Author: Matt O’Connor Cardiovascular Business Unresponsive patients infected with COVID-19 have a better chance of regaining consciousness than previously assumed, according to new research published in the Annals of Neurology. Massachusetts General Hospital doctors performed standard brain imaging tests and resting-state functional MRI in a 47-year-old man who slipped between coma and minimal consciousness for weeks. […]

By Elissa Nunez and Sony Salzman ABC News The market for glass is relatively fixed and prone to shocks. Even though many potential COVID-19 vaccines require different pharmaceutical ingredients and processes, drugmakers the world over have found themselves racing to acquire a key ingredient without which they can’t distribute their live-saving drugs: glass. With at least […]

Author: Michael Walter Cardiovascular Business News Infective endocarditis is a relatively rare complication of TAVR, but the infection can be fatal when it does strike. The authors of a new study in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology assessed data from more than 7,000 TAVR patients, tracking incidents of infective endocarditis to glean as […]

DG Alerts According to a large-scale retrospective analysis published in the International Journal of Infectious Diseases, treatment with hydroxychloroquine alone and in combination with  azithromycin was associated with a significant reduction in mortality among patients hospitalized with COVID-19 in a strictly monitored protocol-driven in-hospital setting. “The benefits of hydroxychloroquine in our cohort as compared to previous […]

By E.J. Mundell HealthDay Doctors have long noted links between severe COVID-19 and heart trouble, but a new study helps quantify the magnitude of the problem. The study of hundreds of hospitalized patients found that cardiac arrest and heart rhythm disorders are 10 times more common among COVID-19 patients requiring intensive care than among other […]

Definitive Healthcare According to military.com, Gene Wamsley has been arrested and charged with theft of government property after stealing respirators from the VA Medical Center in Seattle, where he worked until June 9, 2020, and then selling them online using an eBay account. At first, Wamsley denied the allegations but eventually confessed to the crimes. […]

MedicalNewsToday New research suggests that in the United States, around 35% of excess deaths during the early phase of the pandemic were not directly caused by COVID-19. A new study has found that in the U.S., up to 35% of excess deaths during the early phase of the pandemic may not have been directly due […]

DG Alerts Low mortality rate observed in a small case series published in Critical Care suggests that combination treatment of favipiravir and nafamostat mesylate may be effective for critically ill coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) patients. “Nafamostat mesylate therapy in combination with favipiravir may allow blockade of virus entry and replication, as well as inhibition of pathogenic host […]

AUTHORS: Hanidziar, Dusan MD, PhD et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: July 2020 – Volume 131 – Issue 1 – p e40-e41 To the Editor Management of patient sedation and analgesia to alleviate anxiety and pain and facilitate mechanical ventilation is one of the key roles of every intensivist. During the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, […]

Author: Michael Walter Cardiovascular Business A new study suggests COVID-19 has the potential to infect cardiac cells, causing changes in their ability to function after just 72 hours. The researchers found that SARS-CoV-2, the virus behind COVID-19, was capable of infecting heart muscle cells created with stem cell technology and stored in a lab dish. They […]