Covid-19 First Confirmed Case of Reinfection
Report questions viability of herd immunity theory, long-lasting vaccines Researchers in Hong Kong...
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Practice Impact
Trump Is Sending Fast, Cheap COVID Tests to Nursing Homes — But There’s a Hitch
Experts say the administration’s approach with antigen tests could add cost and risk for the most vulnerable patients.
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Is Cuomo Directive to Blame for Nursing Home COVID Deaths, as US Official Claims?
New York’s governor directed nursing homes to take COVID patients. But is it fair to say he “forced” them to do so, or that his directive led to the deaths of thousands of elderly residents? Most public health experts say no.
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Florida’s Cautionary Tale: How Gutting and Muzzling Public Health Fueled COVID Fire
As the nation hollowed out its public health infrastructure for decades, staffing and funding fell faster and further in Florida. Then the coronavirus ran roughshod, infecting more than half a million people and killing thousands.
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One College’s Pop-Up COVID Test: Stop and ‘Smell the Roses’ (Or the Coffee)
Forget those thermometers. Researchers, finding a surer link between the loss of the sense of smell and a coronavirus infection, suggest the symptom may be an easy and less expensive method for screening.
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Rather Than Give Away Its COVID Vaccine, Oxford Makes a Deal With Drugmaker
Advocates of cheap and widely available vaccines thought the pandemic might change business as usual. They were wrong.
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RAAS Inhibitors May Benefit HTN Patients With COVID-19
MONDAY, Aug. 24, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system (RAAS)...
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World’s First Confirmed Case of COVID-19 Reinfection Reported in Hong Kong
MONDAY, Aug. 24, 2020 (HealthDay News) — The world’s first confirmed case of...
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Covid-19: FDA Reverses Convalescent Plasma Stance, Issues EUA
Hahn calls early plasma data ’promising’ WASHINGTON — The FDA reversed its stance on convalescent...
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Remdesivir Disappoints As Covid-19 Therapy in Phase III Trial
Improvement seen with 5-day course, but clinical benefit uncertain In a randomized open-label...
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DeSantis Says COVID Is a Lower Risk for School-Aged Kids Than Flu
Although it is still early, available numbers provide backup.
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Deadly Mix: How Bars Are Fueling COVID-19 Outbreaks
In some states, bars and taverns have brought legal challenges to the coronavirus restrictions that have slowed sales and business.
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Allergist & Immunologist Wellness During COVID-19
COVID-19 has prompted rapid global societal change. New word combinations were introduced and made...
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Covid-19 Digest: FDA Halts EUA on Convalescent Plasma
HHS Says labs cleared to developed coronavirus tests, Orleandrin touted by MyPillow guy. Recent...
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COVID Plans Put to Test as Firefighters Crowd Camps for Peak Wildfire Season
Thousands of firefighters from across the U.S. have converged on the West as the wildfire season enters its peak. The inherently dangerous job now carries the additional risk of COVID-19 transmission, and fire managers are adapting their plans for crowded fire camps in the hope of preventing outbreaks that could sideline crews and weaken the nation’s firefighting infrastructure.
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Incidence of COVID-19 Up for American Indians, Alaska Natives
THURSDAY, Aug. 20, 2020 (HealthDay News) — The overall incidence of COVID-19 is increased...
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Renal Involvement in Patients with COVID-19 Pneumonia
Although kidney injury is not one of the complications of COVID-19, some patients with COVID-19...
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Acute Kidney Injury in COVID-19 Patients
Acute kidney injury (AKI) refers to a sudden episode of kidney damage or failure. The leading...
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Prevalence and Impact of Myocardial Injury in Patients with COVID-19
A significant amount of evidence suggests that COVID-19 is associated with cardiovascular disease,...
Read MoreCOVID Testing Choke Points
A case study of COVID-19 testing in Sacramento, California, shows that bottlenecks in the testing supply chain this summer limited people’s access to tests and dramatically delayed results. Similar scenarios played out in communities across the country.
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