COVID-19/Coronavirus

Disparities in COVID-19 cases are seen in one or more underrepresented racial/ethnic groups in almost all hot spots in the United States, according to research published in the Aug. 14 early-release issue of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. Jazmyn T. Moore, M.P.H., from the CDC COVID-19 Response Team,...

MDNewsline recently sat down with Pulmonary/Critical Care Physician and American Lung Association spokesperson, Dr. Cedric “Jamie” Rutland. Dr. Rutland is based in Southern California and received his medical degree and completed residency in internal medicine from the University Of Iowa Carver College Of Medicine in Iowa City, IA. He continued to pursue his education at...

The emergence of telemedicine has accelerated during the coronavirus pandemic. HD Live! sat down with Rujuta Saksena, M.D., an oncologist at Overlook Medical Center in Summit, New Jersey, and Ateev Mehrotra, M.D., associate professor of health care policy at Harvard Medical School in Boston, to discuss the future of telemedicine and its impact on health...

The COVID-19 pandemic is having an impact on the psychological health of patients with relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis (RRMS), according to a study published online July 21 in Multiple Sclerosis and Related Disorders. Aleksandar Stojanov, M.D., from Clinical Center Nis in Serbia, and colleagues surveyed 95 patients with RRMS to assess psychological status before and during the...

Factors linked to structural racism and social determinants of health are associated with an increased risk for COVID-19 in Latino communities, according to a study published online July 23 in the Annals of Epidemiology. Carlos E. Rodriguez-Diaz, Ph.D., from the Milken Institute School of Public Health at George Washington University in Washington, D.C., and colleagues compared...

Hispanics and blacks are most likely to stay home if experiencing medical emergencies, like a heart attack or stroke, to avoid the risk of contracting COVID-19 at the hospital, according to a poll released by the American Heart Association (AHA). The Harris Poll conducted the online survey of 2,050 adults on behalf of the AHA...

Pharma company says there is further evidence remdesivir may reduce deaths, hasten recovery There is more good news on the effectiveness of the antiviral drug remdesivir against COVID-19, according to new clinical trial results from the drug’s maker. Gilead Sciences said Friday that in a trial involving more than 1,100 patients, remdesivir was associated with...

The World Health Organization will lead an international investigation into the origins of the COVID-19 pandemic in China. Two WHO experts — one in animal health and another in epidemiology — were to arrive in Beijing on Friday and will meet with Chinese officials to make preparations for the mission, the Associated Press reported. A key part...

Persons with HIV (PWH) hospitalized with COVID-19 have similar outcomes to demographically-matched patients without HIV, according to a study published online June 28 in Clinical Infectious Diseases. Keith Sigel, M.D., Ph.D., from the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York City, and colleagues compared outcomes for PWH and COVID-19 with a matched comparison...