COVID-19 Updates
From the Journals
COVID-19: Mental illness the ‘inevitable’ next pandemic?
“Communities and organizations could consider training nontraditional groups to provide psychological first aid,” the authors wrote.
Commentary
Life in jail, made worse during COVID-19
“Psychiatrists and other providers have an opportunity to fix things from the inside out,” Dr. Elizabeth Ford said.
News
Database will collect data on COVID-19 in patients with MS
A registry is gathering information on patients throughout the United States with a view to understanding outcomes and improving treatment.
Latest News
Senate Dems call for nationwide COVID-19 testing strategy, more funding
Senate Democrats want to add $30 billion in new emergency funding for COVID-19 testing.
Feature
COVID-19 cases highlight longstanding racial disparities in health care
Data on higher infection and death rates in African Americans from COVID-19 may serve as a call to action.
Perspectives
Call for volunteers for palliative care in COVID-19
NYC Health + Hospitals needs volunteers trained in palliative care to help patients remotely via telemedicine.
Perspectives
Balancing ethics with empathy
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,”...
Perspectives
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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