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Americans avoided emergency departments early in the pandemic
June 3, 2020
CDC: Visits over 4 weeks dropped by 42%, compared with the corresponding period in 2019.
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.
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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
New York City inpatient detox unit keeps running: Here’s how
May 28, 2020
BronxCare Health System was able to take in patients with substance use disorders at a time when other detox units were closed.
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Domestic violence amid COVID-19: Helping your patients from afar
May 27, 2020
In the United States, 2,345 calls were placed to the National Domestic Violence Hotline during March 16–April 6, 2020.
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COVID-19 exacerbating challenges for Latino patients
May 20, 2020
The disparities are likely tied to economic and social conditions more common among such populations, compared with non-Hispanic whites.
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Opinion
Planning for a psychiatric COVID-19–positive unit
- Erick H. Cheung, MD;
- Luming Li, MD;
- Thomas B. Strouse, MD
May 15, 2020
Frequent and open communication with all professional stakeholders is important in the planning process, three experts said.
News
COVID-19: What will happen to physician income this year?
May 13, 2020
In recent weeks, physicians have gotten the first hints of how much income they could lose in the COVID-19 crisis.“At a combined system and hospital board meeting yesterday, there was a financial presentation,” said a...
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Opinion
The third surge: Are we prepared for the non-COVID crisis?
- Rupesh Prasad, MD, SFHM, FACP;
- Venkataraman Palabindala, MD, MBA, SFHM
May 13, 2020
Health systems should be prepared for a “third surge” of patients coming in with chronic medical conditions.
News
Advice on treating rheumatic diseases from a COVID-19 epicenter
- And Stephen Paget, MD;
- Kimberly Showalter, MD;
- Sebastian E. Sattui, MD
May 13, 2020
Hospital for Special Surgery rheumatologists discuss their approach to caring for patients with rheumatic diseases within their practice during the COVID-19 pandemic.