News
FDA okays emergency use for Impella RP in COVID-19 right heart failure
June 2, 2020
The authorization allows use of the temporary heart pump in the treatment of right heart failure or decompensation, including pulmonary embolism, caused by COVID-19 complications.
News
Distancing works, N95 respirators work better
June 1, 2020
A meta-analysis confirms that social distancing, face masks, and eye protection significantly reduces the risk of SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 spread.
Opinion
COVID-19 ravaging the Navajo Nation
June 1, 2020
The Navajo are having to rely on the strength and resilience of traditional Navajo culture and philosophy to confront COVID, said Dr. Mary Hasbah Roessel.
News
10% with diabetes hospitalized for COVID-19 die within a week
June 1, 2020
“Even in diabetes, each increase in BMI is associated with an increase in the risk of intubation and/or death in the 7 days following admission for COVID-19.”
News
Mass protests could cause COVID-19 outbreaks
June 1, 2020
“There’s going to be a lot of issues coming out of what’s happened in the last week, but one of them is going to be that chains of transmission will have become lit from these gatherings.”
News
Despite guidelines, controversy remains over corticosteroids in COVID-19
May 29, 2020
There are conflicting recommendations on the use of corticosteroids in critically ill patients with COVID-19.
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News
COVID-19 effect: Prescription fills mostly down for leading drugs
May 29, 2020
Use of hydroxychloroquine/chloroquine jumped by 214% in mid-March, compared with a year earlier.
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APA, others lobby to make COVID-19 telehealth waivers permanent
May 29, 2020
The American Psychiatric Association (APA) is calling on Congress to permanently lift restrictions that have allowed unfettered delivery of telehealth services during the COVID-19 pandemic, which...
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Opinion
Testing the limits of medical technology
May 29, 2020
Meeting the deadline for opening a drive-through COVID-19 testing center turned out to be impossible.
News
Scientific doubt tempers COVID-19 vaccine optimism
May 29, 2020
Experts predict a COVID-19 vaccine won’t be widely available this year and may not come by the end of 2021.
