Infectious Diseases
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Cautionary tale spurs ‘world’s first’ COVID-19 psychiatric ward
It wasn't long before all but two of the unit's 103 patients in South Korea's Daenam Hospital were positive for the virus.
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Protean manifestations of COVID-19: “Our ignorance is profound”
“Make sure they didn’t die in vain.”
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COVID-19 pandemic spells trouble for children’s health
School closures could noticeably worsen the epidemic of childhood obesity that already threatens many children in the United States.
For Residents
'Silent Hypoxemia' and Other Curious Clinical Observations in COVID-19
Gary S. Ferenchick, MD, MS, a professor of medicine at Michigan State University, interviewed his daughter, Hannah R.B. Ferenchick, MD, an...
Conference Coverage
Should ART for HIV be initiated prior to tuberculosis testing results?
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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.
Commentary
The role of FOAM and social networks in COVID-19
FOAM and social networks are crucial channels for collecting and conveying up-to-date information during disasters.
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...
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.
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SARS-CoV-2 may confound seasons, persist in warmer months, report shows
Current data suggest that the novel coronavirus may be transmitted less efficiently in higher temperatures and humidity, but many unknowns still...