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Dr. Fauci: ‘About 40%-45% of infections are asymptomatic’
Transmission by asymptomatic individuals have made response strategies, such as contact tracing, extremely difficult to implement.
Commentary
COVID-19 and the psychological side effects of PPE
If health care workers cannot tolerate PPE, use desensitization- and anxiety-reducing techniques to help them. said Dr. Elspeth Cameron Ritchie....
The Optimized Doctor
Conspiracy theories
That many patients fervently believe conspiracy theories poses several problems for us.
From the Journals
Counterintuitive findings for domestic violence during COVID-19
“I think the biggest take-home message is that some victims got better, but the vast majority stayed the same,” said Dr. Katelyn Jetelina.
Commentary
Evaluate, manage the stress response in susceptible individuals affected by COVID-19
Clinicians should explore the role of steroid therapy as a means of treating mental health patients experiencing stress tied to the pandemic.
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Tough to tell COVID from smoke inhalation symptoms — And flu season’s coming
“Any time someone comes in with even some of those symptoms, we ask ourselves, ‘Is it COVID?’ At the end of the day, clinically speaking, I still...
From the Journals
COVID-19 outcomes no worse in patients on TNF inhibitors or methotrexate
No increase was seen in hospitalization and death rates, providing additional support for keeping patients on these immunosuppressive treatments...
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Physician income drops, burnout spikes globally in pandemic
Some said they were looking for a career change away from medicine.
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Infectious COVID-19 can persist in gut for weeks
“We found active and prolonged SARS-CoV-2 infection in the stool of patients with COVID-19, even after recovery, suggesting that coronavirus could...
From the Journals
Worry over family, friends the main driver of COVID-19 stress
"We were a little surprised to see that people were more concerned about others than about themselves," said Dr. Ran Barzilay.
Conference Coverage
Lessons for patients with MS and COVID-19
Patients with MS and COVID-19 avoided disease reactivation with combined PCR-serology testing and continued MS therapies with good results.