Slideshows

The COVID-19 pandemic continues to be fertile ground for odd and often dangerous myths about transmission, prevention, and treatment. We found 5 new ones.

The first standalone at-home sample collection kit received FDA approval, new research shows children are not spared from COVID-19 risk, and 4 more snapshots of key pandemic coverage from May.

As COVID-19 stay-at-home restrictions lift, primary care practices should be strategic about when and how to open. The AMA provides a step-by-step guide.

States with high concentrations of vulnerable populations, eg, older, sicker, but also poorer with basic needs unmet, face challenges as the COVID-19 lock-down lifts.

Worry is mounting among PCPs about what’s coming after the initial COVID-19 pandemic wave, suggest results from week 8 of the Primary Care Collaborative’s Primary Care & COVID-19 Survey.

As neurologic findings among patients with COVID-19 emerge, comparison to sequelae seen with other coronaviruses is instructive.

The most recent responses from primary care physicians to the hard questions about patients and practice (Survey May 6-12, 2020).

A blog post on COVID-19 transmission by a US biology professor at UMass Dartmouth went viral this week. Find out what your patients are reading and test yourself, too.

Over half of US adults who responded to a new survey said COVID-19 has impacted their mental health. To what extent? Find out in our new slideshow.

Americans are stocking up on prescriptions, wearing masks when they go out, are afraid for their mental health, and some will refuse a COVID-19 vaccine.

The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic is deeply affecting the mental health of patients and health care workers alike. Scroll through this quick slideshow for a range of coping strategies.

More than half of primary care practices surveyed said less than 50% of visits during the previous week (in late April), were reimbursable. Nearly half rate the COVID-19 stress on their practice as severe.

Optimal health, not an "ideal" weight, should be the goal for patients with obesity and the approach should be gradual, incremental.

Study: Nearly 90% of inpatients with COVID-19 on mechanical ventilation died; obesity, diabetes, hypertension common among the 5700 patients.

More than 10% of survey repondents with chronic illness (eg, asthma, diabetes), would avoid seeking needed care because of fears related to COVID-19. 

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.

A first-in-class saliva test for COVID-19 detection, the first oral immunotherapy for peanut allergies, and 7 more new drugs PCPs should know about.

Fact or fiction? Exposure to the sun can prevent COVID-19. Plus 8 more Q&A’s from the WHO in part 2 of our COVID-19 myth-busting series.