COVID-19 Updates
News from the FDA/CDC
Comorbidities more common in hospitalized COVID-19 patients
Preliminary results from the United States “are consistent with findings from China and Italy,” CDC says.
News
COVID-19: More hydroxychloroquine data from France, more questions
Dr. Benjamin Davido, an infectious disease specialist at Raymond-Poincaré Hospital in Garches, Paris, discusses the implications of new data on...
News
What if a COVID-19 test is negative?
Testing enables us to think globally but act locally. But since it’s the asymptomatic people who drive the epidemic...
News
San Diego County CMO vigorously leads COVID-19 response team
“We are living and making history every day. It’s unbelievable,” Dr. Yphantides said.
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Case fatality rate for COVID-19 near 1.4%, increases with age
“These early estimates give an indication of the fatality ratio across the spectrum of COVID-19 disease and show a strong age gradient in risk of...
News
Close your practice temporarily ... or longer? Your decision during COVID-19
At medical practices across the country, the COVID-19 pandemic is threatening not only the lives of staff and patients but also the economic well-...
News
CMS implements temporary regulatory changes to aid COVID-19 response
The regulatory relief includes the ability for ambulatory surgery centers to bill as hospitals and more widespread use of telehealth.
News
Top 10 must-dos in ICU in COVID-19 include prone ventilation
One expert involved in the development of the first international guidelines on the management of critically ill patients with COVID-19 highlights...
Commentary
The Return of the Plague: A Primer on Pandemic Ethics
I am writing this editorial on a beautiful day in the high desert of the Southwest: a bright blue clear sky such as you...
Commentary
‘We will get through this’: Advice for lessening your pandemic anxiety
You must first think about protecting yourself by limiting your exposure and monitoring your own physical state for any COVID-19 symptoms, said Dr...