Article
Before the COVID-19 surge hits your facility, take steps to boost capacity
March 28, 2020
Communication about resource allocation can ease workforce anxiety amid the coronavirus pandemic.
News
FDA okays emergency use of convalescent plasma for seriously ill COVID-19 patients
March 28, 2020
“It’s crucial that data be captured for every patient so that we really understand what safety and effectiveness looks like on as close to a real-world level as we can, as quickly as we can,” said Peter J. Pitts, a former associate commissioner of the FDA.
Article
Wilkie and the VA vs COVID-19: Who’s Winning?
March 27, 2020
As the VA races to address the COVID-19 crisis, Sec. Wilkie faces a battle on multiple fronts.
News
Reports suggest possible in utero transmission of novel coronavirus 2019
March 27, 2020
Three neonates whose mothers had COVID-19 had elevated IgM antibody concentrations.
Opinion
Two decades of leadership
March 27, 2020
Dr. Larry Wellikson has a deep appreciation of the relationships that he has developed and nurtured.
News
Despite strict controls, some infants born to mothers with COVID-19 appear infected
March 27, 2020
But the sources of novel coronavirus 2019 in the neonates’ upper respiratory tracts or anuses likely were maternal in origin.
News
Wuhan data link COVID-19 with myocardial damage
March 27, 2020
Findings from 603 COVID-19 patients at two Wuhan hospitals showed a high incidence of myocardial damage that predisposes to higher mortality.
News
Rheumatologists seek to reassure amid hydroxychloroquine shortage
March 26, 2020
Rheumatologists Jill P. Buyon and Peter M. Izmirly answer questions about the availability of hydroxychloroquine during the COVID-19 pandemic, and rheumatologist Michael H. Pillinger discusses the prospects for a new trial of the gout drug colchicine in COVID-19 patients.
News
Physicians pessimistic despite increased COVID-19 test kits
March 26, 2020
Physicians express frustration over safety equipment and staffing shortages.
News
Keep calm: Under 25s with diabetes aren’t being hospitalized for COVID-19
March 26, 2020
But some are concerned that type 1 diabetes diagnoses are being delayed.