By Steven Reinberg HealthDay Reporter MONDAY, Aug. 3, 2020 (HealthDay News) — At the peak of the pandemic in the United States and United Kingdom, frontline health care workers, especially minorities, had much higher risks for COVID-19 than other individuals, a new study finds. Paramedics, who are often the first to see sick patients, are… Read More »
What your doctor is reading on Medscape.com: By Marcia Frellick July 31, 2020 — Physicians are the most likely group of healthcare professionals to get a COVID-19 vaccine when one is available, according to a new Medscape poll. More than 7000 healthcare professionals, including clinicians, medical students, and administrators, responded to the poll. US physicians who responded… Read More »
A woman in an aged care home has died and another 275 coronavirus cases have been recorded in Victoria. The death of the woman in her 80s takes Victoria’s COVID-19 toll to 39, with 123 lives lost across Australia. There are 147 Victorians in hospital, 31 of whom are in intensive care, Premier Daniel Andrews… Read More »
THURSDAY, July 2, 2020 — COVID-19 is linked to potentially fatal blood clots. Researchers now believe they’ve found out how they occur, which potentially could lead to better treatment. “While many forms of illness can generate blood clots, the endothelial cells that line the inside of blood vessels play a surprisingly large role in COVID-19… Read More »
I wake to a WhatsApp call. It is my aunt, who lives in India. “We are all worried about you,” she says. “All of us here are praying for you. Make sure that you stay safe.” Coincidentally, she is a nun, so I’ll take her prayers whenever I can get them. I promise her that… Read More »
I am an orthopedic surgeon in New Jersey and recently started a new practice. Less than a week after starting, news of COVID-19 arriving in NYC was everywhere. My family, my hospital system, and the rest of the country was trying to get a handle on this virus when my daughter spiked a fever that… Read More »
Jonathan Porteus, PhD, licensed clinical psychologist and CEO of WellSpace Health, Sacramento, CA. Lan Nguyen, MA, suicide and crisis services program manager, Santa Clara County Suicide and Crisis Services, California. Heather Aston, LMFT, program manager, San Diego Access and Crisis Line, California. Lauren Ochs, MA, counselor, Provident Behavioral Health Crisis Hotline, St. Louis. Harvard T.H… Read More »