![1]() - News- Treating COVID-19 in patients with diabetes- March 17, 2020- Most health advisories about COVID-2019 mention diabetes as one of the high-risk categories for the disease. 
- News- COVID-19: Extra caution needed for patients with diabetes- March 17, 2020- Coexisting heart disease, kidney disease, advanced age, and frailty are likely to further increase the severity of disease. 
![1]() - News- FDA provides flexibility to improve COVID-19 test availability- March 17, 2020- Laboratories developing tests who work with the appropriate state authorities will no longer need to pursue an emergency use authorization from the FDA. 
- News- CDC expert answers top COVID-19 questions- March 17, 2020- Dr. Jay C. Butler, of the CDC, discusses coronavirus testing, immunity, and recovery with JAMA editor Howard Bauchner, MD, during a recent interview. 
![1]() - News- Trump to governors: Don’t wait for feds on medical supplies- March 16, 2020- President Trump outlined new guidance for Americans to avoid gatherings of more than 10 people. 
- News- ESC says continue hypertension meds despite COVID-19 concern- March 16, 2020- European Society of Cardiology cites lack of data for theoretical link between ACE inhibitors and ARBs with COVID-19 infection risk. 
![1]() - News- Here’s what ICUs are putting up against COVID-19- March 16, 2020- Society of Critical Care Medicine takes inventory of the nation’s resources. 
![1]() - News- Detection of COVID-19 in children in early January 2020 in Wuhan, China- March 16, 2020- COVID-19 causes moderate to severe respiratory illness in pediatric patients, possibly leading to critical illness. 
- News- President declares national emergency for COVID-19, ramps up testing capability- March 13, 2020- An additional 5 million COVID-19 tests will be available within a month, President Trump announced. 
![1]() - News- After weeks of decline, influenza activity increases slightly- March 13, 2020- Attention on COVID-19 may have led to more visits than usual for respiratory illness. 





