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Feds tout drug candidates to treat COVID-19
Food and Drug Administration officials and President Trump highlighted hydroxychloroquine and remdesivir.
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20% of U.S. COVID-19 deaths were aged 20-64 years
Preliminary data also demonstrate that severe illness leading to hospitalization, including ICU admission and death, can occur in adults of any...
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Standing by and still open for business during COVID-19 pandemic
“With the relaxing of telehealth requirements for Medicare that were announced on March 17, I’m setting up to ‘see’ patients remotely,” says Dr....
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Real-world shortages not addressed in new COVID-19 guidance
WHO provides up-to-date guidance on COVID-19 treatment, but real-world ingenuity will be needed to tackle thorny issues surrounding this disease...
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Lopinavir-ritonavir trial results ‘disappointing’ for severe COVID-19
But patients in the lopinavir/ritonavir group had a shorter stay in the intensive care unit than did those in the standard-care group.
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AGA and colleague societies issue clinical insights for COVID-19
Screening patients, personal protection, procedure postponement, and special precautions with infected patients are discussed.
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COVID-19 will test medical supply stocks
“In the matter of a week or two...I think we’ll get a feel for whether or not we really have enough of the supplies that it takes,” said Dr....
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ACP outlines guide for COVID-19 telehealth coding, billing
Also included are tips on handling staff absences and information on allowed technology and services.
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Clinicians petition government for national quarantine
The petition was started by an apolitical Facebook group to focus attention on what members see as the most critical issues for clinicians.
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COVID-19: U.S. cardiology groups reaffirm continued use of RAAS-active drugs
Experts give ACE inhibitors and ARBs, cornerstones of cardiology therapy, a thumbs up despite a hypothetical adverse COVID-19 effect.
Opinion
COVID-19 guidance for children’s health care providers
Accurate information calmly delivered is the antidote to anxiety or panic in a stressful situation.