COVID-19

Outside of the loss of human life due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the past two years have greatly affected hospitals, health systems and the way providers deliver care. Healthcare executives are grappling with federal monetary assistance, growing burnout rates, workforce shortages and federal oversight of vaccines and testing. This channel is also designed to update clinicians on new research and guidelines regarding COVID patient treatment strategies and risk assessments.

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COVID-19 leads to sharp rise in stress cardiomyopathy

Stress cardiomyopathy—often referred to as broken heart syndrome—was up significantly in March and April 2020.

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Exploring the connection between obesity & severe COVID-19 infections

Obesity is “causally related” to numerous conditions, and those associations all seem relevant as healthcare providers consider how patients could be affected by this ongoing pandemic.

COVID a cunning foe even for determined, well-prepared hospitals

It’s a painful paradox that hospitals can help COVID patients recover while helping the virus spread—and not only to non-COVID patients but also to healthcare workers, support staff and even visitors.

COVID-19 patients with STEMI present specialists with new challenges

COVID-19 patients presenting with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) experience a high rate of stent thrombosis.

Sweden seeing mixed results—including higher mortality—from voluntary COVID response

Once a widespread COVID outbreak is underway, encouraging personal responsibility works about as well at mitigation as mandating widespread lockdowns.

Comparing COVID-19's stroke rate with those of other respiratory infections

The researchers compared hospitalized COVID-19 patients with influenza patients treated in 2018.

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During peak COVID scare, more than a third of excess deaths had other causes

While COVID-19 was dominating the headlines in March and April, other causes accounted for 35% of excess deaths in the U.S., according to findings published July 1 in JAMA.

NASA working with Cleveland health system on COVID response

Decontaminating PPE for frontline healthcare workers—and potentially astronauts—is the mission as the National Aeronautics and Space Administration tests two new ways to sanitize reusable masks during the coronavirus pandemic.

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