The news comes just days after Major League Baseball began its pandemic-shortened season.

It’s been a long, hard battle for cardiologists, one full of change and uncertainty. But the situation is far from over.

As the “panic-demic” descended on the U.S. and Canada in March and April, older adults (ages 60 and up) coped better with the stress than both young adults (18–39 years old) and middle agers (40–59).

Researchers explored everything from waitlist additions to deceased donor recoveries, sharing their findings in JAMA Cardiology. 

As Congress gets to work following its Independence Day break, provider lobbyists are pushing hard for a fifth relief package to stem the bleeding from widespread declines in patient visits. 

“This case should be taken into consideration as blood donation policies are being crafted," the researchers wrote. 

Radiologists and rad techs have been hit hard by the pandemic and need help in maintaining their arsenal of diagnostic tools, the American College of Radiology, Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging, and others wrote recently.  

Where policy on coverage for COVID testing meets real people, the intended effect is snagging on two words: “medically appropriate.”