinics may be wondering how they can help during the COVID-19 pandemic. Dr Jessica Sparks Lilley shares her thoughts.
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COVID-19 Daily: A Hospitalist's Advice, Fighting an 'Infodemic'
These are the coronavirus stories you need to know about today.
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COVID-19 and the Science of Social Distancing
One expert suggests that if the virus wanes during warmer months, the best approach will be to practice on and off periods of social distancing.
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N95 Face Masks Could Be Sterilized and Re-Used
Researchers at University of Massachusetts (UMass) Amherst report that an N95 mask sterilized with hydrogen peroxide blocked infectious particles as effectively as a new mask.
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Hospitals Face Cash Crunch in 60-90 Days Due to COVID-19: Report
A modeling analysis based on hospital financial data finds that most hospitals will lose big bucks on COVID-19 treatments and canceled elective procedures.
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COVID-19 Death Rate Drops, Still Deadly to Seniors
The infection is still much deadlier than the 2009 H1N1 flu pandemic, and the risk rises sharply with age, the researchers say.
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Don't Fall Prey to COVID-19 Scammers
Social distancing has created an easy playground for "fraudulent telemarketers and internet scammers," said Karen Roberto, a gerontology expert from Virginia Tech in Blacksburg.
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Evidence COVID Survivors' Blood May Help Very Ill
The study of five critically ill patients from near the initial epicenter of the novel coronavirus pandemic found that all five patients survived COVID-19 following the transfusion.
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COVID-19 Slows Drug Studies, Curbs Clinical Trials
Most studies not considered critical are being deferred. This won’t have much effect in the short term, but if this continues, it could delay patient care and the federal approval of drugs that treat...
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AI Might Spot At-Risk COVID-19 Patients
Developed by U.S. and Chinese researchers, the artificial intelligence (AI) program has been tested at two hospitals in China with 53 patients who were diagnosed in January with COVID-19. The new tool...
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Many Surgery Centers to Serve As COVID-19 Hospitals
Under pressure, the federal government announced it will let surgery centers, hotels and even college dorms serve as hospitals to treat an overflow of patients.
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Medical Meetings May Be Forever Changed
COVID-19 has caused medical conferences to be canceled this spring. Some regular attendees are expressing relief. Will this disruption lead to lasting changes?
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COVID-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...
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Guidance 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
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Control 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
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Coding 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.
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COVID-19 Deaths in Italy a Lesson for the US
Italy was slow to enact social distancing orders following the first reports of COVID-19 cases in the country, a factor that experts believe may have played a part in how quickly coronavirus cases...
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Medical Helpline Calls Soar as COVID-19 Spreads
The widespread fear has led thousands of people to call medical helplines rather than enter hospitals that are full of other sick people.
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Mild COVID-19 Often Only Shows Gastro Symptoms
In the new study, the research team tracked data from 206 patients with mild COVID-19. Nearly one-quarter (48) had digestive symptoms only, 69 displayed both digestive and respiratory symptoms, and 89...
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