COVID-19 has brought unprecedented stress to society at large and perhaps most of all to frontline healthcare teams in a variety of settings. We spoke to an expert about teamwork during such trying times.
Regulations on telehealth services were rapidly deregulated early into the COVID-19 pandemic, but questions remain about quality of care and patient disparities.
There is wide variation in the safety performance of electronic health record (EHR) systems used in U.S. hospitals.
Cardiac arrests and arrhythmias observed in patients with COVID-19 were found to result from infection by the virus as well as systemic conditions.
A total of 62 cases of mumps were found to have occurred across 6 states and linked to exposure of wedding attendees to an asymptomatic and fully vaccinated individual.
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome/Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (CFS/ME) is a disorder characterized by marked fatigue, exertion induced malaise, cognitive clouding (or brain fog), impaired academic/work performance, disrupted sleep, and joint/muscle pain.
French investigators report on the impact of the COVID-19 lockdown and school closures on pediatric emergency department visits and hospital admissions.
Treatment with the thrombin inhibitor dabigatran was associated with a decreased incidence of Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia compared with treatment with the factor Xa inhibitors rivaroxaban and apixaban.
Outpatient azithromycin use is associated with an increased risk for cardiovascular and noncardiovascular mortality.
A team of investigators reviewed data from institutions within the VA healthcare system to assess the ability of 2 algorithms to identify patients with intravenous drug use-associated infective endocarditis.
