The signs of death being near can be different for each person. No one can really predict what may happen at the end of life, how long the final stage of life will last, or when death will actually happen. Sometimes death comes quickly due to an unexpected event or problem. Other times the… Read More »What to Expect When a Person With Cancer is Nearing Death
In the Ob/Gyn department at Main Line Health, a suburban Philadelphia hospital, rules surrounding personal protective equipment (PPE) have evolved — from minimal use to measured caution — over the past few weeks. When COVID-19 first hit Pennsylvania, hospital administrators limited surgical mask use to providers treating patients with confirmed COVID-19. Then, the policy became… Read More »Rapidly Changing PPE Policies Sow Confusion
Chinese doctors at the primary hospital treating severe coronavirus patients in the city of Wuhan said they have been using the HIV drug Kaletra/Aluvia since January and believe it is beneficial, despite a previous study that it was ineffective. They have been prescribing Kaletra, an off-patent version of lopinavir/ritonavir produced by AbbVie, as well as… Read More »Key China Coronavirus Hospital Says HIV Drug Beneficial to Patients
We’ve been fascinated by the topic of sleep recently, mainly because most of us agree that we either don’t get enough of it or can’t seem to do it. There’s no doubt sleep is an essential part of your life. Without it, you’re left drowsy, exhausted, and unable to work at your best. In… Read More »Best Time To Sleep
Indian authorities are facing growing complaints from doctors who say their criticism of the response to the coronavirus outbreak and a lack of protective gear is being muzzled. The Resident Doctor’s Association of New Delhi’s All India Institute of Medical Sciences, which represents 2,500 doctors, wrote on Monday to Prime Minister Narendra Modi complaining about… Read More »‘Don’t Target Doctors’: Indian Medics Say Coronavirus Critics Being Muzzled
U.S. drugmaker Mylan NV said it had waived its exclusive U.S. distribution rights to its generic version of HIV treatment Kaletra, which is currently being tested against the coronavirus. The move would make other drugmakers eligible to seek U.S. approval for their generic versions of the drug and boost supply, which would help in case… Read More »Mylan Waives Exclusive U.S. Distribution Rights for Potential COVID-19 Therapy
Patients who did not survive hospitalization for COVID-19 in Wuhan were more likely to be older, have comorbidities, and elevated D-dimer, according to the first study to examine risk factors associated with death among adults hospitalized with COVID-19. “Older age, showing signs of sepsis on admission, underlying diseases like high blood pressure and diabetes, and the prolonged use… Read More »Risk Factors for Death From COVID-19 Identified in Wuhan Patients
The push for home dialysis in the United States is taking on a new urgency in the backdrop of COVID-19, according to nephrologist Christopher Chan, MD, head of the division of nephrology at University Health Network (UHN) in Toronto. The first two patients in the United States known to have died from COVID-19 were outpatients… Read More »United States Lags Behind Other Countries in Home Dialysis
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is strengthening existing warnings about serious behavior and mood-related changes with montelukast (Singulair), which is used to treat asthma and allergy. The agency will add a boxed warning to montelukast advising healthcare providers to avoid prescribing montelukast for patients with mild symptoms, particularly those with allergic rhinitis, according… Read More »FDA Adds Boxed Warning to Montelukast Over Mental Health Risks
TOKYO – Japan confirmed the first case of infection from the new China coronavirus that has killed one person and prompted a travel alert from the U.S. State Department. A man in his 30s from Kanagawa prefecture, next to Tokyo, tested positive, Japan’s health ministry said in a statement on Thursday. The man had been… Read More »Japan Confirms First Case of Infection With New China Coronavirus