Age, CRP Up Risk for Mortality in Diabetes With COVID-19
Insulin usage linked to poor prognosis; ACEI/ARB use did not impact clinical outcome in those with HTN
Odds of Pulmonary Embolism Up for Obese COVID-19 Patients
Odds of developing PE lower for COVID-19 patients taking statin therapy prior to admission
Review Highlights Neuropsychiatric Presentations of COVID-19
Evidence presented for delirium during COVID-19, post-illness neuropsychiatric consequences for SARS, MERS
Sales of Johnson’s Baby Powder Halted in U.S., Canada
Johnson & Johnson says talc-based powder is safe and will still be sold in other countries
Some Children With COVID-19 Require Admission, PICU Care
Elevated CRP, procalcitonin, pro-BNP, platelet count -- but not obesity, asthma -- linked to PICU admission
15 Percent of Pregnant Women With COVID-19 Experience Severe Disease
Nearly all of those with severe disease in case series were overweight or obese before pregnancy
CMS: Use ‘Extreme Caution’ in Reopening Nursing Homes
There have been more than 33,000 deaths due to coronavirus outbreaks in U.S. nursing homes
Spending on Primary Care Continues to Lag in the U.S.
Authors say increasing investment in primary care could slow future health care spending growth
Hydroxychloroquine Does Not Improve COVID-19 Pneumonia Outcomes
Second study shows no benefit versus standard of care in probability of negative conversion by 28 days
28 Million-Plus Surgeries Could Be Canceled Due to COVID-19
About 45 weeks needed to clear surgery backlog if countries up surgical volume by 20 percent later
