Clinical

Born Into A Pandemic: Virus Complicates Births For Moms And Babies

Apr 28, 2020 at 02:05 pm by pj

(Courtesy of the Pease family)   JoNel Aleccia, Kaiser Health News and Laura Ungar  Mallory Pease’s contractions grew stronger as her husband, Mitchell.... Read More

Seniors With COVID-19 Show Unusual Symptoms, Doctors Say

Apr 28, 2020 at 02:00 pm by pj

    Judith Graham, Kaiser Health News   Older adults with COVID-19, the illness caused by the coronavirus, have several “atypical” symptoms, com.... Read More

Anti-Vaccine Activists Latch Onto Coronavirus To Bolster Their Movement

Apr 28, 2020 at 01:56 pm by pj

    Liz Szabo, Kaiser Health News  While most of the world hungers for a vaccine to put an end to the death and economic destruction wrought by COVID-19, som.... Read More

AMA Issues Recommendations for Stronger Federal Leadership on COVID-19 Serological Testing

Apr 28, 2020 at 01:02 pm by pj

  As the COVID-19 pandemic continue to evolve, the American Medical Association (AMA) today released a letter sent to Assistant Health Secretary Adm. Brett P..... Read More

HCA Healthcare North Florida Division Hospitals Join Convalescent Plasma Study for COVID-19 Patients

Apr 28, 2020 at 12:19 am by pj

   Hospitals promote need for plasma donations from recovered COVID-19 individuals to potentially help critically ill patients    HCA Healthcare North F.... Read More

American Lung Association Researcher at Helm of Protein Discovery that Constrains COVID-19

Apr 27, 2020 at 12:17 am by LungsOrlando

Breakthrough could inform Coronavirus treatment strategies   By JANELLE HOM   COVID-19 is currently the top story worldwide. Other events of the new year seeming.... Read More

If Tested Positive for COVID-19, 1 of 4 Millennials Would not Self-Quarantine

Apr 26, 2020 at 09:45 pm by pj

From TESTING.COM Within the last few weeks, the global coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic has turned life upside down for millions of people. The h.... Read More

The American Lung Association launches a $25M initiative to end COVID-19

Apr 23, 2020 at 01:56 pm by pj

 By JANELLE HOM Infectious disease…that’s how it all started for the American Lung Association. In 1904, tuberculosis was the leading cause of death in the.... Read More

Global Protective Gear creates innovative fabric to combat isolation gown shortages

Apr 23, 2020 at 01:50 pm by pj

  Innovative California company creates coated fabric to replace the non woven goods that are increasingly difficult to find  Global Protective Gear has.... Read More

Coronavirus Crisis Opens Access To Online Opioid Addiction Treatment

Apr 23, 2020 at 01:47 pm by pj

  Phil Galewitz, Kaiser Health News  Opioid addiction isn’t taking a break during the coronavirus pandemic. But the U.S. response to the viral crisis is mak.... Read More

Pediatric Dental Tips in the Time of Quarantine

Apr 22, 2020 at 12:01 am by pj

By Bozena Munguba, DMD, General Dentistry at Community Health Centers – Leesburg   It is hard to see the benefits of being quarantined inside your house for weeks.... Read More

FDA Daily Coronavirus Update

Apr 21, 2020 at 09:52 am by pj

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced the following actions taken in its ongoing response effort to the COVID-19 pandemic: The FDA issued information on the use o.... Read More

FDA Authorizes First Test for Patient At-Home Sample Collection

Apr 21, 2020 at 09:50 am by pj

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration authorized the first diagnostic test with a home collection option for COVID-19. Specifically, the FDA re-issued the emergency use a.... Read More

Orlando Health helps Educate COVID-19 Recovered Patients, Community on ways to Donate Convalescent Plasma

Apr 20, 2020 at 10:50 pm by pj

  Orlando Health is working to educate patients and community members about ways they may be able to help make COVID-19 convalescent plasma a treatment option for others.... Read More

AMA Urges Governors to Adopt Emergency Response Protections for Physicians

Apr 20, 2020 at 10:47 pm by pj

In response to overwhelming circumstances, hazards and burdens that have placed the physician workforce under extreme pressure during COVID-19 pandemic, the American Medical A.... Read More

COVID-19: 155 Drugs, 79 Vaccines Under Development Worldwide

Apr 20, 2020 at 08:14 am by pj

A total of 155 drugs and 79 vaccines are currently being developed worldwide to combat COVID-19. The Austrian Institute for Health Technology Assessment (AIHTA) has compiled t.... Read More

‘It’s Not Over Until It’s Over’: 5 Things To Know About Hitting The COVID-19 Peak

Apr 19, 2020 at 11:07 pm by pj

  Phil Galewitz, Kaiser Health News  As New York, California and other states begin to see their numbers of new COVID-19 cases level off or even slip, it might app.... Read More

AMA highlights mental health resources to help physicians during COVID-19

Apr 19, 2020 at 03:08 pm by pj

  CHICAGO — The American Medical Association (AMA) has resources available to help physicians cope with increased levels of distress and anxiety during t.... Read More

Keeping Senior Loved Ones Close When a Physical Visit Isn’t Possible

Apr 19, 2020 at 01:57 pm by pj

  On a typical day, the average person doesn’t think about how it feels to go days with little human connection or interaction. With most.... Read More

Parrish Medical Center’s COVID-19 Online Risk Assessment Enabling Treatment or Home Stay

Apr 19, 2020 at 01:13 pm by pj

    TITUSVILLE – Parrish Medical Center’s (PMC) free COVID-19 risk assessment has already been completed by thousands of Brevard County residents. .... Read More