Infectious Diseases
News
FMT may improve outcomes without clearing multidrug-resistant organisms
For seriously ill patients with multidrug-resistant organisms in their gastrointestinal tract, performing a fecal microbiota transplant may result...
News
Pandemic effect: All other health care visits can wait
Survey shows that most adults are unlikely to seek treatments not related to COVID-19.
News
FDA grants EUA to muscle stimulator to reduce mechanical ventilator usage
VentFree allows patients to begin treatment during the early stages of ventilation while they are sedated and to continue until the patient is...
Clinical
Sepsis patients with hypothermia face greater mortality risk
Is lower body temperature associated with lower rates of sepsis bundle implementation, sicker patients, and poorer outcomes?
Perspectives
Fountains of Wayne, and a hospitalist’s first day, remembered
A tribute to Adam Schlesinger, and all the others who have lost their lives to COVID-19.
Perspectives
Doctor with a mask: Enhancing communication and empathy
Social distancing is amounting to social isolation for many patients.
News
Case reports illustrate heterogeneity of skin manifestations in COVID patients
Any health professional is invited to submit cases of COVID-19–associated dermatoses to a registry set up by the American Academy of Dermatology...
News
FDA tightens requirements for COVID-19 antibody tests
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is tightening requirements for companies that develop COVID-19 antibody tests in an effort to combat fraud...
Opinion
COVID-19: To have and to hold ... in quarantine
All of us can benefit from these skills, especially emotionally volatile couples who are trapped together in quarantine, Dr. Dara Abraham said.
News
FDA authorizes emergency use of remdesivir for COVID-19
The designation means remdesivir can be distributed in the United States and administered intravenously by healthcare providers, as appropriate,...