Pharmacists challenged by social distancing
Pharmacists 'unable to maintain social distancing' at work and risk infection. A new snapshot survey of pharmacists from the Royal Pharmaceutical Society shows that the...
Global Reach
The Global Reach category highlights health issues, systems and innovations from around the world. It brings international perspectives on public health, equity, policy and practice, showcasing how different regions confront shared challenges and opportunities in health and care.
Practical realities for healthcare workers
Factors that influence whether healthcare workers follow infection prevention and control guidelines for respiratory infectious diseases: This review is one of a series of rapid...
“Symptom-less” carriers – stopping the spread
Understanding the 'symptom-less' COVID-19 carriers key to stopping spread. Lockdowns will not create enough herd immunity to control and eradicate COVID-19, but the measure is...
Webinar on Avoiding Intubation and Initial Ventilation in COVID19
Webinar on Avoiding Intubation and Initial Ventilation in COVID19. EMCrit explore an obsession with Critical Care and Resuscitation. Editor in Chief: Scott Weingart
Physiology – questions from the frontline
Physiology experts respond to questions from coronavirus frontline on new forum. Frontline clinicians treating coronavirus patients can now gain access to up-to-the-minute advice from human...
WHO statement on COVID-19 vaccine
On the 13th April, the WHO made a public statement for collaboration on COVID-19 vaccine development. On 31 December 2019, the World Health Organization (WHO)...
Covid-19 cases top 10,000 in Africa
Brazzaville/ Cairo, 7 April 2019 – The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Africa has risen to more than 10 000 and caused more than...
COVID-19 Intensive Care Triage Protocol
Dr Daniel Sokol, a leading bioethicist and medical lawyer, has published an Intensive Care Unit triage protocol to help clinicians decide how to allocate scarce...
Discharge criteria from ECDC – COVID-19
The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control ECDC has reviewed the criteria to be considered when deciding whether a confirmed COVID-19 case can be...
Pilot phase – rapid Covid-19 test
Monash University researchers are developing a Covid-19 test to rapidly diagnose active virus infection within an hour: The pilot study is up and running. Despite...
