First Saliva Test for COVID-19 Approved by FDA
Patients spit into plastic tube and then give the tube back to health care worker for laboratory testing
Smell, Taste Impairment Linked to COVID-19 Positivity
Most of those reporting COVID-19-linked loss of smell had resolution with clinical resolution of illness
Physicians Report Expanding Use of Off-Label COVID-19 Treatments
Hydroxychloroquine usage increasing rapidly, although plasma from recovered patients perceived as more effective
Chloroquine COVID-19 Trial Stopped After Patient Deaths
Some patients taking a higher dose developed serious heart rhythm disorders, resulting in 11 deaths
Guidance Issued for Infants Born to Mothers With COVID-19
Evidence inconsistent with in utero transmission of SARS-CoV-2 from moms with COVID-19 to neonates
Mechanical Ventilation Needed by Most COVID-19 Patients in ICU
Study from Lombardy, Italy, shows large number were older men; ICU mortality rate 26 percent
Recommendations Issued for Use of Imaging in Adults With COVID-19
Imaging not indicated for suspected COVID-19, mild clinical features unless patient at risk for progression
Remdesivir May Improve Oxygen-Support Class in Severe COVID-19
Oxygen-support class improved in 68 percent of patients receiving compassionate use of remdesivir
Anxiety Up for Nonmedical Health Care Workers Versus Those on Front Lines
Nonmedical health care workers have higher mean DASS-21 anxiety, stress scores, higher IES-R scores
Face Masks Offer Slight Protective Effect From Flu-Like Illness
Small reduction seen in risk for developing respiratory symptoms from casual exposure in community
