Leading healthcare societies have penned a letter to CMS Administrator Seema Verma asking for Medicare Advantage plans to waive prior authorization requirements during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

The Duke Clinical Research Institute (DCRI) has launched a new study aimed at evaluating how COVID-19 is impacting the health of physicians throughout the United States. Researchers will also assess the potential ability of hydroxychloroquine to limit infections among high-risk healthcare providers.

The COVID-19 pandemic is changing patient care at hospitals all over the world, but a group of leading surgeons wants to make sure people aren’t ignoring stroke symptoms due to fears over getting the virus.

What, exactly, do patients need to know about the relationship between hypertension and COVID-19?

The event was scheduled to occur June 4-6 in Seville, Spain. It has been rescheduled for June 17-19, 2021.

Healthcare workers throughout the country have reported being unable to find the necessary ventilators, test kits and personal protective equipment (PPE) needed to care for patients affected by this ongoing pandemic.

The European Society of Cardiology (ESC) is collecting first-hand accounts from healthcare workers all over the world who have been diagnosing, treating and caring for COVID-19 patients.

Mortality rates for COVID-19 patients jump significantly when they have underlying cardiovascular disease (CVD) and myocardial injury, according to new research out of China.