2020 guidance on management of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) by the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA)
from WebMD Health https://www.webmd.com/lung/news/20200430/idsa-guidelines-for-management-of-covid-19-2020?src=RSS_PUBL...
Thursday, April 30, 2020
Don't Ignore Signs of Heart Attack During COVID-19
Fewer heart attack and stroke patients are seeking medical care since the coronavirus pandemic began and doctors are wondering why.
from WebMD Health https://www.webmd.com/lung/news/20200430/dont-ignore-signs-of-heart-attack-during-covid-19?src=RSS_PUBL...
Coronavirus Daily Digest: April 30, 2020
A roundup of the latest news about COVID-19
from WebMD Health https://www.webmd.com/lung/news/20200320/coronavirus-daily-digest-april-30-2020?src=RSS_PUBL...
Face shields a more effective deterrent to COVID?
Clear plastic face shield, already in use by many health care personnel, may be an alternative to face masks.
from WebMD Health https://www.webmd.com/lung/news/20200430/face-shields-a-more-effective-deterrent-to-covid?src=RSS_PUBL...
Interest in Unproven Drugs Follows Trump Thumbs Up
Researchers examined Google search patterns following President Donald Trump's public embrace of the malaria medications hydroxychloroquine and chloroquine as treatments for COVID-19.
from WebMD Health https://www.webmd.com/lung/news/20200429/interest-in-unproven-drugs-follows-tump-thumbs-up?src=RSS_PUBL...
Remdesivir & COVID Studies Find Different Results
Disappointing results emerged from the first gold-standard clinical trial for remdesivir, which found that the drug did not help patients in China with severe COVID-19.
from WebMD Health https://www.webmd.com/lung/news/20200429/remdesivir-covid-studies-find-different-results?src=RSS_PUBL...
Physicians Push Back on Treating COVID-19 as HAPE
For some experts, the comparison between HAPE and COVID-19 is potentially risky.
from WebMD Health https://www.webmd.com/lung/news/20200421/physicians-push-back-on-treating-covid-19-as-hape?src=RSS_PUBL...
COVID-19 May Cause Severe Heart Condition in Kids
Some kids with COVID-19 infections have developed Kawasaki disease, a condition that can trigger serious heart problems.
from WebMD Health https://www.webmd.com/lung/news/20200429/covid-19-may-cause-severe-heart-condition-in-kids?src=RSS_PUBL...
Coronavirus Crisis Has Fewer Kids Getting Vaccines
Childhood vaccination rates have plummeted, leaving millions at risk for other life-threatening illnesses.
from WebMD Health https://www.webmd.com/lung/news/20200429/coronavirus-crisis-has-fewer-kids-getting-needed-vaccines?src=RSS_PUBL...
Chest Imaging Guidelines Released for Pediatric COVID-19
Information about chest imaging findings in children with COVID-19 pneumonia is scarce, but a new consensus statement sheds light on use and interpretation.
from WebMD Health https://www.webmd.com/lung/news/20200428/chest-imaging-guidelines-released-for-pediatric-covid-19?src=RSS_PUBL...
COVID-19 Crisis Exposes Resident Abuse
Many resident physicians in programs across the US face life-threatening mistreatment as they work long hours treating some of the sickest patients.
from WebMD Health https://www.webmd.com/lung/news/20200428/covid-19-crisis-exposes-resident-abuse?src=RSS_PUBL...
COVID-19 Daily: HCQ Hospital Protocols, ED Physician Death
These are the coronavirus stories you need to know about today.
from WebMD Health https://www.webmd.com/lung/news/20200428/covid-19-daily-hcq-hospital-protocols-ed-physician-death?src=RSS_PUBL...
Hospitals Update Hydroxychloroquine Protocols After FDA Warning
Some hospitals changed their use of hydroxychloroquine for patients with COVID-19 long before the FDA's recent warning about the drug's risks.
from WebMD Health https://www.webmd.com/lung/news/20200428/hospitals-update-hydroxychloroquine-protocols-after-fda-warning?src=RSS_PUBL...
Wednesday, April 29, 2020
German Physician Explains Alternative Ventilation for COVID-19
A physician shared his early successes with an alternative approach to ventilation for COVID-19 patients. But many are wary of abandoning decades of research-backed practices for this new approach.
from WebMD Health https://www.webmd.com/lung/news/20200428/german-physician-explains-alternative-ventilation-for-covid-19?src=RSS_PUBL...
Obesity New Risk Factor for Young COVID Patients
Patients with a BMI of 35 or higher were twice as likely to be admitted to the hospital and three times as likely to end up in the intensive care unit.
from WebMD Health https://www.webmd.com/lung/news/20200429/obesity-new-risk-factors-for-young-covid-patients?src=RSS_PUBL...
COVID-19: An Opportunity, Challenge for Addiction Treatment
Experts hope researchers will study the impact of the pandemic on patients with substance use disorders.
from WebMD Health https://www.webmd.com/lung/news/20200428/covid-19-an-opportunity-challenge-for-addiction-treatment?src=RSS_PUBL...
A Step-by-Step Guide to Preventing PPE-Related Skin Damage
The PPE worn during COVID-19 is a double-edged sword — it helps fight transmission of the virus, but can also harm the skin of the healthcare providers who must wear it for prolonged periods of time.
from WebMD Health https://www.webmd.com/lung/news/20200428/a-step-by-step-guide-to-preventing-ppe-related-skin-damage?src=RSS_PUBL...
COVID-19 Mortality Hits Almost 30% in Kidney Transplant Patients
A high early mortality rate among COVID-19-infected kidney transplant patients brings one New York hospital's transplantation program to a temporary halt.
from WebMD Health https://www.webmd.com/lung/news/20200428/covid-19-mortality-almost-30-percent-in-kidney-transplant-patients?src=RSS_PUBL...
COVID-19: Calls to NYC Crisis Hotline Soar
Calls to a mental health crisis hotline in NYC have soared during the COVID-19 pandemic, which has closed schools and businesses, put millions out of work, and ushered in stay-at-home orders.
from WebMD Health https://www.webmd.com/lung/news/20200428/covid-19-calls-to-nyc-crisis-hotline-soar?src=RSS_PUBL...
COMMENTARY: COVID-19: Don't Forget About Plasmapheresis
The strategy to filter out virions from infected plasma has been tested with the Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus. Why not consider it for SARS-CoV2, asks nephrologist Tejas Desai.
from WebMD Health https://www.webmd.com/lung/news/20200428/covid-19-dont-forget-about-plasmapheresis?src=RSS_PUBL...
More Guidance on 'Vulnerable Subgroup' With Diabetes and COVID-19
With up to a 50% higher mortality rate for COVID-19 in those with diabetes, experts offer 'practical recommendations' for glycemic management, medication use, and other considerations.
from WebMD Health https://www.webmd.com/lung/news/20200428/more-guidance-on-vulnerable-subgroup-with-diabetes-and-covid-19?src=RSS_PUBL...
Don't Let The COVID Pandemic Rob You of Your Sleep
Financial struggles, loss of control, or worries about loved ones can affect peoples' quality and duration of nightly sleep, said sleep psychologist Emerson Wickwire, an associate professor of psychiatry and medicine at the University of Maryland School of Medicine.
from WebMD Health https://www.webmd.com/lung/news/20200429/dont-let-the-covid-pandemic-rob-you-of-your-sleep?src=RSS_PUBL...
COMMENTARY: Why I Founded United Physicians and Why You Should Join
Frustration with the MOC process led cardiologist Paul Teirstein to found NBPAS. Since then, he has had numerous requests to help physicians organize, which he has resisted -- until now.
from WebMD Health https://www.webmd.com/lung/news/20200428/why-i-founded-united-physicians-and-why-you-should-join?src=RSS_PUBL...
Coronavirus Daily Digest: April 29, 2020
A roundup of the latest news about COVID-19
from WebMD Health https://www.webmd.com/lung/news/20200320/coronavirus-daily-digest-april-29-2020?src=RSS_PUBL...
COVID-19 Continues to Strike Men Harder Than Women
New research adds to a growing body of evidence that suggests men are far more vulnerable to severe COVID-19 than women are.
from WebMD Health https://www.webmd.com/lung/news/20200429/covid-19-continues-to-strike-men-harder-than-women?src=RSS_PUBL...
Nanotech May Help Fight 'Cytokine Storm' of COVID
For many COVID-19 patients battling for their lives in the ICU, a runaway immune system response -- known as a "cytokine storm" -- is their primary foe.
from WebMD Health https://www.webmd.com/lung/news/20200428/nanotech-may-help-fight-cytokine-storm-of-covid-19?src=RSS_PUBL...
Can Early Exposure Fix Food Allergies?
Evidence suggests that slow, sustained exposure to peanuts under a doctor’s care may cut the odds of an accidental reaction down the line in kids and adults.
from WebMD Health https://www.webmd.com/allergies/features/food-allergies-early-exposure?src=RSS_PUBL...
COVID-19 'Therapies' Put Focus on 12-Lead ECG Alternatives
New reports show handheld and ambulatory ECG monitors can keep tabs on patients with COVID-19 taking drugs that prolong the QT interval, while medicine puts a spotlight on this tell-tale ECG sign.
from WebMD Health https://www.webmd.com/lung/news/20200427/covid-19-therapy-arrhythmic-risks-put-focus-on-12-lead-ecg-alternatives?src=RSS_PUBL...
How Contagious? Likely Before You Know You’re Sick
In one recent study, researchers from China tracked 94 COVID-19 patients and found that they shed the most virus -- and were likely the most contagious -- just before or as they developed symptoms.
from WebMD Health https://www.webmd.com/lung/news/20200428/how-contagious-likely-before-you-know-youre-sick?src=RSS_PUBL...
COVID-19 Daily: Doc Suspended, No More Advance Medicare Pay
These are the coronavirus stories you need to know about today.
from WebMD Health https://www.webmd.com/lung/news/20200427/covid-19-daily-doc-suspended-no-more-advance-medicare-pay?src=RSS_PUBL...
Doc Suspended for Exposing Poor Social-Distancing Practices
After an ob/gyn posted a video showing healthcare workers lined up for free acai bowls — standing close together and without masks — one southern California hospital took away her hospital privileges.
from WebMD Health https://www.webmd.com/lung/news/20200427/doc-suspended-for-exposing-poor-social-distancing-practices-she-says?src=RSS_PUBL...
Will COVID-19 Finally Trigger Action on Health Disparities?
Because of stark racial disparities in infection and mortality, COVID-19 is being called a 'sentinel' and 'bellwether' event that should push the US to finally come to grips with disparities in healthcare.
from WebMD Health https://www.webmd.com/lung/news/20200427/will-covid-19-finally-trigger-action-on-health-disparities?src=RSS_PUBL...
CMS Suspends Advance Payment Program to Clinicians for COVID-19
CMS also said it is re-evaluating how much it will pay for pending accelerated-payment applications, with $175 billion in other funding becoming available for the medical community.
from WebMD Health https://www.webmd.com/lung/news/20200427/cms-suspends-advance-payment-program-to-clinicians-for-covid-19-relief?src=RSS_PUBL...
The Pause: Honoring the Dead in COVID-19 to Advance Care
Healthcare professionals around the world are finding ways to honor the lives of patients who die and take part in some self-care, which is particularly important during this time of crisis.
from WebMD Health https://www.webmd.com/lung/news/20200427/the-pause-honoring-the-dead-in-covid-19-to-advance-care?src=RSS_PUBL...
Researchers Report First U.S. Dog With Coronavirus
The mother, father and son in the home also tested positive for the coronavirus, but another family dog and cat didn't test positive, CBS News reported.
from WebMD Health https://www.webmd.com/lung/news/20200428/researchers-report-first-us-dog-with-coronavirus?src=RSS_PUBL...
Testing Sewage to Gauge Spread of Coronavirus
Some researchers in places as far-flung as Montana, Paris, and the Netherlands are measuring levels of the coronavirus in untreated sewage to see how much the infection is circulating among people.
from WebMD Health https://www.webmd.com/lung/news/20200428/testing-sewage-to-gauge-spread-of-coronavirus?src=RSS_PUBL...
Consensus Statement on Chest Imaging in Patients with COVID-19 (Fleischner Society, 2020)
2020 Fleischner Society consensus statement on the role of chest imaging in patients with COVID-19
from WebMD Health https://www.webmd.com/lung/news/20200427/consensus-statement-on-chest-imaging-in-patients-w-covid-19-fleischner-society-2020?src=RSS_PUBL...
COVID-19: Defer 'Bread and Butter' Procedure for Thyroid Nodules
Of asymptomatic thyroid nodules, 90% are benign. Delaying fine needle aspiration biopsies, the 'standard bread and butter procedure for endocrinologists,' is best option during pandemic.
from WebMD Health https://www.webmd.com/lung/news/20200427/covid-19-defer-bread-and-butter-procedure-for-thyroid-nodules?src=RSS_PUBL...
Guidelines on Breast Cancer Radiation Therapy during COVID-19 (2020)
International guidelines on radiation therapy for patients with breast cancer during the COVID-19 pandemic.
from WebMD Health https://www.webmd.com/lung/news/20200427/guidelines-on-radiation-therapy-for-breast-cancer-during-covid-19-2020?src=RSS_PUBL...
UV Light Might Disinfect Scarce Medical Gear
To help extend the useful life of available equipment, researchers and hospitals are turning to a long-known, if little-used, means of disinfection -- ultraviolet radiation.
from WebMD Health https://www.webmd.com/lung/news/20200428/uv-light-might-disinfect-scarce-medical-gear?src=RSS_PUBL...
New Billing Basics for Telemedicine
With the expanded use of telehealth amid COVID-19, it's important that those who are new to it understand how to bill correctly. Coding expert Betsy Nicoletti explains.
from WebMD Health https://www.webmd.com/lung/news/20200427/new-billing-basics-for-telemedicine?src=RSS_PUBL...
Certain Anerobic Bacteria Linked to Increased CRC Risk
Certain anerobic bacteria have been linked with a dramatically increased risk for colorectal cancer, often within a year of infection, but whether they actually cause CRC has yet to be determined.
from WebMD Health https://www.webmd.com/lung/news/20200426/certain-anerobic-bacteria-linked-to-increased-crc-risk?src=RSS_PUBL...
COVID-19 Daily: Office Visits Decimated, No 'Vaccine Nationalism'
These are the coronavirus stories you need to know about today.
from WebMD Health https://www.webmd.com/lung/news/20200426/covid-19-daily-office-visits-decimated-no-us-vaccine-nationalism?src=RSS_PUBL...
Equitable Vaccine Distribution Key to Stopping COVID-19
Global health leaders, including Dr Anthony Fauci, see no end to the COVID-19 pandemic without a unified effort to ensure every nation has access to a vaccine.
from WebMD Health https://www.webmd.com/lung/news/20200428/equitable-vaccine-distribution-key-to-stopping-covid-19-experts-say?src=RSS_PUBL...
Hospital at Home' May Boost COVID-19 Inpatient Capacity
Tufts is partnering with Medically Home to discharge some non–COVID-19 patients to hospital-level home care, freeing up beds. Certain COVID patients may follow after evaluation criteria are finalized.
from WebMD Health https://www.webmd.com/lung/news/20200426/hospital-at-home-may-boost-covid-19-inpatient-capacity?src=RSS_PUBL...
COVID-19 Decimates Outpatient Visits
There has been a massive decline in outpatient office visits as patients have stayed home — likely deferring needed care — because of COVID-19, new data show.
from WebMD Health https://www.webmd.com/lung/news/20200428/covid-19-decimates-outpatient-visits?src=RSS_PUBL...
Tuesday, April 28, 2020
Coronavirus Daily Digest: April 28, 2020
A roundup of the latest news about COVID-19
from WebMD Health https://www.webmd.com/lung/news/20200320/coronavirus-daily-digest-april-28-2020?src=RSS_PUBL...
ESC Guidance on CVD Diagnosis, Management Amid COVID-19
The 'living' guidance document is comprehensive in scope but is based on preliminary evidence that may change and mature over time with increasing knowledge.
from WebMD Health https://www.webmd.com/lung/news/20200426/esc_guidance_on_cvd_diagnosis_management_amid_covid_19?src=RSS_PUBL...
COVID: Nearly 50% in Some U.S. States Going Hungry
With job losses skyrocketing because of the coronavirus pandemic, hunger is a growing issue for millions of Americans, according to a new report.
from WebMD Health https://www.webmd.com/lung/news/20200428/covid-nearly-50-in-some-us-states-going-hungry?src=RSS_PUBL...
Bats and Coronaviruses Go Back Centuries
Bats and coronavirus have been evolving together for millions of years, researchers report.
from WebMD Health https://www.webmd.com/lung/news/20200428/bats-and-coronaviruses-go-back-centuries?src=RSS_PUBL...
