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BY Kate Gibson CBS News Some U.S. states facing a surge in coronavirus cases are now running low on remdesivir, the only drug approved to treat COVID-19, while other parts of the country have ample supplies of the potentially life-saving medication. The regional shortages are forcing doctors already struggling with an onslaught of cases of the disease […]
Read MoreBy Carla K. Johnson Associated Press Nearly 71,000 Americans died of drug overdoses last year, a new record that predates the COVID-19 crisis, which the White House and many experts believe will drive such deaths even higher. Preliminary numbers released Wednesday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention show the trend is driven by […]
Read MoreBy Jason Gale Bloomberg News WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION Fewer Covid-19 patients are dying in intensive-care units, researchers found, indicating that hospitals are getting better at treating severe forms of the pandemic disease. Overall mortality of Covid-19 patients treated in ICUs had fallen to just under 42% at the end of May from almost 60% […]
Read MoreBY KEN STERLING Inc. When things feel overwhelming, here are steps to take to keep things in perspective. When the Covid-19 pandemic hit this spring, my keynote speaking business was already operating in tight circumstances. My organization had recently bought a new building, hired new staff, and been spending aggressively to expand. Getting a loan or […]
Read MoreAuthors: Julie Steenhuysen and Kate Kelland Reuters Developing a COVID-19 vaccine in record time will be tough. Producing enough to end the pandemic will be the biggest medical manufacturing feat in history. That work is underway. From deploying experts amid global travel restrictions to managing extreme storage conditions, and even inventing new kinds of vials […]
Read MoreThe Daily Briefing Experts across the United States have performed dozens of autopsies on patients who died from Covid-19, and their findings could have a significant impact on how health care providers treat patients with the disease. It’s not just lungs: Covid-19 may damage the heart, brain, and kidneys According to the Washington Post, at the […]
Read MoreAuthor: Marcia Frellick Medscape’s Coronavirus Resource Center. Clear aerosol boxes designed to keep COVID-19 patients’ airborne droplets from infecting healthcare workers during intubation may actually increase providers’ exposure to the virus, a small study suggests. Joanna P. Simpson, MbChB, an intensivist in the Department of Anaesthesia and Perioperative Medicine at Eastern Health in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, and […]
Read MoreBy Kelly Young NEJM Journal Watch Edited by Susan Sadoughi, MD, and Richard Saitz, MD, MPH, FACP, DFASAM Varenicline is strongly recommended over the nicotine patch and bupropion for adults who are trying to quit smoking, according to new guidelines from the American Thoracic Society published in the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. Among the […]
Read MoreBY MINDA ZETLIN Inc. How good are you at leading a remote team? That’s a question facing countless business owners and bosses these days, with everyone who can do so working from home, and some employees hoping to make this a permanent arrangement. But managing people who work remotely is much harder than managing people who come to the office […]
Read MoreAuthor: Kaleigh Rogers FiveThirtyEight In a matter of weeks, face masks went from being considered unnecessary, and possibly harmful, to mandatory in many places across the U.S. You’re forgiven if you’ve got a bit of whiplash. Currently, the scientific consensus is that face masks are at least somewhat effective at preventing the spread of COVID-19, and both the World Health Organization and the Centers […]
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