COVID-19 Updates
Feature
Pandemic strains blood supply for COVID-19 and noninfected patients
Opinion
“I have to watch my bank accounts closely”: a solo practitioner during COVID-19
“I’ve stopped taking a paycheck so I can keep paying [my two staff members], my rent, and the other miscellaneous costs of running an office,”...
Opinion
Making something ordinary out of the extraordinary
Establishing and maintaining routines is important for both physical and mental health at every age and time, but especially when a major change...
From the Journals
Severe COVID-19 may lower hemoglobin levels
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News from the FDA/CDC
COVID-19: When health care personnel become patients
For physicians and others in the health care industry, almost half of all exposures occurred outside of work.
News
FDA approves emergency use of saliva test to detect COVID-19
“We can significantly increase the number of people tested each and every day as self-collection of saliva is quicker and more scalable than swab...
Opinion
Learning about the curve
There is another curve that we will need to concentrate on long after the much yearned for flattening of the death curve has been achieved.
Opinion
Resources for LGBTQ youth during challenging times
This is a time to “support our LGBTQ young people in finding creative responses.” – Heather Newby, LCSW
News
Social distancing comes to the medicine wards
The risks of traditional patient visits during the coronavirus pandemic include spread to both patients and staff.
From the Journals
Inflammatory markers may explain COVID-19, diabetes dynamic
Higher levels of markers may signal greater susceptibility to cytokine storm.
Latest News
AMA asks HHS for ‘immediate’ aid to ease clinicians’ COVID-19 ‘financial peril’
The AMA and 137 other medical groups outlined a methodology for the federal government to provide payments equal to roughly 1 month’s worth of...