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COVID-19

News, opinions and meeting coverage in infectious disease.

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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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<乌鸦传媒>Lisa Marie Presley's Cause of Death; End of AIDS? Human-Animal COVID Transmission

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

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<乌鸦传媒>Fired COVID Whistleblower Will Take His Case to Trial With New Lawyers

"I would really regret it, if I didn't at least try to change healthcare"

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<乌鸦传媒>COVID-19 Impaired Fertility Treatments

IVF and sperm injections less effective after infection, Chinese researchers say

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<乌鸦传媒>The Straw-Man Argument Against California's COVID Misinfo Law

We must uphold this crucial law for protecting patients against falsehoods

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<乌鸦传媒>Role for Paxlovid in Younger COVID Patients With Serious Comorbidities

Better outcomes for people with cancer or heart disease, matched cohort finds

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<乌鸦传媒>COVID Infection May Impair Semen Quality, Even After Mild Cases

Jury still out on whether infection can cause permanent seminal damage, however

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<乌鸦传媒>Stanford Study of Paxlovid for Long COVID Stopped Early

Enrollment was halted earlier than planned after interim analysis

Morning Break over illustration of a syringe, Covid virus, and DNA helix over a photo of green vegetation.

<乌鸦传媒>Biden Put on CPAP; Madonna in ICU; Mandatory Masks Back at Boston Hospital

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

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<乌鸦传媒>What Do We Know About the EU.1.1 COVID Variant?

It's a descendant of XBB.1.5, but it "isn't setting off any red flags for me," expert says

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<乌鸦传媒>The Next CDC Director Could Learn a Thing or Two From Warren Buffett

Restoring trust in the agency will require more than just science

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<乌鸦传媒>Anti-Vaxxers Stalked Peter Hotez at His Home

The incident follows a Twitter exchange regarding Joe Rogan's podcast

ENDO over a photo of McCormick Place West in Chicago, IL.

<乌鸦传媒>Type 2 Diabetes Cases in Kids Still Rising After 'Return to Normal'

Once they returned to school, we thought things would normalize, researcher says

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<乌鸦传媒>States Must Stop Criminalizing Medicine, AMA Delegates Say

"This is unacceptable...and it's time for us to push back"

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<乌鸦传媒>Did FDA Apply Rigorous Standards in Approving Paxlovid?

Evidence for all relevant studies should be accessible

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<乌鸦传媒>Daylong N95 Masking Alters Heart Rate, Respiration

However, observations do not fall into territory of harm, according to exercise physiologists

Morning Break over illustration of a syringe, Covid virus, and DNA helix over a photo of green vegetation.

<乌鸦传媒>How Vax Skeptics Sow Doubt; Gun Death Every 11 Minutes; 90210 Star's Cancer Spreads

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

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<乌鸦传媒>Fired COVID Whistleblower Doesn't Want to Settle His Case

Ming Lin, MD, says he wants an admission of wrongdoing instead of millions

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<乌鸦传媒>Long COVID Cognitive, Depressive Symptoms Tied to Brain Inflammation Marker

PET scans suggest gliosis may accompany persistent neurocognitive symptoms

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<乌鸦传媒>Overuse of Some Disinfectants Can Do More Harm Than Good

Health systems must eliminate unnecessary uses of QACs

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