Infectious Diseases
Guidance for Practicing Primary Care
Summary of the IDSA guidelines on the diagnosis of COVID-19
Learn about those recommendations that are most relevant to primary care clinicians.
Guidelines
Even with mild COVID-19, athletes need cardiac testing before returning to play
These recommendations are part of a clinical algorithm that sorts athletes based on coronavirus test status and symptom severity.
From the Journals
Comparing COVID-19, flu death tolls ‘extremely dangerous’
“Comparing them – as so many people in this country have done – to try to diminish the impact of SARS-CoV2 is not fair.”
Opinion
Masks, fear, and loss of connection in the era of COVID-19
The deep feeling of connection with patients feels like “fraying threads moving further apart,” because of the havoc created by the coronavirus....
Latest News
Doctors advise asthmatics to continue therapy during pandemic
Early research about the risk for COVID-19 in patients with asthma is conflicting.
Commentary
Consider COVID-19–associated multisystem hyperinflammatory syndrome
It is hypothesized that the syndrome potentially is a late-onset inflammatory process or potentially an antibody-triggered inflammatory process....
News from the FDA/CDC
COVID-19 fears tied to dangerous drop in child vaccinations
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News
Nucleoside polymers show early promise in HBV
For patients with chronic HBV infection, triple-combination therapy with tenofovir disoproxil fumarate, pegylated interferon alfa-2a (TDF-pegIFN...
From the Journals
Modify risk factors to manage ICU delirium in patients with COVID-19
Don’t underestimate impact of social isolation on ICU delirium risk in COVID-19 patients
Latest News
U.S. is poised to produce a COVID-19 vaccine, but don’t expect it soon
Dr. Anthony Fauci told senators not to expect a viable vaccine or an effective treatment in the next 3 months.
Latest News
States vary in vulnerability to COVID-19 impact