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Bowel abnormalities have been identified on abdominal imaging of some inpatients with COVID-19

Bowel Abnormalities Described in Inpatients With COVID-19

Bowel wall abnormalities identified on 31 percent of 42 CT scans, associated with ICU admission
In a guidance statement from the Society of Vascular and Interventional Neurology

Guidance Issued for Acute Large Vessel CVA During COVID-19 Pandemic

Recommendations relate to prehospital care, pre-, intra-, postthrombectomy care
Smokers have an increased likelihood of COVID-19 disease progression

Meta-Analysis Links Smoking to COVID-19 Disease Progression

Risk for COVID-19 progression nearly double for smokers versus nonsmokers
Heart transplant (HT) recipients with COVID-19 infection have a case fatality rate of 25 percent

COVID-19 Fatality Rate High for Heart Transplant Recipients

Of 28 infected HT recipients, 79 percent admitted for treatment, 25 percent needed mechanical ventilation
Among patients with COVID-19 pneumonia in the intensive care unit with neurological symptoms

Abnormalities Detected on Brain MRI of COVID-19 Patients in ICU

Acute findings reported for 44 percent of those with neurological symptoms who underwent brain MRI
The incidence of Kawasaki-like disease increased after the start of the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 pandemic in the Bergamo province of Italy

Kawasaki-Like Disease Incidence Up After Start of SARS-CoV-2

Children diagnosed after start of SARS-CoV-2 were older, had higher rate of cardiac involvement
A deal for hundreds of millions of syringes that could be used to quickly administer a possible vaccine against COVID-19 has been reached between the U.S. government and a private company.

Plan in Place to Up Production of Prefilled Syringes for Future COVID-19 Vaccine

Project Jumpstart aims to produce 100 million prefilled syringes by the end of 2020 and more than 500 million in 2021
Since the COVID-19 outbreak

Deceased Donor Transplantation Has Dropped Since COVID-19

Overall drop seen in deceased donor transplant in France, United States mainly driven by kidney transplant
In a personal view article

Experts Discuss Strategy for Bariatric Surgery During COVID-19

Recommendations address nonsurgical management, prioritization of patients once surgery resumes
For hospitalized patients with COVID-19

Addition of Zinc May Benefit Some Being Treated for COVID-19

Some outcomes improved with addition of zinc sulfate to hydroxychloroquine and azithromycin