IDSA Issues Rapid Guidelines for Treatment of COVID-19
Expert panel urges that treatments for COVID-19 be given in the context of clinical trials
CDC Looks at Transmission of COVID-19 to Health Care Workers
Longer exposure to patients linked to transmission; many HCP report exposure only in health care setting
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...
Quality Improvement Effort Cuts Blood Clots in Brain Injury Patients
Prophylactic anticoagulation protocol improves patient outcomes
Novel Agent Promising for the Treatment of Schizophrenia
Reduction in PANSS total score greater for non-D2-receptor-binding drug SEP-363856 versus placebo
Sharp Drop in Demand Seen for COVID-19 Tests at Private Labs
Private labs conduct the vast majority of testing for COVID-19 in the United States
FDA Urges COVID-19 Survivors to Donate Plasma
Convalescent plasma has antibodies and could be used to treat severely ill COVID-19 patients
CRISPR-Based Test Can Diagnose COVID-19 in Under 60 Minutes
Like other tests, this one can detect COVID-19 in samples from respiratory swabs
SARS-CoV-2 Contamination of Air, Surfaces Examined in ICU, Wards
Rate of positivity higher in ICU than in COVID-19 ward; half of samples from ICU staff shoe soles positive
Post-Detox Treatment Lowers Mortality in Opioid Use Disorder
Patients with opioid use disorder receiving treatment after inpatient care had increased one-year survival
