Many U.S. Counties Lack Infectious Disease Specialists
Among 785 counties with highest quartile of COVID-19 burden, 66.4 percent have no ID physicians
Transmissibility of SARS-CoV-2 High Within Households
No significant difference in infectivity seen for incubation period versus symptomatic period
NIH Stops Hydroxychloroquine Trial
Although there was no harm, data and safety monitoring board found the drug 'very unlikely to be beneficial'
Safety Climate Perceptions Linked to Health Provider Stress
Nurses have poorest safety perceptions, lowest job satisfaction, and highest reported stress
Costs for COVID-19 High With Consumer-Directed Health Plans
Out-of-pocket costs high for consumer-directed health plan enrollees, especially younger individuals
Heart Transplant Patients May Have Higher COVID-19 Mortality
However, presenting symptoms similar to those seen in the general population
22 Percent Worldwide at Increased Risk for Severe COVID-19
Those at increased risk ranged from <5 percent of those <20 years to >66 percent for those ≥70 years
Prone Position Ups Oxygenation in Patients With Severe COVID-19
Patients with SpO2 ≥95 percent after one hour of prone position had lower rates of intubation
Isolation, Contact Tracing Combo Can Cut COVID-19 Transmission
64 percent drop seen in transmission for self-isolation, household quarantine plus manual contact tracing
Scientists Say Journal Should Retract Mask Study
Study, published June 11, claims wearing a mask 'significantly reduces the number of infections' with the new coronavirus
