COVID-19 Updates
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Survey: Hydroxychloroquine use fairly common in COVID-19
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COVID-19: No U.S. spike expected in pandemic-related suicidal ideation
Big Data analysis of real-time Crisis Text Line experience offers encouragement.
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COVID-19: Calls to NYC crisis hotline soar
Inbound call volume has increased roughly 50% since the COVID-19 pandemic hit.
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Volunteer surgeon describes working at a New York hospital
Arghavan Salles, MD, travels across the country to help fight the COVID-19 surge.
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Large study of COVID-19 N.Y.C. hospital cases shows high mortality
The large patient sample reflects the diversity of the city and its environs. “It’s a large representative sample of very diverse patients ranging...
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Chest imaging guidelines released for pediatric COVID-19
The authors wrote the consensus statement to help clinicians evaluate children with potential COVID-19, interpret chest imaging findings, and...
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COVID-19: Employers cut doc pay and bonuses: What’s your recourse?
Two physician contract attorneys describe actions that employers are taking and provide advice on how physicians can deal with changes that may...
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Hospitals update hydroxychloroquine protocols after FDA warning
Some hospitals changed their use of hydroxychloroquine for patients with COVID-19 long before the FDA’s recent warning about the drug’s risks.
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Contact tracing, isolation have impact, study shows
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COVID-19 spurs telemedicine, furloughs, retirement
Physicians are considering different types of practice as they feel the financial impact of COVID-19.
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Will COVID-19 finally trigger action on health disparities?
Dr. Clyde W. Yancy asks: Will the nation will finally “think differently, and, as has been done in response to other major diseases, declare that...