By the Numbers: U.S. Motor Vehicle Crashes During COVID-19
During Jan.–Sept. 2020 Vehicle miles traveled (VMT) decreased 14.5% Fatality rate per 100 million VMT increased to…
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By the Numbers: U.S. Motor Vehicle Crashes During COVID-19
During Jan.–Sept. 2020 Vehicle miles traveled (VMT) decreased 14.5% Fatality rate per 100 million VMT increased to... -
How the COVID-19 mRNA Vaccines Work, and Some Current Concerns
Two COVID-19 vaccine candidates, one from Pfizer-BioNTech and the other from Moderna, have received emergency use authorization... -
Early Identification of Worsening COVID-19 Lung Disease May Save Lives
Editors’ Note: This article was accepted on Dec. 14, 2020, and was accurate at that time. Because...
How the COVID-19 mRNA Vaccines Work, and Some Current Concerns
Two COVID-19 vaccine candidates, one from Pfizer-BioNTech and the other from Moderna, have received emergency use authorization…
Early Identification of Worsening COVID-19 Lung Disease May Save Lives
Editors’ Note: This article was accepted on Dec. 14, 2020, and was accurate at that time. Because…
Pulse Oximetry, Race, and COVID-19
Racial bias is automated into various technologies such as facial recognition.1 Racial bias is also ingrained in our…
COVID-19 Safety Measures Seem To Have Greatly Reduced Flu Cases
Editors’ Note: This article was accepted on Jan. 21, 2020, and was accurate at that time. Because…
Cancer Patients Often Excluded in U.S. State Crisis-standards-of-care Guidelines
U.S. state crisis-standards-of-care (CSC) guidelines, which allocate scarce health resources among patients, often deprioritize or exclude cancer…
Early Tracheostomy May Be Beneficial in Ventilated COVID-19 Patients
Early percutaneous tracheostomy in mechanically ventilated COVID-19 patients is associated with improved outcomes compared to management with…
Glycemia in Early COVID-19 Hospitalization Linked to Mortality
Improved glycemia within the first two or three days of hospitalization is a better predictor of outcomes…
Range of COVID-19 Neurological Complications Seen in Kids
Children may develop neurological complications of COVID-19 ranging from mild to severe, a large brain-imaging study confirms….
Hospitals May Consider Relaxing No-Visitor Policies During Pandemic
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues, hospitals should consider whether their visitor policies are too restrictive and potentially…