COVID-19 Updates
Conference Coverage
Study: Immune checkpoint inhibitors don’t increase risk of death in cancer patients with COVID-19
The mortality rate was 8% among patients who received immune checkpoint inhibitors, which is comparable with the overall mortality rate among...
From the Journals
Cutaneous clues linked to COVID-19 coagulation risk
These skin signs could augment coagulation assays in this patient population.
Opinion
When you see something ...
Even the fields of science and medicine may generate some bad apples.
News
Value of palliative care shines clearly in a crisis
Hospitalists have played key roles in clarifying and redefining the new role for palliative care during the pandemic.
Conference Coverage
Global study to track COVID-19’s impact on the brain
The research will track and evaluate the short- and long-term impact of the coronavirus on the brain, including cognition, behavior, and function...
From the Journals
COVID-19 taking financial toll on people in U.S. with diabetes
Unemployment and income loss caused by the pandemic are higher among those with diabetes than in the general U.S. population.
Commentary
COVID-19–related skin changes: The hidden racism in documentation
It is not a stretch to suggest that skin manifestations associated with COVID-19 may look very different in darker skin.
From the Journals
OK to treat many cancer patients despite pandemic, says ESMO
ESMO recommends against stopping or delaying cancer treatment that can impact survival.
From the Journals
Heart damage even after COVID-19 ‘recovery’ evokes specter of later heart failure
Recovery from acute COVID-19 isn’t necessarily the end of it, clearly. Two reports aim to clarify how SARS-CoV-2 can directly invade the heart and...
From the Journals
More data needed to better understand COVID-19 skin manifestations
Histopathologic exams were done for only 23 patients and, in all cases, showed “inflammatory features without specific pathological changes.”
Opinion
Are you SARS-CoV-2 vaccine hesitant?
How do you feel about the potential SARS-CoV-2 vaccine? Are you going to roll up your sleeve as soon as the vaccine becomes available in your...