‘They look fine, and then they’re unresponsive’, reveal US medics
The suddenness of patient deterioration is shocking doctors and nurses in the US.
Jo Hartley
Jo is Editor-in-Chief of Australian Doctor Group.
Italian doctors denounce local govt over coronavirus crisis
The clinical heads of 11 provincial health authorities in Lombardy have signed a letter suggesting failures within the local health system have con…
SARS-CoV-2 found in wastewater
Two studies highlight the need to monitor and manage wastewater systems especially in hospitals.
Australia dodges worst-case coronavirus scenario
Without social distancing, ICUs would have been overwhelmed with up to 35,000 patients, shows modelling revealed by the Chief Medical Officer Profe…
Coronavirus death rate rises with age to a high of 13%
The Lancet Infectious Diseases report shows the case-fatality ratio is lowest in the under 60s at 0.38%.
Many patients test positive after virus symptoms resolve
Small Chinese study of 16 patients shows some have the virus up to eight days after they had apparently recovered from COVID-19.
It’s a ‘herculean task’, says ICU doctor
Dr David Hepburn, from the Royal Gwent Hospital in Wales, says all coronavirus patients in his hospital are 50 or younger.
Aussie experts develop test to detect COVID-19 severity
Monash University and Alfred Health researchers are repurposing technology they recently developed for allergies and influenza.
70% of doctors in one state don’t have enough PPE
A survey of 600 doctors in Queensland reveals half are buying their own equipment.
China begins reporting on asymptomatic COVID-19 cases
The National Health Commission said 1541 people with asymptomatic infections were under observation as of late Monday.
