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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.
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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.
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Lombardy ICU capacity stressed to breaking point by COVID-19 outbreak
March 13, 2020
There were relatively few cases in children and they had relatively mild disease.
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Wuhan case review: COVID-19 characteristics differ in children vs. adults
March 13, 2020
“Early chest CT screening and timely follow-up, combined with corresponding pathogen detection, is a feasible clinical protocol in children.”
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COVID-19: Older patients with cancer especially vulnerable
March 12, 2020
Expert advises diligence in screening cancer patients and commonsense preventative measures.
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Health professionals fight against COVID-19 myths and misinformation
March 12, 2020
Engage patients and the public on misinformation and don’t get confrontational on social media
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Early GI symptoms in COVID-19 may indicate fecal transmission
March 12, 2020
The discovery is preliminary. “There is evidence of the virus in stool, but not evidence of infectious virus.”
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COVID-19 update: Transmission 5% or less among close contacts
March 11, 2020
New insights from China, CDC
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Flu activity declines again but remains high
March 6, 2020
Number of deaths in children at this point in the season is the highest seen since the 2009 pandemic.
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CMS issues guidance on containing spread of coronavirus
March 5, 2020
The agency published two guidance documents related to helping contain the spread of the coronavirus, primarily aimed at ensuring that health care providers are implementing proper infection control procedures.
