COVID-19 Updates
From the Journals
Skin manifestations are emerging in the coronavirus pandemic
“COVID-19 can feature signs of small blood vessel occlusion. These can be petechiae or tiny bruises, and transient lividoid eruptions.”
Latest News
COVID-19: Mental health pros come to the aid of frontline comrades
The sessions provided by COVID-19 Therapists are free to health care workers providing front-line care.
News from the FDA/CDC
COVID-19 transmission can occur before symptom onset
Data from Singapore support presymptomatic viral shedding in a small number of cases.
Feature
Advice from the front lines: How cancer centers can cope with COVID-19
The medical director of the Seattle Cancer Care Alliance offers advice for cancer centers dealing with COVID-19.
Opinion
NYU med student joins COVID fight: ‘Time to step up’
Unable to embrace his parents, he wondered if they would want him to volunteer.
News
Neurologists navigate unknown territory during COVID-19 pandemic
Potentially relevant drug interactions, how immunosuppressive medications may influence the risk of COVID-19, and neurologic diseases that may be...
Commentary
Surge in firearm sales tied to COVID-19 fears, uncertainty presents risks
Social isolation is difficult for any person and may be even more traumatic for people with underlying vulnerabilities, including mental illness,...
From the Journals
No staff COVID-19 diagnoses after plan at Chinese cancer center
Article
What Happens When COVID-19 Breaks Out on a Nuclear Aircraft Carrier?
More than 200 sailors on the USS Theodore Roosevelt have tested positive for COVID-19 while far from port, leaving its Captain and the Navy...
News from the FDA/CDC
Comorbidities more common in hospitalized COVID-19 patients
Preliminary results from the United States “are consistent with findings from China and Italy,” CDC says.
From the Journals
SARS serum neutralizing antibodies may inform the treatment of COVID-19