Critical Care
Feature
Secondary infections common in COVID-19, implications unclear
Lessons from the global influenza epidemic of 1918 may still apply.
News
Hospitalists stretch into new roles on COVID-19 front lines
Hospitalists have been the backbone of the response to COVID-19 in the U.S.
News from the FDA/CDC
FDA approves new antibiotic for HABP/VABP treatment
Recarbrio was previously approved by the FDA to treat patients with complicated urinary tract infections and complicated intra-abdominal...
Latest News
Vitamin D: A low-hanging fruit in COVID-19?
Experts weigh in on how much vitamin D people need in light of results from new studies.
Latest News
Hazard pay included in new COVID-19 relief bill
A few states and hospital systems are already offering this kind of compensation.
Feature
ER docs ask, “Where are our patients?”
“The safest place in the world to be right now is the ED.” – Dr. Donald M. Yealy.
From the Journals
Modify risk factors to manage ICU delirium in patients with COVID-19
Don’t underestimate impact of social isolation on ICU delirium risk in COVID-19 patients
News
How to expand the APP role in a crisis
The COVID crisis could help to advance the conversation about the appropriate role for APPs and their scope of practice in hospital medicine.
Feature
With life in the balance, a pediatric palliative care program expands its work to adults
“It brings up feelings like I had after 9/11 – a unified approach to surviving this as people, as a community, the idea that ‘we will get through...
Commentary
Volunteering during the pandemic: What doctors need to know
Just as others helped me achieve my goal of volunteering, I hope I can guide those who would like to do similar work by sharing details about my...
Feature
Pandemic-related stress rising among ICU clinicians
Most survey respondents “are taking special measures to limit the potential spread of the virus to their loved ones.”