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A Nurse’s Story: Hospitalized with COVID-19
A highly experienced nurse knew to remain calm and turn her healing power inward as she fought COVID-19 in patient isolation for six long days in a hospital.
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Mysterious Syndrome Strikes Children with COVID-19
Although the pandemic of SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) has been relatively benign in children compared to adults, there is growing concern about an emerging syndrome that causes severe, sometimes fatal, outcomes in pediatric patients.
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IPs Face Threat of COVID-19, Flu Season Convergence
Infection preventionists are preparing for an unknown but widely predicted possibility this fall and winter: a large second wave of SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) hitting hospitals amid the 2020-2021 influenza season.
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Cheap, Common Steroid Shows Efficacy Against COVID-19
British researchers are excited about their discovery, but full results have not been published.
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Industrial-Grade Mask Could Be Viable Alternative to N95 Respirators
The persistent shortage of personal protective equipment during the COVID-19 pandemic has led some to search for viable workarounds.
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COVID-19 Lockdown Measures May Have Prevented 530 Million Additional Infections
Researchers studied actions taken in six countries and the resulting outcomes.
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Rule No. 1: Take Care of Staff
There is no denying the fear and anxiety that frontline staff are experiencing as they race to care for COVID-19 patients. It is a part of their job, but one that puts them at risk for contracting a serious disease that is not yet well-understood. Most are acutely aware of this risk.
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The ‘Parallel Pandemic’: Clinicians May Face Post-Traumatic Stress
Medical experts are expecting a second wave of mental health issues to hit healthcare workers after the novel coronavirus abates. Some are warning that a “parallel pandemic” of post-traumatic stress will beset healthcare workers who witnessed COVID-19 deaths and suffering in patients and colleagues.
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Study Revealed Large Increase in Care Management Utilization
In a study of Medicare data, researchers found that transitional care management utilization increased fourfold from 2013-2018, from 298,000 in 2013 to 1.3 million in 2018.