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COVID-19 update: Transmission 5% or less among close contacts
New insights from China, CDC
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FDA cancels or postpones meetings amid COVID-19 concerns
Thus far, only a few Center for Drug Evaluation and Research events on the FDA's meeting webpage are listed as being canceled or postponed.
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What psychiatrists can do to prepare for the coming pandemic
Encourage patients to have an adequate supply of medications, said Dr. Cam Ritchie.
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Some infected patients could show COVID-19 symptoms after quarantine
Longer quarantine could be considered in highest-risk scenarios, but benefits must be weighed against costs to public health and the quarantined...
From the Journals
Sexual-minority youth at greater risk for physical, sexual violence
For high school students who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, or questioning, the risk of physical or sexual victimization was twofold to...
From the Journals
Novel coronavirus may cause environmental contamination through fecal shedding
Beyond respiratory droplets, fecal shedding could also be a potential route of transmission.
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Telehealth seen as a key tool to help fight COVID-19
A House bill would allow the HHS secretary to “waive or modify application of certain Medicare requirements with...
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SARS epidemiology provides clues to potential treatment for COVID-19
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Complexity of suicidal ideation, behavior points to need for new treatments
LAS VEGAS – “Getting somebody to feel better in the short run is great, but you really have to think about the whole treatment plan,” said Dr....
From the Journals
Infection control protects hospital staff from COVID-19, study shows
The Hong Kong success story may be due to enhanced laboratory surveillance, early airborne infection isolation, and rapid-turnaround molecular...
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CMS issues guidance on containing spread of coronavirus
The agency published two guidance documents related to helping contain the spread of the coronavirus, primarily aimed at ensuring that health care...