Doctors, Hospitals, Pharmacies Warned Not to Stockpile Meds
Professional societies issue stern warning not to inappropriately prescribe meds for COVID-19
Statement Issued on Use of Anesthesia Machines as Ventilators
FDA issues Emergency Use Authorization allowing for emergency use of certain anesthesia ventilators
FDA Grants First Approval of Convalescent Plasma Therapy in COVID-19 Patient
Houston Methodist first to receive eIND approval for convalescent plasma in individual patient
ASA Warns Against Multiple Patients Per Ventilator
Sharing mechanical ventilators should not be attempted, could put patients at increased risk
Concomitant Myocardial Injury With COVID-19 Infection Linked to Fatal Outcome
Elevated TnT levels associated with arrhythmias, use of glucocorticoid therapy, mechanical ventilation
U.S. Army Opens Field Hospital in New York City
Field hospital in Manhattan meant to handle non-COVID-19 patients to free up space in city hospitals
Vitamin C May Reduce Ventilation Time in Critically Ill Patients
Review shows vitamin C can shorten the duration of mechanical ventilation by an average of 25 percent
Three Neonates Born to Mothers With COVID-19 ID’d as Positive
One of three neonates was born early; all three had pneumonia on chest radiographic imaging
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...
Increased Risk for SARS-CoV-2 Seen in Cancer Patients in Wuhan
Of the 12 patients with COVID-19, six developed severe acute respiratory syndrome; three died
