FDA: NSAIDs & COVID-19:
The FDA has responded to news reports suggesting that nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) may worsen COVID-19. The agency says: “FDA is not aware of scientific evidence connecting the use … Read More
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FDA: Gloves & Ventilation use when supplies are in shortages
Conserving Medical Supplies: The FDA has issued two letters to healthcare providers. One offers guidance on conserving medical gloves — for example, when supplies are critically low, gloves may … Read More
Facing Covid-19 in Italy — Ethics, Logistics, and Therapeutics on the Epidemic’s Front Line
New England Journal of Medicine Lisa Rosenbaum, M.D. … The infection is everywhere in the hospital,” Dr. D. told me. “Although you wear protective gear and do the best … Read More
Pharyngeal and Nasal Swabs May Not Have Adequate Sensitivity for SARS-CoV-2
March 17, 2020 Daniel Kaul, MD reviewing Wang W et al. JAMA 2020 Mar 11 A study from three hospitals in China of proven SARS-CoV-2 patients demonstrates variable positive rates depending on the … Read More
Endoscopy During the COVID-19 Pandemic
New England Journal of Medicine March 17, 2020 Charles J. Kahi, MD, MS reviewing Repici A et al. Gastrointest Endosc 2020 Mar 14 Recommendations to mitigate disease spread from an endoscopy group at one … Read More
Stopping the Spread of COVID-19
… Wash your hands for at least 20 seconds with soap and water or hand sanitizer that contains at least 60% alcohol often (especially after touching common surface areas, … Read More
New COVID-19 tests approval from FDA
US FDA emergency use authorisations for Covid-19 tests Date of EUA Company Test Instrument Turnaround time 1-day share price move March 13 Thermo Fisher Scientific TaqPath Covid-19 Combo … Read More
From Containment to Mitigation of COVID-19 in the US
Officials from Kaiser Permanente propose a shift from containment to mitigation in the U.S. “COVID-19 containment is no longer realistic and further emphasis on containment strategies may have the … Read More
ARDS Risk Factors from COVID-19
Among 200 patients hospitalized with COVID-19 in Wuhan, China, factors that increased the risk for developing acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) and for dying include older age, neutrophilia, and … Read More
COVID-19 and the Risk to Health Care Workers: A Case Report
In the Annals of Internal Medicine, a bit of good news on protective equipment: Some 41 healthcare workers in Singapore were exposed to aerosol-generating procedures on a single patient who … Read More