Infectious Disease

The NIH COVID-19 Treatment Guidelines Panel published guidelines on use of the corticosteroid dexamethasone in patients severely ill with COVID-19.

Patients who received an HCV-positive liver for transplantation and were later treated performed as well in recovery as those who did not, a recent study suggests.

The New York Times asked 511 epidemiologists when they might resume hair cuts, shaking hands, air travel, bus rides, and 15 other "normal" activities suspended during COVID-19 social distancing.

"Asymptomatic coronavirus spread is rare." World Health Organization explains the miscommunication.

University of Oxford researchers will recruit more than 10 000 participants and evaluate groups of young and elderly to evaluate immune response across the lifespan.

The recovery rate of patients with severe COVID-19 infection who received remdesivir was 31% faster than those in a placebo group, according to the NIH.

One-quarter of US and UK adults indicated a package from China may transmit the SARS-CoV-2 virus. Click through more perceptions, true and false, from a recent survey.

Phase I clinical trials of the adjuvanted vaccine against the SARS-CoV-2 virus could begin in the second half of 2020, according to the companies.

CDC return-to-work criteria for healthcare workers with confirmed or suspected COVID-19 are publisehd to guide administrative decision making.

A new study found patients hospitalized with severe complications of COVID-19 demonstrated significant clinical improvement with remdesivir treatment. 

Hydroxychloroquine and azithromycin are proposed as treatments for COVID-19 but in patients with existing CV disease could be deadly.

New CDC interim guidance for essential workers exposed to COVID-19 outlines precautions for employee and employer.

Health care workers and first responders will be volunteer participants in the Henry Ford Health System trial of the drug as preventive therapy against COVID-19.

The latest COVID-19 data on confirmed cases, fatalities, and more from the Johns Hopkins COVID-19 interactive map.

The New York state chapter of the AAFP cites grim statistics from China on COVID-19 disease progression in smokers vs nonsmokers.

Researchers have made progress on a COVID-19 vaccine delivered through a Band-Aid-sized skin patch that is quickly effective and producible on a large scale.

The latest COVID-19 data on confirmed cases, fatalities, and more from the Johns Hopkins COVID-19 interactive map.

Inadequate testing supplies and compromised safety of frontline healthcare providers lead hospitals' challenges, according to new OIG report. 

The American Heart Association released 4 training modules that offer guidance as more physicians are helping outside of their expertise.

How many cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed globally? How many in the US? Get your daily COVID-19 update here.

Supplies of isolation gowns for healthcare providers caring for patients with COVID-19 are so low that CDC recommends re-use of single-use gowns.

Authors of a new research letter suggest that although early data show COVID-19 isn't as severe in children, health care providers and caregivers should still be vigilant. 

Ford, Anheuser-Busch, Ralph Lauren, and 7 more companies shift gears to create protective gear, sanitizer, and more to help the frontline workers of the COVID-19 crisis.

The number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 is now >1 million globally. Plus more data from the Johns Hopkins COVID-19 interactive map you should know about today.

The number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the US is now over 200 000. Plus more COVID-19 data you should know about today.