![1]() - News- COVID-19 child case count now over 400,000- August 19, 2020- For the first time, the percentage of cases in children did not increase from 1 week to the next. 
![1]() - News- HFNC more comfortable for posthypercapnic patients with COPD- August 19, 2020- High-flow nasal cannula appears to be an effective means of respiratory support for COPD patients extubated after severe hypercapnic respiratory failure. 
- News- Evidence mounts for COVID-19 effects on thyroid gland- August 19, 2020- Among severely ill patients with COVID-19, rates of thyrotoxicosis are significantly higher than among patients without it. But those with thyroid disorders are not at increased risk of contracting SARS-CoV-2. 
- News- Non-COVID-19 clinical trials grind to a halt during pandemic- August 19, 2020- Many more trials than usual are being paused or stopped, new findings suggest, creating downstream disruption to product availability and issues with data integrity and statistical interpretation. 
- News- Severe obesity ups risk for death in younger men with COVID-19- August 18, 2020- These findings show that “obesity is an important independent risk factor for serious COVID-19 disease,” said Dr. David A. Kass. 
- News- FDA authorizes new saliva COVID-19 test- August 17, 2020- “Providing this type of flexibility for processing saliva samples to test for COVID-19 infection is groundbreaking in terms of efficiency and avoiding shortages of crucial test components like reagents.” 
![1]() - News- PPE shortage could last years without strategic plan, experts warn- August 17, 2020- “If we had a more coordinated response with a partnership between the medical field, the government and the private industry, it would help improve the supply chain to the areas that need it most.” 
![1]() - News- The evidence is not clear: Rheumatic diseases, drugs, and COVID-19- August 17, 2020- Robust is not the word to use when describing the current state of COVID-19 research. 
![1]() - News- Pooled COVID-19 testing feasible, greatly reduces supply use- August 14, 2020- “The benefit definitely outweighs the risk of false-negative specimens because false-negative results rarely occur.” 
![1]() - Opinion- How to truly connect with your patients- August 14, 2020- Human connection in health care is the need of the hour. 





