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
Early Data Show No Protest-Related Increases in COVID-19 Infections
Use of masks and the fact that protests are outdoors may have helped
Stay-at-Home Orders Tied to Slowing of COVID-19 Hospitalizations
12 days after stay-at-home orders started, hospitalization growth began to deviate from projected numbers
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...
Nine Texas Mayors Ask Governor for Power to Mandate Face Masks
Growing number of studies show face masks reduce the spread of the new coronavirus
Sociodemographic Gaps Found in COVID-19 Incidence, Knowledge
Knowledge of fomite spread lower among African-Americans, Hispanics, those younger than 30
