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Direct Medical Costs of COVID-19 Infection Are Considerable
Costs could vary from $163.4 to $654.0 billion for 20 to 80 percent of U.S. population infected, respectively
Recommendations Issued for Imaging Use in Pediatric COVID-19
Recommendations applicable for mild COVID-19, moderate-severe COVID-19 with, without resource constraints
FDA Warns of Bogus Claims by Makers of Hand Sanitizer
No evidence hand-sanitizing products can protect consumers for 24 hours or after multiple hand washings
Neurologic Features Tied to ARDS in Severe COVID-19 Described
Unclear whether critical illness, medication, infection itself may cause encephalopathy, agitation, confusion
HTN, Obesity, Diabetes Common in U.S. COVID-19 Patients
Twenty-one percent of hospitalized patients died; 88.1 percent requiring mechanical ventilation died
Physician’s Briefing Weekly Coronavirus Roundup
Here is what the editors at Physician's Briefing chose as the most important COVID-19 developments for you and your practice for the week of...
Survey Finds Anesthesiologists Prepared for COVID-19 Patients
Authors say easy-to-understand algorithms, training for anesthesiologists could improve safety
COVID-19 Outcomes Worse With Diabetes, Hyperglycemia
Length of stay longer, mortality higher for those with diabetes and/or acutely uncontrolled hyperglycemia
Infection Rate Up Prior to Detection of Malignant Cancer
Increased odds of influenza, gastroenteritis, hepatitis, pneumonia seen one year before detection
Review: MMR, MMRV, MMR+V Vaccines Are Effective, Safe
Review confirms vaccines effective for preventing disease, not associated with increased risk for autism
