News
FDA authorizes emergency use of remdesivir for COVID-19
May 2, 2020
The designation means remdesivir can be distributed in the United States and administered intravenously by healthcare providers, as appropriate, to treat severe disease.
News
Primary care physicians reshuffle their work, lives in a pandemic
May 1, 2020
“Our knowledge of this disease is five steps behind, and changing at lightning speed,” said Dr. MaryAnn Dakkak.
Opinion
COVID-19: Addressing the mental health needs of clinicians
May 1, 2020
Health care workers might be facing a “care paradox,” in which they must choose between their patients’ safety and their own.
News
New tetracycline antibiotic effective in acute bacterial skin and skin-structure infections
May 1, 2020
Is omadacycline, a new tetracycline-class antibiotic, as effective as linezolid in the treatment of acute bacterial skin and skin-structure infections?
News
Yale’s COVID-19 inpatient protocol: Hydroxychloroquine plus/minus tocilizumab
April 30, 2020
Yale cardiologist offers lessons from “the haze of battle” on fighting COVID-19 with little evidence.
News
POPCoRN network mobilizes pediatric capacity during pandemic
April 30, 2020
The Pediatric Overflow Planning Contingency Response Network has worked like medical crowd sourcing.
News
IDSA guidelines cover N95 use and reuse
April 30, 2020
The Infectious Disease Society of America released guidelines for personal protective equipment use by health care workers caring for COVID-19 patients.
News
New tetracycline antibiotic effective in community-acquired bacterial pneumonia
April 30, 2020
Is omadacycline, a new tetracycline-class antibiotic, as effective as moxifloxacin in the treatment of community-acquired bacterial pneumonia?
News
Remdesivir now ‘standard of care’ for COVID-19, Fauci says
April 30, 2020
The interim results show that time to recovery was 31% faster for patients who received remdesivir than for those who received placebo.
News
Standing orders for vaccines may improve pediatric vaccination rates
April 29, 2020
Four in ten pediatricians don’t use standing orders for immunizations, but the strategy might alleviate falling vaccination rates during the COVID-19 pandemic.