COVID-19 Death Rate High for Patients With Thoracic Cancer
Of those eligible for intensive care unit admission, only 10 percent admitted to ICU
COVID-19 Cases Rising in Many States as Reopening Continues
25,000 complaints filed against businesses in Manhattan and elsewhere for violating reopening plan
Black Americans Much More Likely to Have Lost Loved Ones to COVID-19
11 percent of black adults say someone close to them has died; rates are 5 percent among Americans overall
Blood Donors Will Get Results of Coronavirus Antibody Test, Red Cross Says
Positive test result does not confirm immunity to the virus, and test is not meant to diagnose illness
FDA Pulls Emergency Approval of Hydroxychloroquine for COVID-19
Agency now says the drugs should not be used outside of clinical trials
Sleep Apnea in Patients With T2DM Ups Risk for Comorbidities
Patients with T2DM and OSA diagnosis at higher risk for cardiovascular, microvascular complications
Dysanapsis Measured on CT Associated With COPD in Seniors
Incidence of COPD was significantly higher in lowest versus highest quartile of airway-to-lung ratio
Risk or Fear of COVID-19 Should Not Delay Bystander CPR
COVID-19 diagnosed in less than 10 percent of out-of-hospital cardiac arrests in the Seattle area
Many of the Initial COVID-19 Treatment Trials Poorly Designed
One-third of trials do not include clinical end points; 97 randomized trials were open-label design
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...
