Infectious Diseases
News
Physicians pessimistic despite increased COVID-19 test kits
Physicians express frustration over safety equipment and staffing shortages.
Conference Coverage
Visceral fat predicts NAFLD fibrosis, progression in HIV
Visceral adiposity is "a novel clinical predictor of accelerated" for progression of fibrosis in people with HIV.
Conference Coverage
FMT appears safe and effective for IBD patients with recurrent C. difficile
Most patients were cured of C. difficile after one fecal transplant.
News
Focus groups seek transgender experience with HIV prevention
News
Cardiac symptoms can be first sign of COVID-19
Among those affected, acute myocardial injury is either apparent at presentation or develops after hospitalization.
News
At U.S. Ground Zero for coronavirus, a hospital is transformed
Hospitalists at EvergreenHealth in Kirkland, Wash., benefited from an early connection with Chinese peers.
Commentary
Is COVID-19 leading to a mental illness pandemic?
Physicians can empower people by helping them to develop skills aimed at focusing on positive aspects of life, said Dr. Robert T. London.
News
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the AAN urges feds to further expand telehealth benefits
According to the AAN, the easing of restrictions on telehealth should be extended beyond Medicare fee-for-service to both Medicare Advantage and...
News
FDA to allow alternative respiratory devices to treat COVID-19
“We are providing maximum regulatory flexibility to facilitate an increase in ventilator inventory.”
News
Three COVID-19 rapid diagnostic tests get FDA thumbs-up
One of the point-of-care tests can deliver results in 30 minutes, the remaining two, at 45 minutes.