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Pandemic poses new challenges for rural doctors
September 29, 2020
But physicians are adapting and still finding joy in treating patients.
Opinion
HM20 Virtual: Combating racism in medicine
September 28, 2020
Though the COVID-19 pandemic is unprecedented, the pandemic of racism is not.
News
COVID-19 airway management: Expert tips on infection control
September 24, 2020
“We will always observe standard precautions, which include hand hygiene, gloves, hair and eye cover, medical mask, and face shield,” Dr. Charles Griffis said.
News
J&J’s one-shot COVID-19 vaccine advances to phase 3 testing
September 24, 2020
J&J’s vaccine is unusual in that it will be tested based on a single dose, while other advanced candidates have been tested in two-dose regimens.
News
CDC playbook prepares states for rollout of COVID-19 vaccine if one is approved
September 24, 2020
The agency has asked states to submit plans for vaccine distribution by mid-October.
News
Three major COVID vaccine developers release detailed trial protocols
September 23, 2020
Typically, manufacturers guard the specifics of preclinical vaccine trials. This rare move follows calls for greater transparency.
News
Children’s share of COVID-19 burden continues to increase
September 23, 2020
Over the course of 1 week, almost 17% of all U.S. cases occurred in children.
News
Signs of an ‘October vaccine surprise’ alarm career scientists
September 22, 2020
If the executive branch were to overrule the FDA’s scientific judgment, a vaccine of limited efficacy and, worse, unknown side effects could be rushed to market.
News
CDC adds then retracts aerosols as main COVID-19 mode of transmission
September 21, 2020
WHO has long stated that coronavirus is spread mainly by droplets that, once expelled by coughs and sneezes of infected people, fall quickly to the floor.
News
Observational study again suggests lasting impact of COVID-19 on heart
September 21, 2020
Cardiac MR study raises concern for myocarditis post COVID in some young athletes, but commentators suggest these and other such findings are too weak to suggest routine screening with CMR.