COVID-19 Updates
Commentary
Surge in firearm sales tied to COVID-19 fears, uncertainty presents risks
Social isolation is difficult for any person and may be even more traumatic for people with underlying vulnerabilities, including mental illness,...
From the Journals
No staff COVID-19 diagnoses after plan at Chinese cancer center
Article
What Happens When COVID-19 Breaks Out on a Nuclear Aircraft Carrier?
More than 200 sailors on the USS Theodore Roosevelt have tested positive for COVID-19 while far from port, leaving its Captain and the Navy...
News from the FDA/CDC
Comorbidities more common in hospitalized COVID-19 patients
Preliminary results from the United States “are consistent with findings from China and Italy,” CDC says.
From the Journals
SARS serum neutralizing antibodies may inform the treatment of COVID-19
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COVID-19: More hydroxychloroquine data from France, more questions
Dr. Benjamin Davido, an infectious disease specialist at Raymond-Poincaré Hospital in Garches, Paris, discusses the implications of new data on...
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What if a COVID-19 test is negative?
Testing enables us to think globally but act locally. But since it’s the asymptomatic people who drive the epidemic...
Latest News
San Diego County CMO vigorously leads COVID-19 response team
“We are living and making history every day. It’s unbelievable,” Dr. Yphantides said.
From the Journals
Case fatality rate for COVID-19 near 1.4%, increases with age
“These early estimates give an indication of the fatality ratio across the spectrum of COVID-19 disease and show a strong age gradient in risk of...
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COVID-19 experiences from the ob.gyn. front line
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Maintaining cancer care in the face of COVID-19
Oncologists are moving cancer patients to other hospitals, reevaluating the need for cancer treatments, and embracing telemedicine to protect...