(HealthDay)—No one wants to be in the hospital during the coronavirus pandemic, but people who need emergency surgery may have no choice. If that’s the case for you or a loved one, ask about using regional anesthesia. That’s the advice of experts from the American Society of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine (ASRA) and the […]
Researchers at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus have found that interest in abortion care among advance practice clinicians (APCs) in Colorado is substantial, though barriers must be addressed in order to increase access with APCs (nurse practitioners, nurse midwives, physician’s assistants). The study, out today in Women’s Health Issues, surveyed APCs in Colorado […]
Calls to poison control centers regarding exposure to household cleaners and disinfectants have spiked amid the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a new report. The report authors found that, from January to March this year, poison control centers received 45,550 calls related to cleaner and disinfectant exposure. That’s up 20% compared with calls over the same […]
Coronavirus was first discovered in December 2019, originating in Wuhan, China. The virus has since spread across the world, infecting millions of people. As the world suffers the effects of the pandemic there is a high demand for a vaccine, but there could be a long wait before a vaccine is approved and rolled out. […]
Coronavirus is an infectious disease that has been confirmed in more than two million people across the world. A woman has revealed that she developed a possible symptom of COVID-19 on her skin, when her toe turned a different colour. Jessica, from Los Angeles, USA, tested positive for coronavirus after developing a high fever and […]
The Intubation is the correct treatment method for COVID-19? Mechanical ventilation (Intubation) is considered to be a last resort, in order to save seriously ill COVID-19-Affected. Two studies, however, show that the mortality rate is for such treatment to be unusually high. As a result, around half of, in China, even two-thirds of the patients […]
Coronavirus: schools to open in early may, again, small businesses may now How it’s supposed to go with the measures to control infections with the new Coronavirus SARS-CoV-2, has been decided by the Chancellor today, together with the governments of the German länder. For the time being, most of the measures are, therefore, to 03. […]
(HealthDay)—In a document entitled “Interim Guidance for Basic and Advanced Life Support in Adults, Children, and Neonates With Suspected or Confirmed COVID-19,” published online April 9 in Circulation, recommendations are presented for treating victims of cardiac arrest during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. Dana P. Edelson, M.D., from the University of Chicago, and colleagues […]
Sepsis is a life-threatening illness caused by the human body’s immune response to infection, however if the body overreacts it can lead to death. Nearly 270,000 deaths occur in the United States annually related to sepsis. The Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research scientists have discovered the development of novel antibody strategy to effectively prevent the […]
Through its Healthbox subsidiary, HIMSS is facilitating peer-to-peer sharing of COVID-19 technology solutions and lessons learned on the COVID-19 Digital Think Tank. On today’s HIMSSCast, host Jonah Comstock chats with Healthbox President Neil Patel about how to use the platform, how it came about, and what he’s seen on it so far. Neil and Jonah […]
