Tag: CORO
Michigan Nursing Homes More Prepared for Pandemics Than in 2007
Vast majority of registered nursing homes now have response plan and person responsible for administering it
Recommendations Made for PPE Use by HCPs in COVID-19 Care
Guidelines address mask, glove, face shield use in conventional, contingency, crisis capacity settings
With Many States Reopening, COVID-19 Testing Levels Still Too Low
Analysis shows that right now just 40 percent of states can meet the lower 2 percent threshold for testing
Posttraumatic Stress Symptoms Seen in China After COVID-19
People with poor sleep quality report higher rates of posttraumatic stress symptoms
Patients With Cancer Seem More Vulnerable to COVID-19
Frequency of severe events highest for patients with hematologic cancer, lung cancer, and metastatic cancer
Early Awake Proning for COVID-19 Improves Oxygen Saturation
Improvement in oxygen saturation seen with awake early self-proning in the emergency department
Hydroxychloroquine in COVID-19 Ups Risk for QTc Prolongation
Concurrent treatment with azithromycin linked to greater changes in corrected QT interval
One-Third of U.S. Families Struggling to Meet Basic Needs
Housing, utilities, food, medical care difficult to access, particularly for those who lost work during the pandemic
FDA Goes After Unproven COVID-19 Antibody Tests
Companies selling tests will be required to submit data proving accuracy within next 10 days
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...
