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
Taste, Smell Dysfunction With COVID-19 Can Be Severe
Reduced taste and/or smell without severe nasal obstruction may be early sign of COVID-19 infection
NIH Stops Hydroxychloroquine Trial
Although there was no harm, data and safety monitoring board found the drug 'very unlikely to be beneficial'
Children’s Robitussin Honey Cough and Chest Congestion DM Recalled
Dosing cups missing some graduation markings
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
