COVID-19 Updates
News
CDC adds then retracts aerosols as main COVID-19 mode of transmission
WHO has long stated that coronavirus is spread mainly by droplets that, once expelled by coughs and sneezes of infected people, fall quickly to...
From the Journals
Observational study again suggests lasting impact of COVID-19 on heart
Conference Coverage
Low vitamin D in COVID-19 predicts ICU admission, poor survival
The “data give strong observational support to previous suggestions that reduced vitamin D levels may favor the appearance of severe respiratory...
Feature
Many Americans still concerned about access to health care
More than 50% of adults surveyed in August said they were worried about being able to receive care during the pandemic.
Opinion
2020-2021 respiratory viral season: Onset, presentations, and testing likely to differ in pandemic
Expect variations on the traditional parade of seasonal respiratory viruses, with increased numbers of coinfections.
Latest News
Dr. Fauci: ‘About 40%-45% of infections are asymptomatic’
Transmission by asymptomatic individuals have made response strategies, such as contact tracing, extremely difficult to implement.
Commentary
COVID-19 and the psychological side effects of PPE
If health care workers cannot tolerate PPE, use desensitization- and anxiety-reducing techniques to help them. said Dr. Elspeth Cameron Ritchie....
Opinion
Conspiracy theories
That many patients fervently believe conspiracy theories poses several problems for us.
Latest News
Tough to tell COVID from smoke inhalation symptoms — And flu season’s coming
“Any time someone comes in with even some of those symptoms, we ask ourselves, ‘Is it COVID?’ At the end of the day, clinically speaking, I still...
From the Journals
COVID-19 outcomes no worse in patients on TNF inhibitors or methotrexate
No increase was seen in hospitalization and death rates, providing additional support for keeping patients on these immunosuppressive treatments...
Latest News
Physician income drops, burnout spikes globally in pandemic
Some said they were looking for a career change away from medicine.