News
ESC says continue hypertension meds despite COVID-19 concern
March 16, 2020
European Society of Cardiology cites lack of data for theoretical link between ACE inhibitors and ARBs with COVID-19 infection risk.
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Opinion
Psychiatric patients and pandemics
March 16, 2020
We have decided to restrict visitors out of the concern that one may infect a ward of patients and staff.
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Here’s what ICUs are putting up against COVID-19
March 16, 2020
Society of Critical Care Medicine takes inventory of the nation’s resources.
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Opinion
COVID-19 in children, pregnant women: What do we know?
March 16, 2020
The remarkable observation is how few seriously ill children have been identified in the face of global spread of the novel coronavirus 2019.
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News
Detection of COVID-19 in children in early January 2020 in Wuhan, China
March 16, 2020
COVID-19 causes moderate to severe respiratory illness in pediatric patients, possibly leading to critical illness.
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Flattening the curve: Viral graphic shows COVID-19 containment needs
March 16, 2020
The race is on in the U.S. to interrupt the transmission of the virus and slow the spread, meaning containment measures have increasingly higher and wider stakes.
News
So you have a COVID-19 patient: How do you treat them?
March 16, 2020
A patient with severe symptoms, who is seeking medical attention from a HealthPoint clinic, is not seen and is sent straight to the emergency department.
News
Society of Hospital Medicine cancels 2020 Annual Conference
March 13, 2020
The society’s annual conference, HM20, was scheduled for mid-April.
News
President declares national emergency for COVID-19, ramps up testing capability
March 13, 2020
An additional 5 million COVID-19 tests will be available within a month, President Trump announced.
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After weeks of decline, influenza activity increases slightly
March 13, 2020
Attention on COVID-19 may have led to more visits than usual for respiratory illness.
