Remdesivir Cuts Time to COVID-19 Recovery
(HealthDay News) — For patients hospitalized with COVID-19, remdesivir is superior for...
Read More
Practice Impact
Bedside Tracheotomy Feasible for Critically Ill COVID-19 Patients
FRIDAY, Oct. 9, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Bedside open tracheotomy seems safe for critically...
Read More
Young Doctor Succumbs to COVID, One of the South’s Many Health Workers Lost
A 28-year-old Texas doctor tested positive in early July and died in September — one of a dozen young health workers nationwide whose deaths from the coronavirus have been profiled by KHN and The Guardian as part of the “Lost on the Frontline” project.
Read More
Hard Lives Made Harder by COVID: Homeless Endure a ‘Slow-Moving Train Wreck’
This was supposed to be the year California finally did something about its homelessness epidemic. COVID-19 upended that promise, along with the cobbled-together services many homeless people rely on for survival. Interviews across the state reveal a new magnitude of hardship and indignity for tens of thousands of people living on the streets.
Read More
NEJM Editors Blast Trump Administration’s Covid-19 Response
Storied journal stops short of endorsing a candidate For the first time in its more than 200-year...
Read More
Covid-19: Remdesivir Shortens Recovery Time in ACTT-1 Study
Hydroxychloroquine shows no benefit in RECOVERY trial A 10-day course of the antiviral drug...
Read More
Loneliness in the Children during the times of Covid 19
The children these days are already suffering a life of so much pain and anguish. People these...
Read More
The Prevalence of COVID-19 and its effects on Radiotherapy in India
The outbreak of the novel coronavirus has not only taken a toll on the life of the health people...
Read More
The Effectiveness of Anti-Cancer Therapy in Curing Breast Cancer during COVID-19
The sudden outbreak of the novel coronavirus has posed various challenges to the efficiency and...
Read More
The Impact of Acute Phase of COVID-19 on Radiotherapy
The sudden outbreak of the deadly virus known as coronavirus has worsened the condition fo the...
Read More
AMA Updates CPT Codes for Covid-19 Care
New codes account for multi-virus tests for Covid, flu CHICAGO — The American Medical Association...
Read More
Review: Estimated Prevalence of VTE 14.1 Percent in COVID-19
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 7, 2020 (HealthDay News) — The overall prevalence of venous thromboembolism...
Read More
Neurologic Manifestations Seen in Most Hospitalized With COVID-19
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 7, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Neurologic manifestations are common in COVID-19,...
Read More
Company Seeks FDA Emergency Approval for COVID-19 Antibody Therapy
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 7, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Eli Lilly and Co. is seeking U.S. approval for...
Read More
Six States Set Records for COVID-19 Hospitalizations
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 7, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Records for COVID-19 hospitalizations were set...
Read More
White House Approves Tougher Rules for COVID-19 Vaccine Development
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 7, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Following weeks of delay, the White House on...
Read More
Poll: Only Half of Americans Would Try to Get COVID-19 Vaccine
TUESDAY, Oct. 6, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Only 51 percent of Americans would get a COVID-19...
Read More
ACP Backs Remdesivir Tx for Patients with Covid-19
Organization recommends 5-day treatment course over standard 10-day course for moderate disease...
Read More
Covid-19: Azithromycin Appears to Have No Benefit in Hospitalized Patients
No benefit in clinical progression seen in COALITION II study Adding azithromycin to...
Read More
Covid-19: Lopinavir-Ritonavir Combo Falls Short—Again
RECOVERY trial findings don’t support use of lopinavir-ritonavir in hospitalized patients...
Read More