Health Policy
Commentary
The Return of the Plague: A Primer on Pandemic Ethics
I am writing this editorial on a beautiful day in the high desert of the Southwest: a bright blue clear sky such as you...
Article
Wilkie and the VA vs COVID-19: Who’s Winning?
As the VA races to address the COVID-19 crisis, Sec. Wilkie faces a battle on multiple fronts.
News
FDA to allow alternative respiratory devices to treat COVID-19
“We are providing maximum regulatory flexibility to facilitate an increase in ventilator inventory.”
Article
Tribes Outperform Federal Government in COVID-19 Response
News
Three COVID-19 rapid diagnostic tests get FDA thumbs-up
One of the point-of-care tests can deliver results in 30 minutes, the remaining two, at 45 minutes.
News
COVID-19 prompts ‘lifesaving’ policy change for opioid addiction
Patients in some opioid treatment programs will be allowed to take home their medication.
Article
Clinicians petition government for national quarantine
The petition was started by an apolitical Facebook group to focus attention on what members see as the most critical issues for clinicians.
News from the FDA/CDC
FDA moves to expand coronavirus testing capacity; CDC clarifies testing criteria
Close to a million tests will be available by week’s end, predicted HHS Secretary Alex Azar
Article
Addressing the Shortage of Physician Assistants in Medicine Clerkship Sites
Addressing the shortage of clerkship sites, the VA Boston Healthcare System developed a physician assistant training program in a postacute health...
Practice Puzzler
Opioid Epidemic
This clinical puzzle is based on Salani D, Crenshaw NA, Owusu B, Gonzalez JM. Pain Management in an Opioid Epidemic: What’s Appropriate, What’s...