Universal masking policies may be linked to significant decreases in COVID-19 transmission in hospital settings, a study published in JAMA Network Open found.
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Meadville (Pa.) Medical Center closed one of its clinics after an employee tested positive for COVID-19, the hospital said July 15.
The COVID-19 pandemic is raising new liability questions for providers on how to handle situations in which patients refuse to wear a mask, attorney and former nurse practitioner Carolyn Buppert, MSN, wrote in an op-ed for Medscape.
Since March, researchers worldwide have published several studies exploring how the new coronavirus interacts with the air. These findings have evolved as the world continues to learn more about the new virus.
Employees at a California hospital claim poor management is driving an outbreak as new masks run low and COVID-19 patients are mixed with non-COVID-19 patients, according to the Voice of OC.
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About one-third of people using pre-exposure prophylaxis in states with shelter-in-place orders stopped taking the medication during the pandemic, a survey from the American Academy of HIV Medicine found.
The CDC is calling on clinicians to help boost U.S. vaccination rates for flu and other diseases, which have dropped during the pandemic, according to the American Medical Association.
Despite hospitals' best infection control efforts, a small portion of COVID-19 patients in the U.S. are contracting the virus inside healthcare facilities, according to CDC data obtained by The Wall Street Journal.
The University of Southern California and Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania have filmed a 360-degree virtual reality video that demonstrates COVID-19 treatment practices to prepare medical staff in remote locations for surge responses, The Daily Pennsylvanian reports.
Fifteen employees at Salem (Ore.) Hospital have COVID-19, according to a June 24 report from the Oregon Health Authority.