Across the U.S., thousands of pediatric practices that provide front-line care for the nation’s children are struggling to adjust to a dire new reality.
Read More »‘It’s Like Walking Into Chernobyl,’ Says One NYC Doctor Of Her Emergency Room
Nearly a month into the declared pandemic, some health care workers say they’re exhausted and burning out from the stress of treating a stream of critically ill patients in an increasingly overstretched health care system.
Read More »Mixed Signals Behind The Wearing Of A Mask
Many experts agree that wearing a mask probably won’t keep people from getting the coronavirus, but it might help prevent those with the disease — especially those without symptoms ― from spreading it.
Read More »Cancer Patients Fear Treatment Delays While Coronavirus Commands All Resources
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 »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.
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