Search results for "Coronavirus"
Register now for ACP and Annals of Internal Medicine's forum on the end of the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency
The virtual live event will be held on May 19 from 3:30 to 5 p.m. ET.
https://acpinternist.org/weekly/archives/2023/05/09/5.htm
9 May 2023
Studies look at effectiveness of bivalent booster, fluvoxamine plus inhaled budesonide for COVID-19
After four weeks, bivalent booster vaccines were 47.5% effective against hospitalization or death from COVID-19, a study in North Carolina found, while a Brazilian trial showed that fluvoxamine plus inhaled budesonide significantly reduced the risk of progression to severe disease among high-risk patients with symptomatic COVID-19.
https://acpinternist.org/weekly/archives/2023/04/18/2.htm
18 Apr 2023
COVID-19 rebound occurs with or without antivirals, doesn't affect outcomes, studies find
Rebound of both COVID-19 symptoms and viral load was rare in untreated, unvaccinated outpatients, one study showed, while another found similar rates of viral rebound in patients treated with nirmatrelvir-ritonavir, molnupiravir, or neither antiviral.
https://acpinternist.org/weekly/archives/2023/02/21/2.htm
21 Feb 2023
Payment parity for phone calls, COVID-19 research on remdesivir, other drugs
COVID-19-related disparities were also in the news this week.
https://acpinternist.org/weekly/archives/2020/05/04/1.htm
4 May 2020
Treating the lingering effects of COVID-19
An expert offered tips on helping patients who catch the novel coronavirus and then can't shake the symptoms.
https://acpinternist.org/archives/2021/01/treating-the-lingering-effects-of-covid-19.htm
1 Jan 2021
Palliative care for a pandemic
Diane E. Meier, MD, FACP, director of the Center to Advance Palliative Care, discusses how palliative care can be applied to the COVID-19 pandemic.
https://acpinternist.org/archives/2020/05/palliative-care-for-a-pandemic.htm
1 May 2020
My ‘Zoom’ presidency
ACP's President reflects on how the pandemic has changed her ability to interact with members, patients, and even her own family.
https://acpinternist.org/archives/2020/09/my-zoom-presidency.htm
1 Sep 2020
COVID-19 upends every aspect of visits
Several months into the COVID-19 pandemic, it's still uncertain to what degree it will reshape the practice of medicine and office management in the near and long terms.
https://acpinternist.org/archives/2020/07/covid-19-upends-every-aspect-of-visits.htm
1 Jul 2020
Healing the homeless during COVID-19
Communities are protecting homeless residents from crowded shelter conditions during the pandemic by using Federal Emergency Management Agency funding to provide shelter in hotel and motel rooms.
https://acpinternist.org/archives/2020/09/healing-the-homeless-during-covid-19.htm
1 Sep 2020
Primary care's role in COVID-19 vaccination
Patients report that they trust their primary care practitioner the most, because a physician can address their problems in a real, personal way.
https://acpinternist.org/archives/2021/04/primary-cares-role-in-covid-19-vaccination.htm
1 Apr 2021