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In March of 2020, during the first U.S. surge of the COVID-19 pandemic, MedPage Today published a story on oncology specialists from the Seattle Cancer Care Alliance (SCCA) who shared their early clinical experience in adapting patient care to the challenges posed by the pandemic. In this follow-up, we update information on the current status of cancer care delivery and additional steps taken to protect patients and providers. Recognized as the first U.S. "epicenter" of the COVID-19 pandemic, the metropolitan Seattle area provided early leadership in developing strategies to limit the spread ...

In July, MedPage Today published a story that examined the debate around whether and how to reopen schools in the midst of a pandemic. In this follow-up, we explore how that debate evolved as the academic year got underway and more data accrued. In mid-August, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) updated interim guidance first issued in June, in which the group strongly recommended that kids return to school in-person. The AAP stated that "the preponderance of evidence" suggests that children "may be less likely to become infected and to spread infection," and less likely to develop sympt...

In August, MedPage Today published a story on how applications to medical schools were coming in at a higher rate than usual. Here's a review of what's happened since. The surge in medical schools applications reported over the summer has held, as applications to MD programs are closed and most submissions to DO schools have arrived. Applications to Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) schools are up 18% over the last cycle, while those to American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine (AACOM) schools are up 19% over this time last year. With about 2 months remaining in t...

In March, MedPage Today published a story outlining two new interoperability rules issued by the Office of the National Coordinator (ONC) for Health Information Technology and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. Below we report on what has happened since. In March, the Trump administration issued two final rules related to interoperability of healthcare records, with administration officials noting that making patient health records portable and accessible is especially critical during incidents such as the COVID-19 outbreak. And yet, the outbreak itself has delayed implementation o...