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Serious Adverse Health Events, Including Death, Associated with Ingesting Alcohol-Based Hand Sanitizers Containing Methanol - Arizona and New Mexico, May-June 2020.
Abstract Alcohol-based hand sanitizer is a liquid, gel, or foam that contains ethanol or isopropanol used to disinfect hands. Hand hygiene is an important component of the U.S. response to the emergence of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). If soap and water are not readily available, CDC recommends the use of alcohol-based hand sanitizer products that contain at least 60% ethyl alcohol (ethanol) or 70% isopropyl alcohol (isopropanol) in community settings (1); in health care settings, CDC recommendations specify that alcohol-based hand sanitizer products should contain 60%-95% ...
Source: MMWR Morb Mortal Wkl... - August 13, 2020 Category: Epidemiology Authors: Yip L, Bixler D, Brooks DE, Clarke KR, Datta SD, Dudley S, Komatsu KK, Lind JN, Mayette A, Melgar M, Pindyck T, Schmit KM, Seifert SA, Shirazi FM, Smolinske SC, Warrick BJ, Chang A Tags: MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep Source Type: research

An Overlooked, Possibly Fatal Coronavirus Crisis: A Dire Need for Kidney Dialysis
Ventilators aren ’t the only machines in intensive care units that are in short supply. Doctors have been confronting an unexpected rise in patients with failing kidneys.
Source: NYT Health - April 18, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Reed Abelson, Sheri Fink, Nicholas Kulish and Katie Thomas Tags: Kidneys Shortages Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) Dialysis Federal Emergency Management Agency Food and Drug Administration Ventilators (Medical) Hospitals Doctors Fresenius Medical Care AG & Company KGaA Montefiore Health System New Yor Source Type: news

All Your Coronavirus Questions, Answered
One of the worst symptoms of any plague is uncertainty—who it will strike, when it will end, why it began. Merely understanding a pandemic does not stop it, but an informed public can help curb its impact and slow its spread. It can also provide a certain ease of mind in a decidedly uneasy time. Here are some of the most frequently asked questions about the COVID-19 pandemic from TIME’s readers, along with the best and most current answers science can provide. A note about our sourcing: While there are many, many studies underway investigating COVID-19 and SARS-CoV-19, the novel coronavirus that causes the illn...
Source: TIME: Health - April 14, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: TIME Staff Tags: Uncategorized COVID-19 Explainer Source Type: news