The [researchers’] warning …” that we should prepare to treat large numbers of patients with COVID-19 who go on to develop delirium, post-traumatic stress disorder, anxiety, and depression is … Read More
A messenger RNA (mRNA) vaccine has shown promise against SARS-CoV-2 in humans in a phase I study. All 45 participants in the trial seroconverted by day 15 after the … Read More
Each of three social distancing measures enacted in Germany led to a decline in COVID-19 cases that became detectable 2 weeks after its implementation, according to a short-term modeling … Read More
The authors of a viewpoint in JAMA offer an ethical framework for making decisions about distributing parenteral medications that are in short supply (e.g., remdesivir, monoclonal antibodies) to hospitalized COVID-19 patients. … Read More
The Abbott ID NOW point-of-care test for SARS-CoV-2 may deliver false-negative results, possibly due to the type of swabs or virus transport media used, the FDA said in a … Read More
In an autopsy study of 11 COVID-19 patients in Austria, “the most striking and unexpected finding was the obstruction of pulmonary arteries by thrombotic material present at both the … Read More
A 50-year-old, previously healthy man presents to the emergency department with 2 days of worsening dyspnea. He had fever, cough, and fatigue during the week before presentation. He appears … Read More
https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(20)31103-X/fulltext The province of Bergamo, Italy, experienced a 30-fold increase in Kawasaki-like disease during the region’s novel coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak, according to a Lancet study. The finding adds to … Read More
A 68-year-old man was admitted with fever, shortness of breath, and acute kidney injury. Testing of a nasopharyngeal swab for SARS-CoV-2 RNA was positive. Respiratory failure and hypotension developed. … Read More
Using machine learning, researchers have identified three biomarkers that can predict mortality in patients with COVID-19. They used blood samples from nearly 500 COVID-19 patients in Wuhan, China. Levels … Read More
