Tag: CORO
Risk for Severe COVID-19 May Be Up in People With COPD, Smokers
COPD patients, smokers have up-regulation of ACE-2, the cellular entry receptor for SARS-CoV-2
Telehealth Usage Was Growing Among Internists Prior to COVID-19
Survey conducted prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, which has led to rapid adoption of telehealth
Guidance Developed for Treating Cardiac Arrest During COVID-19
Guidelines balance competing interests of providing timely, high-quality care with protecting rescuers
Guidance Issued for Breast Cancer Care During COVID-19
Patients should be categorized into priority levels for urgency of care across all specialties
Surgery Department Outlines Rapid Response to COVID-19
Surgeons describe operation-triage plan to reduce surgery volumes and manage health care resources
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
Scientists Design Protective Respirator for Health Care Workers
Team created 3D-printed parts to modify a surgical helmet into a powered air-purifying respirator
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
Intubation Initiated in One in Five Who Died of COVID-19 in China
27 percent of patients only received nasal or face mask oxygen treatment before they died
