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Most patients presenting to urgent care centers with confirmed coronavirus disease 2019 have normal or mildly abnormal findings on chest X-rays

Chest X-Ray Findings Normal for Many Confirmed COVID-19 Cases

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Among 636 urgent care patients with confirmed diagnosis of COVID-19, 58.3 percent had normal CXR
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
Asthma is not among the top 10 chronic health problems in people who have died from coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in New York state

Asthma Not Common in COVID-19 Patients Who Have Died

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Only about 5 percent of COVID-19 patients in New York State who have died had asthma
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...
There is wide variation in the use of telehealth among internal medicine physicians and subspecialists

Telehealth Usage Was Growing Among Internists Prior to COVID-19

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Survey conducted prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, which has led to rapid adoption of telehealth
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
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