Infectious Disease

CDC return-to-work criteria for healthcare workers with confirmed or suspected COVID-19 are publisehd to guide administrative decision making.

A new study found patients hospitalized with severe complications of COVID-19 demonstrated significant clinical improvement with remdesivir treatment. 

Hydroxychloroquine and azithromycin are proposed as treatments for COVID-19 but in patients with existing CV disease could be deadly.

New CDC interim guidance for essential workers exposed to COVID-19 outlines precautions for employee and employer.

Health care workers and first responders will be volunteer participants in the Henry Ford Health System trial of the drug as preventive therapy against COVID-19.

The latest COVID-19 data on confirmed cases, fatalities, and more from the Johns Hopkins COVID-19 interactive map.

The New York state chapter of the AAFP cites grim statistics from China on COVID-19 disease progression in smokers vs nonsmokers.

Researchers have made progress on a COVID-19 vaccine delivered through a Band-Aid-sized skin patch that is quickly effective and producible on a large scale.

The latest COVID-19 data on confirmed cases, fatalities, and more from the Johns Hopkins COVID-19 interactive map.

Inadequate testing supplies and compromised safety of frontline healthcare providers lead hospitals' challenges, according to new OIG report. 

The American Heart Association released 4 training modules that offer guidance as more physicians are helping outside of their expertise.

How many cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed globally? How many in the US? Get your daily COVID-19 update here.

Supplies of isolation gowns for healthcare providers caring for patients with COVID-19 are so low that CDC recommends re-use of single-use gowns.

Authors of a new research letter suggest that although early data show COVID-19 isn't as severe in children, health care providers and caregivers should still be vigilant. 

Ford, Anheuser-Busch, Ralph Lauren, and 7 more companies shift gears to create protective gear, sanitizer, and more to help the frontline workers of the COVID-19 crisis.

The number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 is now >1 million globally. Plus more data from the Johns Hopkins COVID-19 interactive map you should know about today.

The number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the US is now over 200 000. Plus more COVID-19 data you should know about today.

The latest COVID-19 data on confirmed cases, fatalities, and more from the Johns Hopkins COVID-19 interactive map.

Researchers at the University of Connecticut received funding for a yearlong study on how behavior and social attitudes change when a pandemic threat looms.

Telehealth patient visits that use telephone audio only now will be reimbursed by CMS, a move lauded by the American College of Physicians. 

How many cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed globally and nationally? Get your daily COVID-19 update here.

The US Department of Health and Human Services accepted 31 million doses of hydroxychloroquine sulfate and chloroquine phosphate that may help treat COVID-19.

Almost half of Americans are anxious about contracting COVID-19, suggests a new American Psychiatric Association poll. More results at-a-glance here.

Abbott is ramping up production of the new test that can deliver a positive COVID-19 result in 5 minutes.

Confirmed cases of COVID-19 have surged past 100 000 in the US. Plus more COVID-19 data you should know about today. 

In a recent health advisory, the CDC urged physicians to advise patients on the harms associated with using non-pharmaceutical chloroquine phosphate to prevent COVID-19.

There are now >86 000 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the US, the largest amount of any nation to date. 

Tissue-type plasminogen activator could help patients critically ill with COVID-19 avoid the need for a ventilator or get them off sooner, a new research paper concludes.

The convalescent plasma may contain antibodies to the virus that causes COVID-19 that will make it easier for infected patients to recover.

A retail pharmacist at a Florida health system provides a view of the COVID-19 pandemic from his front line and suggests ways forward.