CCSC Encourage Flu Shots Amid COVID-19 Spread

CCSC Encourage Flu Shots Amid COVID-19 Spread

The members of the Critical Care Societies Collaborative (CCSC), which includes the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN), American College of Chest Physicians (CHEST), American Thoracic Society (ATS), and Society... read more

Risk of Death More Than Doubled in People with Both Flu and COVID-19

Risk of Death More Than Doubled in People with Both Flu and COVID-19

People infected with both flu and SARS-CoV-2 are more than twice as likely to die as someone with the new coronavirus alone, emerging evidence from England has shown. An analysis by Public Health England (PHE) of cases... read more

Comparison of Clinical Features of COVID-19 vs Seasonal Influenza A and B in US Children

Comparison of Clinical Features of COVID-19 vs Seasonal Influenza A and B in US Children

In this cohort study of 315 children with COVID-19 and 1402 children with seasonal influenza, there were no statistically significant differences in the rates of hospitalization, admission to the intensive care unit, and... read more

Sepsis and COVID-19: Perspectives From a Sepsis Coordinator

Sepsis and COVID-19: Perspectives From a Sepsis Coordinator

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has brought difficulties and disruptions to all corners of the world. As a sepsis coordinator, I can attest that the scientific and healthcare community in the United States has been particularly... read more

COVID-19 – Effective Triage During a Pandemic

COVID-19 – Effective Triage During a Pandemic

The UK is likely on the brink of a major COVID-19 outbreak. About 6% to 10% of infected people are likely to be critically ill, most of whom will require ventilation support in an intensive care environment. Italy is already... read more

Blood Vessel Attack Could Trigger Coronavirus’ Fatal Second Phase

Blood Vessel Attack Could Trigger Coronavirus’ Fatal Second Phase

Frank Ruschitzka told his pathologist to be ready before the first COVID-19 patient died. In early March, Ruschitzka, who leads the cardiology department at University Hospital Zürich, noticed that patients with the disease... read more

What’s Next for EDs in the COVID-19 Pandemic?

As of late May, most countries have falling numbers of new cases of COVID-19 and are at various stages of easing lockdown orders. This seems a good time to look back on the pandemic experience so far and at what lessons we... read more

Influenza: The Hundred-Year Hunt to Cure the Deadliest Disease in History

Influenza: The Hundred-Year Hunt to Cure the Deadliest Disease in History

A veteran ER doctor explores the troubling, terrifying, and complex history and present-day research of the flu virus, from the origins of the Great Flu that killed millions, to vexing questions such as: are we prepared for... read more

Impact of Early Neuraminidase Inhibitor Treatment on Clinical Outcomes in Patients with Influenza B-related Pneumonia

Impact of Early Neuraminidase Inhibitor Treatment on Clinical Outcomes in Patients with Influenza B-related Pneumonia

The aim of this study is to evaluate the impact of early (within 2 days after disease onset) neuraminidase inhibitor (NAI) administration on clinical outcomes in patients with laboratory-confirmed influenza B-related pneumonia... read more

COVID-19: A Message From Concerned Physicians

COVID-19: A Message From Concerned Physicians

The COVID-19 pandemic has reached a point where containment is no longer possible. The COVID-19 threat is real, and rapidly getting worse. Many of you are very nervous, some are unsure of the validity of the information you... read more

Flu: The Story of the Great Influenza Pandemic of 1918 and the Search for the Virus That Caused It

Flu: The Story of the Great Influenza Pandemic of 1918 and the Search for the Virus That Caused It

The fascinating, true story of the world's deadliest disease. In 1918, the Great Flu Epidemic felled the young and healthy virtually overnight. An estimated forty million people died as the epidemic raged. Children... read more

The Great Influenza: The Story of the Deadliest Pandemic in History

The Great Influenza: The Story of the Deadliest Pandemic in History

The story of the deadliest pandemic in history, a study of the 1918 pandemic, the year’s outstanding book on science or medicine. John M. Barry has had considerable influence on both pandemic policy and flood protection.... read more

Clinical Characteristics of Patients With 2019 Novel Coronavirus

Clinical Characteristics of Patients With 2019 Novel Coronavirus

In this single-center case series of 138 hospitalized patients with confirmed 2019 novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV)–infected pneumonia (NCIP) in Wuhan, China, presumed hospital-related transmission of 2019-nCoV was suspected... read more

Coronavirus Can Spread Between Humans

Coronavirus Can Spread Between Humans

The leader of a Chinese government team of experts announced Monday that human-to-human transmission of a new coronavirus has been confirmed. The finding could raise fears that the infection might not require contact with... read more