About the public’s health
G7 backing for WHO leaves Trump isolated at virtual summit: “Donald Trump found himself isolated among western leaders at a virtual G7 summit, as they expressed strong support for the World Health Organization after the US’s suspension of its funding.” For another view that discusses the WHO’s warnings, see: W.H.O., Now Trump’s Scapegoat, Warned About Coronavirus Early and Often, the headline speaks for itself.
Docs could face looming health crisis as COVID-19 disrupts care for chronically ill: “…69% of chronic disease patients reported some degree of impact on their ability to manage one of seven high-risk conditions. Those conditions include diabetes, high blood pressure, migraine, asthma, cancer, multiple sclerosis and autoimmune illnesses such as rheumatoid arthritis.
Patients voiced concerns about access to care during the health crisis and worried about how to pay for their medications after being furloughed or laid off.”
Joint Statement: Roadmap for Resuming Elective Surgery after COVID-19 Pandemic: The criteria were developed by the: American College of Surgeons, American Society of Anesthesiologists, Association of periOperative [sic] Registered Nurses and American Hospital Association. This site provides a download link to a monograph. It is a well-considered, clear outline for when elective surgery should resume and how it should be re-instituted.
Most Americans Say Trump Was Too Slow in Initial Response to Coronavirus Threat: More important than the political part of this Pew Research Center poll is that: “73% of U.S. adults say that in thinking about the problems the country is facing from the coronavirus outbreak, the worst is still to come…
About twice as many Americans say their greater concern is that state governments will lift restrictions on public activity too quickly (66%) as say it will not happen quickly enough (32%).” Perhaps this strong public sentiment will hold down the infection’s spread. But opinions were divided along political party lines.
China says nearly 1,300 virus deaths not counted in Wuhan, cites early lapses: “Nearly 1,300 people who died of the coronavirus in the Chinese city of Wuhan, or half the total, were not counted in death tolls because of lapses, state media said on Friday, but Beijing dismissed claims that there had been any kind of cover-up.”
Clinical prediction models were appraised for detecting risk for admission for COVID-19 pneumonia; diagnosis in suspected COVID-19 infection; and prognosis in patients with a COVID-19 diagnosis: “This review indicates that proposed models are poorly reported, at high risk of bias, and their reported performance is probably optimistic.” In other words, we need more and better research on this topic.
About healthcare personnel
State of the World’s Nursing- 2020: The World Health Organization (WHO) has designated 2020 as the “Year of the Nurse and Midwife,” in honor of the 200th birth anniversary of Florence Nightingale. This site provides a link to an excellent monograph on this subject.
About diagnostics
Proteomics International Earns CE Mark for Kidney Disease Test: “The blood test assesses the risk of diabetic kidney disease in type 2 diabetes patients using a unique protein fingerprint that can signal onset of the disease up to four years ahead of symptoms.” Could be of real help in anticipatory treatment.