Search Tag: COVID-19
COVID-19: No Approval for Chloroquine from EMA
2020 03 Apr
The European Medicines Agency has warned against widespread use of the drug chloroquine to treat COVID-19 . You may also like: COVID-19: From Hydroxychloroquine to Plasma Administration An unproven medicine against COVID-19, chloroquine and the less toxic hydroxychloroquine are currently licensed to treat malaria... Read more
COVID-19: The Surviving Sepsis Campaign Guidelines
2020 03 Apr
The severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is causing rapidly spreading illness, and COVID-19 has now affected thousands of people around the world. Clinicians are in urgent need of guidance to deal with this crisis. A panel of 36 experts from 12 countries proposed 53 questions, reviewed literature for direct and indirect... Read more
Dealing with N95 Mask Shortages
2020 03 Apr
Several projects are addressing the problem of N95 mask shortages in hospitals due to the unfolding COVID-19 crisis. Two initiatives look into the options to safely reuse the masks and one connects hospitals with personal protective equipment (PPE) suppliers. You may also like : Medical Equipment Deficit and Provision During... Read more
Breakthrough Genomics Launches a Coronavirus Genetic Susceptibility Assessment
2020 02 Apr
The team at Breakthrough Genomics is contributing to the fight against the COVID-19 virus by looking further into the human genome and researching what genes and mutations may influence your susceptibility and resistance to the most adverse effects of COVID-19. Using its proprietary Machine Learning algorithm (ENLITERTM), the Breakthrough Genomics... Read more
Mindray's Covid-19 Webinar Episode 2 - "Chinese Solution, Global Sharing"
2020 02 Apr
Countries around the world scramble to build interim facilities, including emergency hospital and field hospitals, to treat COVID-19 patients at the current stage. Medical practitioners and hospital management staffs around the world are now looking for comprehensive solutions - from therapeutic approaches to emergency hospital management, to provide... Read more
Airline Staff to Help Man 4,000-Bed COVID-19 Hospital
2020 01 Apr
Airline staff are amongst thousands of personnel to man a new field hospital which opened in East London today for COVID-19 patients. NHS Nightingale, housed in the Excel conference centre, opened its doors to 500 COVID-19 patients with the capacity to increase to 4,000 beds fitted with oxygen and ventilators. The centre will care... Read more
COVID-19: From Hydroxychloroquine to Plasma Administration
2020 01 Apr
A number of colleagues and friends from outside the hospital have asked me whether they should take hydroxychloroquine for their COVID-19. A friend asked me whether he should take lopinavir-ritonavir even though he is not HIV-positive. A hospitalised patient requested administration of remdesivir regardless of the cost involved, and another patient... Read more
Preparing IT Departments for COVID-19
2020 31 Mar
Amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, medical and support staff at hospitals maybe stretched thin but they soldier on, finding ways to cope with unprecedented challenges. In this time of public health crisis, as noted by Henning Schneider, CIO, Asklepios Kliniken, Germany , all hospital units and departments are pulling together in a joint effort... Read more
RSNA Publishes COVID-19 Consensus Reporting
2020 31 Mar
To improve radiologists' understanding of COVID-19 pneumonia, the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) has issued an expert consensus statement on reporting chest CT findings related to the new coronavirus disease. The statement, published online in the journal Radiology: Cardiothoracic Imaging, is endorsed by the RSNA, the American... Read more
EU Urges Free Cross-Border Movement of Healthcare Professionals
2020 30 Mar
On 30 March, the European Commission issued practical guidance to ensure workers’ mobility within the EU, in particular those in critical occupations to fight the novel coronavirus pandemic. You may also like : How To Manage a Remote Healthcare Team These occupations include healthcare, food sector, childcare, elderly care, and... Read more