News
Secondary infections common in COVID-19, implications unclear
June 15, 2020
Lessons from the global influenza epidemic of 1918 may still apply.
News
80% of US counties have no ID specialists
June 11, 2020
80% of counties in the top quartile of COVID-19 cases have no ID physicians or a below-average percentile.
News
Hospitalists stretch into new roles on COVID-19 front lines
June 11, 2020
Hospitalists have been the backbone of the response to COVID-19 in the U.S.
News
WHO clarifies comments on asymptomatic transmission of SARS-CoV-2
June 10, 2020
Dr. Maria Van Kerkhove said she wasn’t stating a WHO policy when she characterized asymptomatic transmission as rare.
News
COVID-19 drives nursing homes to overhaul infection control efforts
June 10, 2020
“If this pandemic doesn’t create significant change in the nursing home industry, nothing ever will,” Dr. Michael Wasserman said.
Opinion
Human sitters in the COVID era
June 9, 2020
There are really no data upon which to base any sound ethics judgment about what should be tried, said Dr. Elspeth Cameron Ritchie.
News
Elevated inflammation common in children’s severe COVID-19 disease
June 9, 2020
Obesity was a common comorbidity in children with SARS-CoV-2 infections and increased the need for respiratory support.
News
Preliminary evidence indicates famotidine might improve COVID-19 symptoms
June 9, 2020
Apart from two cases of anosmia, symptoms resolved completely within 14 days of starting famotidine.
News
FDA approves new antibiotic for HABP/VABP treatment
June 5, 2020
Recarbrio was previously approved by the FDA to treat patients with complicated urinary tract infections and complicated intra-abdominal infections.
News
FLU/SAL inhalers for COPD carry greater pneumonia risk
June 4, 2020
Pneumonia risks from different types of inhaled corticosteroids have not been well understood.