News
FDA to allow alternative respiratory devices to treat COVID-19
March 25, 2020
“We are providing maximum regulatory flexibility to facilitate an increase in ventilator inventory.”
Audio
How texting unites Seattle’s critical care departments
March 23, 2020
A basic smartphone feature becomes a crucial tool to keep the region’s ICUs connected.
Video
Managing the COVID-19 isolation floor at UCSF Medical Center
March 23, 2020
Armond Esmaili, MD, a hospitalist and assistant professor of medicine at UCSF, leads the Respiratory Isolation Unit at UCSF Medical Center, where the institution's COVID-19 and rule-out COVID-19 patients are being cohorted.
News
Flu now riding on COVID-19’s coattails
March 23, 2020
CDC suggests that current climate of increased “healthcare seeking behavior” may be affecting data on influenza.
Opinion
COVID-19 in pediatric patients: What the hospitalist needs to know
March 17, 2020
Children could be very efficient vectors of COVID-19 and potentially spread the pathogen to vulnerable populations.
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.
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.
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.