A modeling analysis based on hospital financial data finds that most hospitals will lose big bucks on COVID-19 treatments and canceled elective procedures.
Researchers at University of Massachusetts (UMass) Amherst report that an N95 mask sterilized with hydrogen peroxide blocked infectious particles as effectively as a new mask.
One expert suggests that if the virus wanes during warmer months, the best approach will be to practice on and off periods of social distancing.
The committee has issued 'guiding principles' for medical schools considering early graduation for final-year medical students to increase staffing levels to handle COVID-19 patients.
2020 guidelines on enforcement policy for face masks and respirators by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
A key strategy to combat the widening COVID-19 pandemic has been the focus of much attention, making it this week's top trending clinical topic.
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Canadian scientists are researching ways of fighting the proliferation of misinformation about COVID-19, which is spreading almost as quickly as the virus itself.
How GPs are harnessing technology to keep offering consultations during coronavirus.
The guidance follows similar advice issued by other European and American cardiology societies in light of reports questioning a connection to the virus.
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Stats from a national survey in 2019 reconfirm past findings about men’s unwillingness to make routine doctor visits.
It’s common for parents, teachers, and other adults to overlook ADHD in inattentive, easily distracted girls.
As President Donald Trump called the nation “in good shape” to handle COVID-19, a cache of emails released by officials in Washington state show that top public health authorities feared gear shortages and doctor safety in the early epicenter of sickness and deaths.
These are not great signals, I think they're shocking, quite frankly,' one observer remarked.
This method has long been used to decontaminate equipment, Wayne Thomann, director emeritus of the Duke Occupational & Environmental Safety Office, told CBS News.
The US Food and Drug Administration granted the approval under its Emergency Use Authorization. Abbott said it will start distribution next week and will ramp up manufacturing to 50,000 tests per day.
The cases at the 104-bed Pleasant View Nursing Home in Mount Airy increased Maryland's total number of confirmed infections to more than 1,200 on the weekend.
Advocates say that ventilator plans discriminate against people with mental and physical disabilities.
The field hospital at the Javits Convention Center in Manhattan is meant to free hospitals in the city to boost their fight against the new coronavirus, CBS News reported.
In an hour-long benefit concert to raise money for people affected by the coronavirus pandemic, musicians including Mariah Carey, Billie Eilish, Alicia Keys and Dave Grohl performed from their homes.
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Just as many parts of the country were finally getting their COVID-19 testing programs running smoothly, supply shortages are slowing those efforts.
A New York cardiologist calls for universal mask usage to slow the spread of COVID-19.
Grandparents all over the country are stuck at home from quarantines, unable to visit their children and grandchildren. Some are getting creative to gain some sort of contact.
Only 12% of facilities surveyed have received supplies from the Strategic National Stockpile, researchers from the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology report.
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Retinal specialists need to weigh the risk for vision loss against the risk for COVID-19 when deciding which patients need to be seen urgently vs those whose treatment can be delayed.
Teens who wait to date may be emotionally healthier than their peers and rate higher in social and leadership skills, a recent study says.
Could a blood pressure or diabetes medicine make COVID-19 more severe?
Stressed-out parents should reach out to others for support during the coronavirus pandemic, child health experts say.
On March 16, the American Dental Association called on dentists to suspend elective care for three weeks to lower the risk.
A doctor's visit often includes a stop at the lab for blood tests. But the last few years have brought changes to how some common lab tests are done.
Plans call for enrolling 500 patients worldwide who are under age 50, have been diagnosed with COVID-19 and admitted to an intensive care unit, and have no underlying health problems such as diabetes, heart disease or lung disease.
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President Donald Trump signed into law a $2.2 trillion coronavirus relief package after the U.S. House voted Friday to approve it.
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Physicians in lower-income countries routinely face the logistic difficulties and constrained resources now seen in first-world countries as a result of the coronavirus pandemic.
More than 4000 non-US citizens matched to US residencies last week, but COVID-19 visa restrictions may keep them from starting. Restrictions also affect physicians working under other visas.
At Elmhurst Hospital Center, a 545-bed public hospital, doctors and nurses have only a few dozen ventilators for their patients, some of whom have died while waiting for a bed. A refrigerated truck has been stationed outside the hospital to hold the dead, the newspaper reported.
The FDA advises that additional safety measures be taken for fecal microbiota transplants after recent studies found evidence of SARS-CoV-2 virus in the stool of infected individuals.
Rapid COVID-19 clinical practice guidelines by Wuhan University Novel Coronavirus Management & Research Team and China International Exchange & Promotive Association for Medical and Health Care.
In the wake of drastic rule changes governing telemental health services during the COVID-19 outbreak, experts give the most up-to-date information on how to best navigate this ever-changing landscape.
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has posted a new coronavirus self-checker on its website that might ease your mind and steer you toward any medical help you might need.
Ozanimod is the first oral, once-daily sphingosine-1-phosphate receptor modulator approved for adults with relapsing forms of multiple sclerosis.
Cancer surgeries may need to be delayed as hospitals are forced to allocate resources to a surge of COVID-19 patients, says the American College of Surgeons.
The research focuses on a drug called tissue plasminogen activator (tPA), which is normally used to quickly dissolve blood clots that cause strokes or heart attacks.
Reassuringly, COVID-19 in under 25s with diabetes doesn't seem to require hospitalization, early reports from global hotspots indicate. But the pandemic means new cases of type 1 diabetes are being missed.
A significant proportion of healthcare workers treating patients exposed to COVID-19 have symptoms of depression, anxiety, and trouble sleeping.
The low level of risk to livestock and poultry is good news for U.S. livestock producers, meat packers and consumers, who could use some stability as uncertainty about the coronavirus restricts many normal daily activities, Roth noted.
