Infectious Disease

Fever is up to 103.5°F, joint pain is affecting lower extremities, bilaterally, and the patient complains of headache. Could sex have anything to do with it?

The FDA provides details on how COVID-19 infection or vaccination against the virus affects a waiting period to donate. Please share the information with your patients.

Global confirmed cases of COVID-19 have surpassed 97 million. We summarize more of today's data from the Johns Hopkins COVID-19 interactive map.

Patients trust primary care providers for accurate information on the COVID-19 vaccines. Here are 7 of the many myths now widespread you may need to explain to your patients.

Results from a new study confirm that the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine works against the fast-spreading UK variant of SARS-CoV-2.

Data from the Johns Hopkins COVID-19 interactive map on coronavirus cases, mortalities, recoveries, and more.

A majority of primary care clinicians report their patients worry about COVID-19 vaccine side effects and the speed of vaccine development. Most do plan to be vaccinated themselves.

Adults with anxiety and depression are more likely to report an increase in drinking during the COVID-19 pandemic vs those without mental health issues, a new study found.

Data from the Johns Hopkins COVID-19 interactive map on coronavirus cases, mortalities, recoveries, and more.

New research from the United Kingdom found that COVID-19 patients discharged from the hospital still face a heightened risk of experiencing a major adverse cardiovascular event.

The bad news, writes ID expert and AIDS researcher Rodger MacArthur, MD, is the New Year's surge in his hospital's COVID-19 cases. The good news? Vaccines.

Data from the Johns Hopkins COVID-19 interactive map on coronavirus cases, mortalities, recoveries, and more.

Treating COVID-19 patients under the most challenging physical and emotional conditions has led to a sense of moral injury for many providers, according to Dr Michael Myers.

A trio of experts will discuss the emerging COVID-19 variants B.1.1.7 and B.1.351 in a free, one-hour live webinar event.

Global confirmed cases of COVID-19 have surpassed 95 million. We summarize more of today's data from the Johns Hopkins COVID-19 interactive map.

Johnson & Johnson single-dose COVID-19 vaccine candidate induces durable immune response in participants aged 18 to 55 years; results support further development.

Global COVID-19 mortalities have passed 2 million. We summarize more of today's data from the Johns Hopkins COVID-19 interactive map.

US confirmed cases of COVID-19 have surpassed 23 million; global cases have reached 92 million. We summarize more of today's data from the Johns Hopkins COVID-19 interactive map.

What are the implications of the global emergence of SARS-CoV-2 variants in terms of disease severity and vaccine and treatment efficacy?

Recommendations address the role of clinicians as vaccinators and stress as essential communication and collaboration with patients' primary care team.

A psychiatrist who exclusively treats health care providers describes his work during the pandemic with clinicians who are treating COVID-19 patients.

The 2 FDA-approved COVID-19 vaccines are similarly effective but also very different in a number of ways that will affect distribution.

Pandemic conditions are daily life for healthcare professionals, but addressing the distress and despair among friends, family, and colleagues can be a challenge.

Students from the Medical College of Georgia, unable to care directly for COVID-19 patients, combined their individual skills to keep accurate information flowing.

A woman in her forties presents to the ED with 3 days of generalized malaise and worsening pain in the left buttock. What is seen on the CT? Your Dx?

A new Kaiser Family Foundation survey project found 85% of respondents trust their regular healthcare provider for information COVID-19 vaccination. PCPs, read more.

The rapid antigen test for the detection of active COVID-19 in those with and without symptoms produces results within 20 minutes and will retail for about $30.

Among patients with obesity who contracted COVID-19, those with a history of bariatric surgery had significantly decreased odds of hospitalization, a new study finds.

Vaccination against COVID-19 for US healthcare personnel began on December 14, 2020; the same day, CDC hosted a webinar on how to ensure HCP health and safety during this period.

Early COVID-19 vaccine demand will far exceed supply and so states have been refining distribution plans for months. Here is a topline review of what to expect.