News
See acute hepatitis? Consider COVID-19, N.Y. case suggests
April 9, 2020
This is the first documented instance of a patient with COVID-19 presenting with acute hepatitis as the primary symptom before developing respiratory symptoms.
News
First case of COVID-19 presenting as Guillain-Barré reported
April 9, 2020
A case report from China suggests a possible association between GBS and SARS-CoV-2 infection.
Opinion
Reproductive health care in the time of COVID-19
April 9, 2020
We do not have complete knowledge of what the novel coronavirus 2019 does to a developing pregnancy, especially early in pregnancy.
News
Cardiology groups push back on hydroxychloroquine, azithromycin for COVID-19
April 8, 2020
Both drugs are known to cause torsade de pointes and increase the risk of other arrhythmias, say the AHA, ACC, and HRS.
News
COVID-19: Are acute stroke patients avoiding emergency care?
April 8, 2020
Stroke specialists in New Orleans, Chicago, Seattle, and elsewhere are seeing a precipitous drop in the number of acute strokes at their institutions.
News
Comorbidities the rule in New York’s COVID-19 deaths
April 8, 2020
Infection and death rates among males in the state are disproportionately high.
News
SARS-CoV-2 escapes cotton, surgical masks of infected
April 8, 2020
All outer surfaces of masks used in the study were positive for SARS-CoV-2.
News
Treatment for RA, SpA may not affect COVID-19 severity
April 8, 2020
A small study in Italy saw no apparent worsening of COVID-19 symptoms among people treated for RA or spondyloarthritis.
News
COVID-19 linked to multiple cardiovascular presentations
April 7, 2020
Temporary hemodynamic support is shown to help patients with cardiogenic shock, according to case studies.
News
AMA president calls for greater reliance on science in COVID-19 fight
April 7, 2020
Dr. Patrice Harris, the AMA president, said the government’s scientific institutions must be led by experts who are “protected from political influence.”