People with cancer are among those at high risk of complications if infected with the new coronavirus. More than 600,000 people are receiving chemotherapy although doctors are recommending postponing those treatments.
Read More »Study: Surgical And Cotton Masks May Not Prevent Spread Of COVID-19
These findings suggest that recommendations to wear face masks to prevent the spread of COVID-19 may not be effective.
Read More »E-Cigarette ‘Mods’ Are 6X More Powerful At Hooking Young Smokers
A new study found that depending on which vaping devices a teen uses—vaping pens vs. mods—the young person may wind up smoking far more.
Read More »Guidelines for Managing Care of Infants Born to Mothers with COVID-19
The American Academy of Pediatrics has issued recommendations for physicians managing the care of newborns whose mothers are suspected or confirmed as having COVID-19.
Read More »In Addition To Lung Damage, COVID-19 May Also Lead To Heart Failure
Cardiac specialists believe a COVID-19 infection could lead to damage to the heart in four or five ways. Some patients, they say, might be affected by more than one of those pathways at once.
Read More »AMA Issues Guidance To Med Schools, Hospitals To Keep Safe New Doctors Needed During Crisis
The AMA is announced guidance to help medical schools and health systems make responsible decisions about how to safely incorporate medical students.
Read More »Philadelphia, New Orleans, L.A. All Have Empty Hospitals, But Can’t Reopen Them – Even During COVID-19 Crisis
In Philadelphia, New Orleans, and Los Angeles, where hospitalizations from COVID-19 increase each day, shuttered hospitals that once served the city’s poor and uninsured sit empty. But reopening closed hospitals, even in a public health emergency, is difficult.
Read More »Trump Promoted Abbott’s Speedy COVID-19 Test. But Document Says Only 5,500 Are On Way For Entire U.S.
State officials are scrambling to obtain Abbott’s highly touted COVID-19 test after it said they could detect the novel coronavirus in as little as five minutes, or give a negative test result in about 13 minutes.
Read More »Emails Show V.A. Officials In February Warned Administration About Shortage Of Masks, Gear
A high-ranking federal official in late February warned that the United States needed to plan for not having enough personal protective equipment for medical workers as they began to battle the novel coronavirus
Read More »Single Dose Treatment May Reduce the Necessity for Ventilation in COVID-19 Patients
The mechanisms of action by hydroxychloroquine could possibly hinder the virus from moving from the upper to lower respiratory tract - in turn making mechanical ventilation less likely to be a necessity.
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