COVID-19 Updates
From the Journals
Infection control protects hospital staff from COVID-19, study shows
The Hong Kong success story may be due to enhanced laboratory surveillance, early airborne infection isolation, and rapid-turnaround molecular...
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CMS issues guidance on containing spread of coronavirus
The agency published two guidance documents related to helping contain the spread of the coronavirus, primarily aimed at ensuring that health care...
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
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What medical conferences are being canceled by coronavirus?
In the United States, however, most medical conferences are moving forward as planned – at least for now.
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Washington State grapples with coronavirus outbreak
King County, Wash. is Ground Zero for the first outbreak on U.S. soil.
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U.S. reports first death from COVID-19, possible outbreak at long-term care facility
Health officials in Washington state said they are investigating a long-term care facility with two presumptive positive cases of COVID-19 and...
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Pence named COVID-19 point person as CDC reports possible community spread
The CDC also announced the first case of possible community spread of the novel coronavirus, a person in California “who reportedly did not have...
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COVID-19: Time to ‘take the risk of scaring people’
It’s past time to call the novel coronavirus, COVID-19, a pandemic and “time to push people to prepare, and guide their prep,” risk communication...
Conference Coverage
As novel coronavirus outbreak evolves, critical care providers need to be prepared
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ACC issues guidance on cardiac implications of coronavirus
The document provides information on the potential cardiac implications from analog viral respiratory pandemics and offers early clinical guidance...
Opinion
An epidemic of fear and misinformation
Discrimination and fear may do more damage than the 2019 Novel Coronavirus itself.