How Often Does COVID-19 Combine Forces With Other Viruses? Largest study yet suggests lower likelihood... for now Jul 09, 2020
COVID-19 in Nursing Homes: CMS Names Names Agency rolls out data reports for individual facilities Jun 05, 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
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
Universal Face Shields for COVID-19: The New and Improved Mask? Not just for HCPs; potentially more effective and more comfortable for members of the public May 01, 2020
The Great Ventilator Fiasco of COVID-19 Is this one of the biggest challenges facing science? Apr 29, 2020
Will Life and Medicine Go Back to Normal After COVID-19? Milton Packer has a surprising twist for those who yearn for "normalcy" Apr 29, 2020
It's Always 'Safety Third' in Emergency Medicine COVID-19 or not, the first priority is patients Apr 28, 2020
CDC Recommends Dr. Oz Wear 'Duct Tape Mask' "These new guidelines should have been in place years ago" Apr 21, 2020
Fear of the False Negative COVID-19 Test Reports suggest dire impact on healthcare workforce -- and patient care -- if tests miss infectious providers Apr 20, 2020
COVID-19 Drive-Thru Test Site Shut Down Local health officials take action after clinic operators fail to produce documentation Apr 16, 2020
Study: Masks Fail to Filter Virus in Coughing COVID-19 Patients About that mask recommendation... Apr 06, 2020
Strong, Determined: Portraits of COVID-19 Healthcare Workers Staff photographer at hospital deluged with cases: "I wanted to show what our people are going through" Mar 24, 2020
New Guidelines on CPR When COVID-19 Is Known or Suspected Avoiding infection during aerosol-generating procedures Mar 23, 2020
Rheumatologists: On the COVID-19 Front Line Experience with rheumatic drugs may help in the most severe cases Mar 22, 2020
No Benefit to HIV Medication for COVID-19 Infection Open-label trial found no difference in time to clinical improvement with lopinavir-ritonavir Mar 18, 2020
You Think China Has a COVID-19 Censorship Problem? We Aren't Much Better Are we killing ourselves with silence? Mar 16, 2020
Study: COVID-19 Is Also Spread by Fecal-Oral Route Also new: Like SARS, COVID-19 may induce liver damage Mar 09, 2020
CDC: Contact Tracing Not Needed for HCPs Exposed to COVID-19 Agency has advice for healthcare professionals Mar 06, 2020
COVID-19: A Pandemic Preparedness Mindset Primary, secondary, and tertiary prevention strategies all play a role Mar 03, 2020
Surgical Attire Changes a Bust for Infection Control? One center reports what happened with shift to bouffants, surgical jackets Feb 12, 2020
Antiseptic Cloths No Help Cutting SSI Rates After C-Section But infection rates were surprisingly low overall, even with placebo wipes Feb 07, 2020
Track the Coronavirus Outbreak on Johns Hopkins Live Dashboard Realtime infection and death data from five sources Feb 04, 2020
Staving Off Sepsis; Bleeding and Fibroids: It's Double T Healthwatch! This week's topics also include blood levels of sunscreen ingredients, and fish oil and sperm quality Jan 25, 2020 podcast
'Dead Doctors Don't Lie' Pediatrician threatened over vaccine TikTok in "global, coordinated attack" Jan 21, 2020
Yuck: Docs' White Coats Rarely See the Washing Machine New York hospital survey found most go a week or more between launderings Jan 10, 2020
Taking Food and Drink Away From Doctors and Nurses Is Just Cruel Don't deny them a simple but important pleasure, says Edwin Leap, MD Dec 12, 2019
C. Diff Carriers May Pose Hidden Infection Threat Small study finds almost 40% of carriers developed symptoms within 6 months Dec 11, 2019
Study: Fecal Transplants Cut Sepsis Risk in Patients With C. Diff FMT also tied to shorter length of hospital stay, better overall survival vs antibiotics Nov 04, 2019
Do Fungi Play a Role in C. Diff Infection? Small study finds evidence of role fungus might play in dysbiosis associated with C. difficile Aug 28, 2019
10 Years Later, Is There Still No 'ESKAPE' From Bad Bugs? Expert who coined acronym notes progress, challenges in antibiotic research, stewardship Jun 23, 2019
Antibiotics After Operative Vaginal Delivery: To Give or Not to Give Results indicate "urgent need to change WHO antibiotic guidelines," author says May 14, 2019
Allergy to Heart Device Can Be Overcome Small study shows diagnosis, reimplantation can yield good outcome Apr 03, 2019
No Support for Pre-Op Antibiotics in Chest Port Placement But other factors correlate with infection risk Mar 28, 2019
HIV Exposure in Womb Tied to Metabolic Disease in Later Life Upped risk for immune dysfunction as well, possibly due to inflammation Mar 25, 2019
Antibacterial Envelope Cuts Heart Device Infections Adjunctive use resulted in 40% lower incidence of major cardiac implantable electronic devices infection versus only standard care Mar 17, 2019
