Among 1438 patients hospitalized with COVID-19 in metropolitan New York in this publication, treatment with hydroxychloroquine, azithromycin, or both was not associated with significantly lower in-hospital mortality. A retrospective study aimed to describe the association between use of hydroxychloroquine, with
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This was an open-label, randomized trial comparing clinical outcomes of those on triple combination therapy to those on lopinavir-ritonavir alone, which found that early triple antiviral therapy was safe and superior to lopinavir-ritonavir alone in alleviating symptoms and shortening
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This article from Bloomberg Law discusses some of the ways federal and state privacy, security and reimbursement rules have changed to accommodate telehealth and expand access to services during the pandemic, and discusses some of the steps health systems will
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This forthcoming article (currently in pre-proof) discusses scarce resource allocation planning for a public health emergency with a specific focus on extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO), used to treat severe respiratory failure. The authors note that ECMO has only recently been
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This study demonstrated the feasibility and impact of the rapidly expanding the use of telemedicine for urgent and non-urgent care visits during the COVID-19 outbreak. With virtual urgent care utilization double that of emergency room visits during the height of
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The early results of this study suggest that higher chloroquine doses should not be recommended for critically ill patients with COVID-19 because of potential safety hazards, especially if combined with azithromycin and oseltamivir. In this parallel, double-masked, randomized clinical trial
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This large case series provides characteristics and early outcomes of hospitalized patients with COVID-19 in the NYC area. Researchers described the clinical characteristics and outcomes of 5700 patients with COVID-19 admitted to 12 hospitals in the NYC area. All were
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This Cochrane Review details the factors healthcare workers point that influence their ability and willingness to follow infection prevention and control guidelines when managing respiratory infectious diseases. The objective of this review was to identify barriers and facilitators to healthcare
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This article reports on a surge in demand and scarcity of supply for dialysis machines in New York hospitals to treat COVID-19 patients. Most scarce resource allocation concerns regarding COVID-19 to date have focused on ventilators due to the
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This analysis of state laws shows that 43 out of 51 jurisdictions (including Washington DC) have amended their state medical licensure requirements to facilitate improved access to specialty and primary care in community settings during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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