COVID-19 Updates
Guidelines
Even with mild COVID-19, athletes need cardiac testing before returning to play
These recommendations are part of a clinical algorithm that sorts athletes based on coronavirus test status and symptom severity.
From the Journals
Comparing COVID-19, flu death tolls ‘extremely dangerous’
“Comparing them – as so many people in this country have done – to try to diminish the impact of SARS-CoV2 is not fair.”
Perspectives
Masks, fear, and loss of connection in the era of COVID-19
The deep feeling of connection with patients feels like “fraying threads moving further apart,” because of the havoc created by the coronavirus....
Latest News
Doctors advise asthmatics to continue therapy during pandemic
Early research about the risk for COVID-19 in patients with asthma is conflicting.
Commentary
COVID-19 quarantine: Managing pediatric behavioral issues
Latest News
COVID-19 will likely change docs’ incentive targets, bonuses: Survey
Productivity benchmarks for physicians are likely to be lowered in light of plunging patient numbers from COVID-19, and bonuses are expected to...
Commentary
Consider COVID-19–associated multisystem hyperinflammatory syndrome
It is hypothesized that the syndrome potentially is a late-onset inflammatory process or potentially an antibody-triggered inflammatory process....
News from the FDA/CDC
COVID-19 fears tied to dangerous drop in child vaccinations
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Latest News
COVID-19: What will happen to physician income this year?
Opinion
The third surge: Are we prepared for the non-COVID crisis?
Health systems should be prepared for a “third surge” of patients coming in with chronic medical conditions.
Commentary
COVID-19 experiences from the pediatrician front line