COVID-19 Updates
From the Journals
Severe disease not uncommon in children hospitalized with COVID-19
Of the 46 hospitalized patients, 13 were admitted to the pediatric ICU.
Conference Coverage
COVID-19: Psychiatrists assess geriatric harm from social distancing
“Certainly the appalling number of deaths in nursing homes is the No. 1 horror of the pandemic.”
Conference Coverage
Social isolation tied to higher risk of cardiovascular events, death
“These results are especially important in the current times of social isolation during the coronavirus crisis.”
From the Journals
More evidence hydroxychloroquine is ineffective, harmful in COVID-19
New observational data show that hydroxychloroquine it is not only without benefit for COVID-19 but also increases death and arrhythmias.
From the Journals
Immunotherapy, steroids had positive outcomes in COVID-19–associated multisystem inflammatory syndrome
“Incomplete forms of Kawasaki disease occur in infants who may have fever as the sole clinical finding, whereas older patients are more prone to...
Latest News
Today’s top news highlights: Remdesivir data dive, FDA approves contraceptive gel
FDA approves the first contraceptive gel and researchers published full results from a remdesivir trial.
Commentary
Is HIPAA critical?
Evidence-Based Reviews
Telepsychiatry: What you need to know
Evidence suggests that this tool is effective, cost-efficient, and well-accepted.
Latest News
Convalescent plasma: ‘Flavor of the month’ or valid COVID-19 treatment?
“The special attraction of this modality of treatment is that, unlike vaccines or newly developed drugs, it could, in principle, be made available...
Pearls
Changes in patient behavior during COVID-19: What I’ve observed
Psychiatric patients have used emotional, behavioral, and cognitive methods to protect themselves during the COVID-19 pandemic.
FDA/CDC
Remdesivir shortens COVID-19 time to recovery in published study
The NIAID reported initial promising results from the study earlier this month, which prompted the FDA to issue an emergency use authorization for...