Hospital Medicine News

Since the emergence of COVID-19 in the United States, many patients have forgone routine medical visits out of fear of being exposed to the virus.

Just 16.6% of commercially insured patients receive follow-up care after being released from the ED for a nonfatal opioid overdose, according to a study published in JAMA Network Open.

As states begin reopening amid the COVID-19 pandemic, and with the summer months approaching, people are leaving their homes more often to travel to beaches and vacation areas.

CMS recently announced it would expand Medicare coverage to include a range of services through audio-only telehealth visits, one of many changes the agency made to adapt patient care amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

The CDC released national guidance for reopening schools, mass transit, child care, camps, workplaces and bars and restaurants during the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Infectious Diseases Society of America and HIV Medicine Association released a joint statement calling on the federal government to be more transparent about the distribution of remdesivir, which Infectious Disease News Editorial Board Member Peter Chin-Hong, MD, said is the “best that we have right now” for COVID-19. It was the top story in infectious disease last week.

In a published paper, researchers argued that undocumented immigrants with kidney failure are presented with unique risks during the COVID-19 pandemic as they attempt to obtain necessary dialysis treatments.

Patients with asthma who sleep 5 hours or less per night may be at an increased risk for asthma attacks compared with those who sleep 6 to 8 hours per night, according to research published in the Annals of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology.

A study of patients admitted to New York hospitals with COVID-19 found acute kidney injury was common. Findings also suggested AKI developed in early stages of the disease and in conjunction with respiratory failure.

As health care workers begin to understand the scope of COVID-19 in their areas and how to respond to it, a new anxiety has set in: How long will the pandemic last?