Patient Education

For Each Critically Ill COVID Patient, a Family Is Suffering, Too

Oct 30, 2020

Because loved ones are often kept apart from critically ill COVID-19 patients, the families may be especially vulnerable to symptoms including anxiety, depression and post-traumatic stress disorder that can be debilitating.

Covid-19: Race Drives Increased Hospitalization Risk

Oct 27, 2020

Racial disparities persist after controlling for age, sex, socioeconomic status, or comorbidities...

Travel on Thanksgiving? Pass the COVID

Oct 27, 2020

Staying home in your bubble is the safest advice, but family get-togethers, especially at the holidays, mean an awful lot. Even Dr. Anthony Fauci has gone back and forth on whether to have his daughters fly in for Thanksgiving.

MMWR: Covid-19 Five Times More Deadly than Flu in Hospitalized Vets

Oct 26, 2020

VHA Covid-19 patients at higher risk for 17 respiratory/non-respiratory complications Patients...

FDA Names Remdesivir First Approved Covid-19 Tx

Oct 26, 2020

Much-touted antiviral drug gains full approval following EUA WASHINGTON — The FDA granted full...

Older COVID Patients Battle ‘Brain Fog,’ Weakness and Emotional Turmoil

Oct 23, 2020

Seniors tend to have more serious symptoms than younger coronavirus patients, including the aftereffects of hospital-based delirium. Doctors recommend physical therapy, occupational therapy, speech therapy and cognitive rehabilitation.