Homeless More Likely to Need Ventilators for Respiratory Illness
Authors say these findings for influenza may have implications for infection control during the pandemic
Evidence Poor for Accuracy of Serological Tests for COVID-19
Evidence for diagnostic accuracy of serological tests characterized by high risks of bias, heterogeneity
Neurological Symptoms Described in Children With COVID-19
Neurological symptoms involve central, peripheral nervous system; splenial changes ID'd on imaging
EMS Calls Down Early in COVID-19 Outbreak
But the rate of EMS-attended deaths increased from 1.49 to 2.77 percent of calls
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...
Thousands of Heat-Related Deaths Occur Each Year in the U.S.
Deaths attributable to heat varies geographically, and include deaths due to moderate heat
COVID-19-Related Death Count Likely Higher Than Official Tallies
Researchers estimate an excess of U.S. deaths 28 percent higher than official COVID-19 death counts
Elastomeric Mask Program Saves Money
Program eliminated reliance on disposable N95s, enabled normal operations during the COVID-19 pandemic
Social Vulnerability Linked to COVID-19 Diagnosis, Death
Risks increased 4.94- and 4.74-fold when considering only minority status and language domain of SVI
Model Estimates Herd Immunity Threshold for COVID-19
New model suggests lower herd immunity level than classical model based on homogenous immunization
