"The current review outlines the major clinical findings in post-COVID-19 patients and provides a guidelines to the evaluation and management of prolonged symptoms," says study authors Elyse LaFond, Karissa Weidman, and Lindsay Lief.
Eleven months into the COVID-19 pandemic, the country faces accelerating rates of infections, hospitalizations, and deaths. Little is known about the experiences of critical care physicians caring for the sickest COVID-19 patients. Our goal is to understand how high stress levels and shortages faced by these physicians during Spring 2020 have evolved.
An Analysis From Get With The Guidelines–Stroke demonstrates younger age, greater stroke severity, longer times to evaluation and treatment, and worse morbidity and mortality in patients with AIS/COVID-19 compared with those with AIS/no COVID-19.
Monoclonal antibodies are proteins made by cloning a single B cell (hence “mono clonal”) into cultures that synthesize the antibody in sufficient quantities for research and, eventually, formulation into powerful medicine…. Last year, noted Harvard biologist William Haseltine predicted that monoclonal antibodies would be the first therapy specifically developed for SARS-CoV-2. He was right.
Since coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has caused dramatic changes in everyday life, a major concern is whether patients have adequate access to mental healthcare despite shelter-in-place ordinances, school closures, and social distancing practices.
This nutrition update highlights the important role of dietary factors in achieving optimum health and also explores possible approaches to augmenting innate host defenses.
Remotely controlled hospital wards may sound like something out of science fiction, but they are already becoming reality, and an innovation that could save time and even lives during the COVID-19 pandemic.
An evidence-based review of the care of hospitalized adults with this disease, including pharmacological management, critical illness management, oxygen therapy, prone positioning, and an overview of investigational agents
Nursing units previously designated for medical/surgical populations had to adjust quickly to provide evidence-based care for COVID-19 patients attempting self-proning.
