AMA Responds to Racial Injustice, Failing Practices During COVID-19 Town Hall Policy experts also discuss physician wellness, ways to preserve advances in telemedicine Jun 08, 2020
COVID-19 in Nursing Homes: CMS Names Names Agency rolls out data reports for individual facilities Jun 05, 2020
Don't Skip Opiates for ‘Air Hunger’ From COVID-19 Ventilation Other drugs don't cut it to ease the traumatic sensation, group argues Jun 05, 2020
Doctors Rally in New York to Support Black Lives Matter Protests One of 6 events hosted at hospitals throughout the city in solidarity Jun 04, 2020
COVID-19 Studies With Surgisphere Data Retracted Authors said they can no longer vouch for the data Jun 04, 2020
Are Black Kids More Likely to Get Kawasaki-Like Syndrome? Findings from Paris suggest excess risk for COVID-19-associated multisystem inflammatory syndrome Jun 03, 2020
Telemedicine Abortion Gains Momentum During Pandemic But FDA regulations on mifepristone still limit access Jun 02, 2020
Frailty Score Joins the COVID-19 Battle Calculations help with tough decisions, reduce age bias Jun 02, 2020
Hazy on Ground-Glass Opacities? Here's What They Are Frequent finding in COVID-19, but how disease-specific is it? May 29, 2020
More Minority Physicians Needed to Reduce Health Disparities, House Members Told Pandemic has "laid bare" differences in outcomes, says Rep. Mike Thompson May 28, 2020
HCQ Linked to Harm in Cancer Patients Combination with azithromycin associated with three-fold risk of mortality, registry study shows May 28, 2020
Autopsies Turn Up Strange Feature of COVID-19 Lungs Study finds more thrombi and a new puzzle in the vessels May 22, 2020
COVID-19 Further Strains Care Disparities Among Native Americans Underfunded IHS, isolation from resources pose major concern for tribes during pandemic May 21, 2020
Remdesivir Safety Forecast: Watch the Liver, Kidneys Data remain sparse, but a few risks are emerging May 19, 2020
AAMC Under Fire Over Issues With MCAT Rescheduling Pre-med students waited hours online after computer snafu May 18, 2020
We Don't Just Need Masks, We Need Optimal PPE Healthcare workers giving care should be protected based on evidence, not by supply May 17, 2020
Can't We Do Better to Support Minorities in Medicine? At every step, too many of us fall by the wayside May 16, 2020
COVID-19 Pulmonary Embolism Often Seen Outside the ICU Majority of Detroit hospital system's cases didn't require ICU-level care May 15, 2020
Why Do Countries' COVID-19 Death Rates Vary So Much? Multiple factors at play: testing capacity, case definitions, age distribution, preparedness May 15, 2020
Clinic Pushes Inhaled Stem Cell Tx, Delivered to Your Door Companies take advantage of COVID-19 fears May 14, 2020
COVID-19 Sequelae Can Linger for Weeks Even patients with mild cases describe persistent fatigue, trouble breathing, cardiac issues May 13, 2020
Psych Residents on COVID-19 Front Line; LSD in Phase II ADHD Trial News and commentary from the psychiatry world May 13, 2020
Does Peer Review Still Matter in the Era of COVID-19? Milton Packer describes the impossible task of vetting medical research May 13, 2020
COVID-19 Antibiotic Overuse Puts Stewardship Efforts at Risk Researchers worry that copious prescriptions will worsen resistance problem May 12, 2020
Bringing Patients Back to the Office -- Thoughtfully Changed workflows and social distancing are all part of the new normal May 11, 2020
Confirmed: Kids Can Get Severe COVID-19 Like in adults, comorbidities a major risk factor May 11, 2020
Study Backs Cytokine Targeting for COVID-19 Tx Interrupting host inflammatory response shows promise May 08, 2020
Kawasaki Disease From COVID-19 in Kids: How Common? Warnings out on inflammatory syndrome but many questions remain May 08, 2020
Do You Believe in HCQ for COVID-19? It Will Break Your Heart Milton Packer believes advocacy of the drug is practicing politics, not medicine May 06, 2020
Respiratory Therapists Play Critical Role in COVID-19 Pandemic Specialty is in the thick of the outbreak, managing ventilators and assisting with intubations May 04, 2020
When Did COVID-19 Arrive and Could We Have Spotted It Earlier? A forensic pathologist investigates May 04, 2020
Still Want to Be a Doctor Post COVID-19? How the pandemic could influence the next generation of healthcare professionals May 04, 2020