Latest Pathology News
Side Effects Seen With Use of Chloroquine Against COVID-19
by modernClinician Editorial Team
The use of the antimalarial drug chloroquine to treat COVID-19 patients has been halted at several Swedish hospitals due to reported side effects such as cramps and loss of peripheral vision. Sahlgrenska University Hospital is one of those facilities. It stopped the use of chloroquine in the treatment of COVID-19 about two weeks ago.
IDSA Issues Recommendations for COVID-19 Testing
by modernClinician Editorial Team
In a statement published online March 19 by the Infectious Diseases Society of America, recommendations are presented for public health and health care professionals to prioritize coronavirus disease 2019 testing.
More Americans Recognizing Importance of COVID-19 Safety Measures
by modernClinician Editorial Team
Americans' understanding of safety measures to protect themselves from COVID-19 is increasing, according to an ongoing survey conducted by researchers at the Center for Economic and Social Research at the University of Southern California Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences and the Leonard D. Schaeffer Center for Health Policy and Economics.
U.S. May Not Have Enough Ventilators for COVID-19 Patients
by modernClinician Editorial Team
There may not be enough ventilators in the United States to cope with the number of novel coronavirus patients who will require them due to pneumonia and other serious respiratory problems, experts say.
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