COVID-19 Updates
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Cytokine release syndrome in severe COVID-19: Is tocilizumab effective?
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U.S. hospitals facing severe challenges from COVID-19, HHS report says
Delayed test results also reduced hospitals’ ability to provide care by sidelining clinicians who reported COVID-19 symptoms.
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Many children with COVID-19 don’t have cough or fever
The characteristic COVID-19 symptoms are not as common in pediatric patients, compared with adults.
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AAP issues guidance on managing infants born to mothers with COVID-19
Infants born to mothers with COVID-19 should be tested for the virus at 24 hours and, if still in the birth facility, at 48 hours after birth.
Commentary
Practicing solo and feeling grateful – despite COVID-19
“I can’t lose my job, because I am my job,” said Dr. Alice W. Lee.
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Which of the changes that coronavirus has forced upon us will remain?
Dr. Allan M. Block wonders how telemedicine, working from home, grocery delivery, and other social changes will alter our future.
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Is protocol-driven COVID-19 respiratory therapy doing more harm than good?
“This is a kind of disease in which you don’t have to follow the protocol – you have to follow the physiology. Unfortunately, many, many doctors...
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A decade of telemedicine policy has advanced in just 2 weeks
User-friendly technology and the relaxed telehealth restrictions have made it fairly simple for patients and physicians to connect.
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Coronavirus on fabric: What you should know
Evidence suggests it’s harder to catch the virus from a soft surface, according to expert.
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COVID-19 less severe in children, yet questions for pediatricians remain
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‘Brutal’ plan to restrict palliative radiation during pandemic
New guidelines recommend giving palliative radiotherapy only in oncologic emergencies during the COVID-19 pandemic.