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Contact tracing starts with a call to someone who has tested positive for the coronavirus, and then follow-up with everyone that person was in close contact with — family, friends, colleagues or others they got closer than 6 feet from for more than a brief encounter.

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.

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.

Medical students should be allowed to serve as clinicians before the health care system reaches a physician breaking point.

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.

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.

These findings suggest that recommendations to wear face masks to prevent the spread of COVID-19 may not be effective.

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.

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.

The AMA is announced guidance to help medical schools and health systems make responsible decisions about how to safely incorporate medical students.