Search results for "COVID-19"
Advocacy in the time of COVID-19
September marks the sixth month since the United States began shutting down because of COVID-19. ... We spoke out against discrimination against Asian American physicians and patients and for the need to address racial and ethnic disparities in infections
September 2020
Getting patients to ‘yes' on COVID-19 vaccines
With the COVID-19 vaccines, the equivalent trendy worry is “It's going to mess with my DNA,” said Dr. ... The viral spread of ideas, as well as COVID-19, is important to remember in these efforts, Dr.
January 2021
Details on COVID-19 treatments authorized for outpatients
Emergency use authorizations (EUAs) for two oral antiviral treatments for mild to moderate COVID-19. ... Expanded use of remdesivir to treat certain nonhospitalized patients with mild to moderate COVID-19 disease.
March 2022
Latest updates on ACP's priorities, initiatives
On Jan. 12, ACP made recommendations about the provision, distribution, and payment of COVID-19 vaccines that address the role of physicians as vaccinators, the importance of communication and collaboration among ... to prevent and contain the spread of
February 2021
Telemedicine tips for internists in the era of COVID-19
With the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic in full swing, internists are using telemedicine to provide safe care from a distance. ... ACP's telehealth resources include a COVID-19 toolkit, which offers coding and billing tips for physician
May 2020
Rethinking advance care planning
ACP Member Angelo Volandes, MD, a physician-researcher and medical ethicist at Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School in Boston, said that the COVID-19 pandemic has changed the urgency ... That's different in a post COVID-19 world
May 2022
Infusion sets, heparin recalled
Ltd. There have been performance concerns with the accuracy of this COVID-19 antibody test. ... provides bi-level positive air pressure in spontaneously breathing adults with COVID-19 who weigh more than 30 kg.
October 2020
New warnings on benzodiazepines
said. An emergency use authorization for the BinaxNOW COVID-19 Ag Card antigen test. ... A reissued emergency use authorization for the Abbott ID Now COVID-19 test.
November 2020
Medical homes for homeless patients during COVID-19
COVID-19 has changed medical care for everyone, but one group uniquely affected is patients experiencing homelessness. ... COVID-19 has also thrown racial and ethnic disparities in health care into stark relief.
September 2020
False positives on syphilis test after COVID-19 vaccination
Laboratories BioPlex 2200 Syphilis Total & RPR kit in some people who received a COVID-19 vaccine. ... Revisions to the Johnson & Johnson (Janssen) COVID-19 vaccine fact sheets for vaccination providers and recipients/caregivers.
February 2022