Several states are reporting only positive COVID-19 test results from private labs, a practice that paints a misleading picture of how fast the disease is ...
Read More »Pharmacists Concerned That Docs, Dentists Are Hoarding Hydroxychloroquine
A family of old antimalarial drugs — including one that some patients rely on to treat their lupus or rheumatoid arthritis — is becoming harder ...
Read More »Pediatrics Group Advises Parents On How To Handle Stress of COVID-19
The American Academy of Pediatrics advises parents facing stressors over COVID-19 to practice self-care, to reach out to others for help, and to use healthy ...
Read More »Doctors, Nurses Urge American Public To #StayHome To Fight Coronavirus Spread
Leading U.S. medical and health organizations today called on the American people to stay home to help reduce the spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) ...
Read More »Coronavirus Testing Decision Could Haunt U.S. For Months
As the novel coronavirus snaked its way across the globe, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in early February distributed 200 test kits it ...
Read More »Critical Care Group Releases Updated Guidelines For Healthcare Providers To Treat COVID-19 Patients
To quickly disseminate the latest knowledge and guide diagnosis, care and treatment of critically ill COVID-19 patients during the rapidly evolving pandemic, guidelines were released today by ...
Read More »Hospitals Are Cancelling Rotations For Nursing And Med Students Due To COVID-19
Yet another casualty of the COVID-19 pandemic may be the clinical training that’s so essential for America’s future nurses and doctors. As university campuses close ...
Read More »A Separation Guide To Help Stop The Spread Of Coronavirus
As the number of coronavirus cases grows in the U.S., we’re hearing a lot about how social distancing, self-monitoring and even quarantine play into containment ...
Read More »Nation’s Leading Cancer Hospital Is Running Out of Masks
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York, one of the nation’s leading cancer centers, is running out of masks. BuzzFeed News is reporting that ...
Read More »Children with COVID-19 Impacted Less Severely Than Adults
New research found that overall children in China infected with the novel coronavirus showed less severe symptoms of illness than adults, though infants and toddlers were vulnerable to moderate and severe infection. The study, “Epidemiological ...
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