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COVID-19

News, opinions and meeting coverage in infectious disease.

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<乌鸦传媒>What It Will Really Take to Restore Trust in the CDC

A singular narrative, consistency, and relatability are paramount

<乌鸦传媒>California Misinfo Law Is Destined for the Dustbin

Amendment repeals language, but licensing boards apparently had authority all along

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<乌鸦传媒>CDC Advisors Support Updated COVID Shots for All

Committee members raised concerns that a more graded recommendation would contribute to inequity

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<乌鸦传媒>This Isn't COVID's Final Act

We must keep the virus, and long COVID, center stage

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<乌鸦传媒>Should You Get the Flu Shot and COVID Booster at the Same Time?

New data shed light

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<乌鸦传媒>Mask Attack Leaves Actor Blind; Diabetes Risk in Night Owls; U.S. Blood Shortage

Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by 乌鸦传媒 staff

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<乌鸦传媒>FDA OKs Updated COVID Shots

New single-strain vaccines will exclusively target the XBB.1.5 Omicron subvariant

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<乌鸦传媒>COVID Influence May Have Violated First Amendment; New 9/11 Victims; 'Elephant Skin'

Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by 乌鸦传媒 staff

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<乌鸦传媒>Dog Bite Deaths Rise, First Lady Tests Negative, Parents Targeted in Fentanyl Deaths

Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by 乌鸦传媒 staff

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<乌鸦传媒>'A Flu' at the U.S. Open? Hmm!

Plus: why I still mask in some, but not all, public situations

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<乌鸦传媒>McConnell's Medical Report; Mask Mandate War Brews; OTC Naloxone Hits Stores

Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by 乌鸦传媒 staff

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<乌鸦传媒>How to Help Patients Navigate a Newly Complex Vaccine Season

The primary message should focus on the importance of the flu, RSV, and COVID vaccines

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<乌鸦传媒>Jill Biden Has COVID; BA.2.86 Less Evasive Than Feared? Jimmy Buffett's Fatal Cancer

Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by 乌鸦传媒 staff

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<乌鸦传媒>Cancer Patients More Likely to Die During COVID Pandemic

Omicron wave was especially deadly, and those with blood cancers at increased risk

<乌鸦传媒>MedPod Today: Texas Abortion Ban Fallout, Movie Docs, and Fall COVID Shots

Three 乌鸦传媒 reporters discuss abortion care, doctors in movies, and fall boosters

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<乌鸦传媒>Post-COVID Cognitive Deficits Linked With Clotting Proteins

Two blood biomarker profiles predicted cognition 6 and 12 months after infection

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<乌鸦传媒>Nurse Suspected of Poisoning; Hospital Mask Mandates Return; Congressman's Cancer Dx

Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by 乌鸦传媒 staff

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<乌鸦传媒>Who Should Get a COVID Booster This Fall?

Experts aren't convinced that younger, healthy people need boosters this season

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<乌鸦传媒>Cause of Bronny James' Cardiac Arrest; Army Doc's Sexual Assault Case; COVID vs Flu

Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by 乌鸦传媒 staff

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<乌鸦传媒>Pulse Oximetry Inaccuracies Delayed COVID-19 Treatment

Black patients more likely to have an unrecognized need for therapy versus white patients

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<乌鸦传媒>How Do People Know What Health Information to Believe?

Funding health communication research can empower the public to make informed decisions

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<乌鸦传媒>MedPod Today: The Medical Misinformation Mess

Three 乌鸦传媒 reporters discuss recent cases of doctors spreading fake news

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<乌鸦传媒>Masking Approaches in Healthcare Should Be Reconsidered, Experts Say

But not everyone thinks changes are needed yet

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<乌鸦传媒>Doc Suspended for COVID Misinfo Sues, Cites Freedom of Speech

Meryl Nass, MD, of Maine, filed a legal complaint against the state's medical board

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<乌鸦传媒>Clot Risk Factors Emerge for Cancer Patients With COVID-19

Immunotherapy in particular linked with 45% higher risk of VTE in hospitalized patients

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<乌鸦传媒>'Blue Legs' Yet Another Long COVID Symptom?

Researchers call for more awareness of all types of dysautonomia in long COVID

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<乌鸦传媒>A 'Few Bad Apple' Docs Spread COVID Misinformation on Social Media

Findings are still "extraordinarily damning," one doctor says

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<乌鸦传媒>An Evolutionary Perspective on Why the Lab Leak Theory Is Wrong

It's the initial outbreak that tells us what we need to know

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<乌鸦传媒>Delayed Period After COVID Shot? It's the Same With COVID-19 Infection

Temporary effect of about 1 day was similar for both, researchers say

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<乌鸦传媒>Long COVID Symptoms May Emerge Months After Infection

Fewer Americans have long COVID but many have significant activity limitations, CDC data show

<乌鸦传媒>Two Doctors Will Lose ABIM Certification for Allegedly Spreading False Information

FLCCC Alliance founders Marik and Kory decried the move

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<乌鸦传媒>Doctors Facing Discipline for COVID Misinfo Sue State Medical Board

Three doctors are alleged to have given patients unproven treatments, including ivermectin

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<乌鸦传媒>What to Know About the 'Eris' Variant

EG.5 variant gaining ground in the U.S. and U.K.

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<乌鸦传媒>Certain Medications Tied to Post-COVID Pulmonary Fibrosis

Rituximab and chemotherapy singled out in U.S. dataset

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<乌鸦传媒>Nose-Picking Health Workers Had Higher COVID Risk

"Deserves more consideration as a potential health hazard," researchers say

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<乌鸦传媒>COVID Cleared of Increasing Risk of Type 1 Diabetes in Kids?

Prospective data contradict associations seen in prior studies during the pandemic

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<乌鸦传媒>FDA Head Robert Califf Battles Misinformation 鈥� Sometimes With Fuzzy Facts

Often, the misinformation is about misinformation

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<乌鸦传媒>People With HIV Had Only a Modest Reduction in Death During Omicron Wave

Mortality rates among hospitalized patients were 20% versus 10% for people without HIV

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<乌鸦传媒>Long COVID Persists as a Mass Disabling Event

We must do more to show we care

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<乌鸦传媒>U.S. Suspends Wuhan Lab Funding; 'Zombie' Clinical Trials; Wachter's COVID Scare

This past week in healthcare investigations

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