COVID-19 is forcing change, forcing us to adapt and learn a new way of establishing trust and reading subtlety. Virtual care is the new way forward, the only way to reduce the hospital footprint while maintaining patient care. Fortunately, setting up a virtual clinic is simple. It requires...
Patient experiencequality of careCOVID-19This article is a narrative of one patient's experience during COVID-19. As a non-COVID patient, she shares her personal fears, the fears of others in her family and the fears of the healthcare professionals. These fears have made navigating the hea...
Father Victor Fernandes puts on personal protection equipment prior to visiting with a patient in the COVID-19 intensive care unit at St. Paul’s hospital in Vancouver, Tuesday, April 21, 2020. The COVID-19 pandemic is forcing a number of people to start preparing for the wor...
Father Victor Fernandes puts on personal protection equipment prior to visiting with a patient in the COVID-19 intensive care unit at St. Paul’s hospital in Vancouver, Tuesday, April 21, 2020. The COVID-19 pandemic is forcing a number of people to start preparing for the worst...
You are seeing a 53-year-old woman whose test came back positive for COVID-19 yesterday. She complains of 4 days of fever to 102.5˚ F and wet cough with some shortness of breath. Her respiratory rate, temperature, and physical examination are normal in the office, except for a puls...
patients with COVID-19, as people with chronic diseases such as diabetes, Crohn’s, cancer and their providers struggle with the best way to manage their illnesses. With few medical resources available and the risk of exposure to the virus, a new way of providing care is desperately...
With so much uncertainty surrounding COVID-19, safety is on everyone’s mind right now. Providers may wonder about the best ways to continue seeing patients while minimizing the risk of spreading coronavirus and easing the anxiety of patients and staff. ...
How Do Emerging Threats Compare to COVID-19? WebMD's Chief Medical Officer, John Whyte, MD, speaks with Eric Topol, MD, Executive Vice President, Scripps Research, and Editor-in-Chief, Medscape, about the emerging threat of monkeypox and how it compares to that of COVID-19. What Role...
Find out the best way to care for yourself when recovering from COVID-19, including how long you should quarantine, whether you should get vaccinated, when it is safe to undergo a surgery, and how to spot and, possibly, improve lingering symptoms.
These COVID-19 fears were often initiated or reinforced by (sometimes excessively) strongly worded risk guidance from the government and physicians: [Rheumatologist] said, "if you come to the hospital and get it, it's game over for you." (Patient, 40s) ...