8 ways to protect yourself from COVID-19
CDC guidelines to keep you and your practice safe from COVID-19 infection.
As the coronavirus makes its way around the world and governments struggle to contain it, doctors are put at risk each time a patient each time they see a patient exhibiting symptoms. The Centers for Disease Control produced these guidelines to keep your practice safe should a patient exhibit signs of the virus but notes that these tips are only useable in a healthcare setting.
View this slideshow from Medical Economics for tips to protect yourself from COVID-19.
Contemporary OB/GYN Senior Editor Angie DeRosa gets insight on the current state of COVID-19 from Christina Han, MD, division director of maternal-fetal medicine at the University of California, Los Angeles, and member of its COVID-19 task force. Han is an active member of the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine and discusses the issues on behalf of SMFM.
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