Scientists Design Protective Respirator for Health Care Workers
Team created 3D-printed parts to modify a surgical helmet into a powered air-purifying respirator
Asthma Not Common in COVID-19 Patients Who Have Died
Only about 5 percent of COVID-19 patients in New York State who have died had asthma
CDC Looks at Transmission of COVID-19 to Health Care Workers
Longer exposure to patients linked to transmission; many HCP report exposure only in health care setting
Insomnia Common Among Medical Staff During COVID-19 in China
Strongest link with insomnia symptoms seen for uncertainty regarding effective disease control
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...
Risk for Severe COVID-19 May Be Up in People With COPD, Smokers
COPD patients, smokers have up-regulation of ACE-2, the cellular entry receptor for SARS-CoV-2
Guidance Developed for Treating Cardiac Arrest During COVID-19
Guidelines balance competing interests of providing timely, high-quality care with protecting rescuers
Sharp Drop in Demand Seen for COVID-19 Tests at Private Labs
Private labs conduct the vast majority of testing for COVID-19 in the United States
Scientists Design Protective Respirator for Health Care Workers
Team created 3D-printed parts to modify a surgical helmet into a powered air-purifying respirator
FDA Urges COVID-19 Survivors to Donate Plasma
Convalescent plasma has antibodies and could be used to treat severely ill COVID-19 patients
