Infectious Disease

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.

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

Researchers at the University of Connecticut received funding for a yearlong study on how behavior and social attitudes change when a pandemic threat looms.

Telehealth patient visits that use telephone audio only now will be reimbursed by CMS, a move lauded by the American College of Physicians. 

How many cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed globally and nationally? Get your daily COVID-19 update here.

The US Department of Health and Human Services accepted 31 million doses of hydroxychloroquine sulfate and chloroquine phosphate that may help treat COVID-19.

Almost half of Americans are anxious about contracting COVID-19, suggests a new American Psychiatric Association poll. More results at-a-glance here.

Abbott is ramping up production of the new test that can deliver a positive COVID-19 result in 5 minutes.

Confirmed cases of COVID-19 have surged past 100 000 in the US. Plus more COVID-19 data you should know about today. 

In a recent health advisory, the CDC urged physicians to advise patients on the harms associated with using non-pharmaceutical chloroquine phosphate to prevent COVID-19.

There are now >86 000 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the US, the largest amount of any nation to date. 

Tissue-type plasminogen activator could help patients critically ill with COVID-19 avoid the need for a ventilator or get them off sooner, a new research paper concludes.

The convalescent plasma may contain antibodies to the virus that causes COVID-19 that will make it easier for infected patients to recover.