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More than one-third of medical staff members in hospitals during the coronavirus disease 2019 outbreak in China reported insomnia symptoms

Insomnia Common Among Medical Staff During COVID-19 in China

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Strongest link with insomnia symptoms seen for uncertainty regarding effective disease control
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 April 13 to 17

Physician’s Briefing Weekly Coronavirus Roundup

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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...
Researchers say they have developed a low-cost swab test that can diagnose coronavirus disease 2019 infections in about 45 minutes.

CRISPR-Based Test Can Diagnose COVID-19 in Under 60 Minutes

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Like other tests, this one can detect COVID-19 in samples from respiratory swabs
In a document entitled "Interim Guidance for Basic and Advanced Life Support in Adults

Guidance Developed for Treating Cardiac Arrest During COVID-19

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Guidelines balance competing interests of providing timely, high-quality care with protecting rescuers
In a comprehensive rapid response plan

Surgery Department Outlines Rapid Response to COVID-19

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Surgeons describe operation-triage plan to reduce surgery volumes and manage health care resources
There has been such a drop in demand for coronavirus disease 2019 tests at private labs in the United States that they have "considerable" unused capacity and can test more patients with less severe symptoms

Sharp Drop in Demand Seen for COVID-19 Tests at Private Labs

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Private labs conduct the vast majority of testing for COVID-19 in the United States
With protective gear in short supply

Scientists Design Protective Respirator for Health Care Workers

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Team created 3D-printed parts to modify a surgical helmet into a powered air-purifying respirator
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is asking Americans who have recovered from coronavirus disease 2019 to donate their blood plasma to help fight the pandemic.

FDA Urges COVID-19 Survivors to Donate Plasma

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Convalescent plasma has antibodies and could be used to treat severely ill COVID-19 patients
Many Chinese patients who died from coronavirus disease 2019 may have had delayed intubation

Intubation Initiated in One in Five Who Died of COVID-19 in China

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27 percent of patients only received nasal or face mask oxygen treatment before they died
Common coronaviruses circulate seasonally

Common Coronaviruses Are Highly Seasonal

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Most cases peak during winter months, with highest infection frequency in children younger than age 5 years