Infectious Diseases
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Lessons from Seattle: Prepping a critical care system for COVID-19
From communicating with staff to managing patients with comorbidities, here’s how a major Seattle medical center is preparing.
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Hospitals muzzle doctors and nurses on PPE, COVID-19 cases
Administrators are warning frontline physicians and nurses not to post on social media about their COVID-19 experiences or they will face...
Commentary
Is COVID-19 leading to a mental illness pandemic?
Physicians can empower people by helping them to develop skills aimed at focusing on positive aspects of life, said Dr. Robert T. London.
Opinion
Dr. Douglas Paauw reflects on practicing in the COVID-19 world
He describes his experiences treating patients during this unsettling time.
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Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the AAN urges feds to further expand telehealth benefits
According to the AAN, the easing of restrictions on telehealth should be extended beyond Medicare fee-for-service to both Medicare Advantage and...
News
FDA to allow alternative respiratory devices to treat COVID-19
“We are providing maximum regulatory flexibility to facilitate an increase in ventilator inventory.”
News from the FDA/CDC
FDA issues warning on fecal transplant transmission of SARS-CoV-2
The FDA has issued several recommendations for any medically necessary usage of fecal microbiota transplantation.
Feature
COVID-19 critical care guideline offers support for frontline clinicians
The target users of this guideline are frontline clinicians, allied health professionals, and policy makers involved in the care of patients with...
News
Three COVID-19 rapid diagnostic tests get FDA thumbs-up
One of the point-of-care tests can deliver results in 30 minutes, the remaining two, at 45 minutes.
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Reports increasingly suggest anosmia/hyposmia can signal early COVID-19 infection
But a WHO expert said the organization needs to look into whether anosmia is an early sign and symptom.
News from the FDA/CDC
High rate of asymptomatic COVID-19 seen in cruise ship passengers
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