<ѻý>Biden Administration Beefs Up Access to COVID Antiviral Pillsѻý> Secures 20 million courses of Paxlovid, plans to offer antiviral at up to 20,000 more pharmacies Apr 26, 2022
<ѻý>Experts Break Down What Could Help Improve Access to Paxlovidѻý> "A lot of it boils down to a lack of patient and provider familiarity with the medication" Apr 26, 2022
<ѻý>The Pandemic Was Not the Culprit in Dr. Lorna Breen's Suicideѻý> "Treatment without consequences" could have saved her life Apr 25, 2022
<ѻý>New Studies Offer Conflicting Takes on Prone Positioning in COVIDѻý> One trial suggests at least an intubation benefit, while another finds no value and possible harm Apr 22, 2022
<ѻý>CDC Panel Wary of 'Booster Fatigue' in COVID Vaccination Planningѻý> "We need to be thinking about how to make a better vaccine," suggests one ACIP member Apr 20, 2022
<ѻý>Vision-Threatening Retinal Condition Linked to COVID-19ѻý> Rates of rare retinal vein occlusion jumped after infection, although overall numbers remain low Apr 14, 2022
<ѻý>Overall, Post-COVID Vax Myocarditis Rates Similar to Other Vaccinesѻý> 75-year literature review finds incidence comparable to non-COVID vaccines Apr 11, 2022
<ѻý>COVID-Related AKI Chronically Hard on Kidneysѻý> More critically ill COVID patients developed CKD versus bacterial pneumonia patients Apr 08, 2022
<ѻý>COVID Origins and EcoHealth Alliance; Malone Didn't Invent mRNA Vaccinesѻý> This past week in healthcare investigations Apr 06, 2022
<ѻý>White House Rolls Out National Plan to Fight Long COVIDѻý> New initiative aims to better understand, prevent, detect, and treat the condition Apr 05, 2022
<ѻý>Persistent Brain Fog After Mild COVID Infection Tied to CSF Markersѻý> Immune activation, immunovascular markers elevated in people with long COVID cognitive changes Apr 04, 2022
<ѻý>HHS Claws Back $100 Million in Provider Pandemic Relief Moneyѻý> Providers who did not comply with agency's reporting requirements forced to pay back pandemic aid Apr 01, 2022
<ѻý>What Drives Post-COVID Cognitive Changes?ѻý> New research hints at why COVID brain fog may persist Apr 01, 2022
<ѻý>Mix and Match mRNA Boosters? It May Be a Good Idea, Experts Sayѻý> "You can diversify your immune response as much as possible to get maximal protective immunity" Mar 31, 2022
<ѻý>CDC Reports Warn of Teen 'Mental Health Crisis' During Pandemicѻý> In survey, over one-third of high school students reported poor mental health Mar 31, 2022
<ѻý>CDC's Border Restriction Changes; Biden Gets Boosted; Why Are People Unhinged?ѻý> A daily roundup of news on COVID-19 and the rest of medicine Mar 31, 2022
<ѻý>Largest Ivermectin Trial Fails to Show Benefit in COVID Outpatientsѻý> Antiparasitic didn't result in lower incidence of hospital admission or prolonged ED stay Mar 30, 2022
<ѻý>Wisconsin Makes Threats Against Healthcare Workers a Felonyѻý> Offenders could go to prison for 6 years, but is that enough to prevent harassment and violence? Mar 25, 2022
<ѻý>It's Not Over for Aspirin in Moderate COVID-19ѻý> Results more favorable for older people, those with comorbidities Mar 24, 2022
<ѻý>Blood Clots More Likely With COVID Versus Pneumoniaѻý> More testing needed in COVID patients, researchers say Mar 24, 2022
<ѻý>Moderna's COVID Vax for Youngest Kids Hits Important Milestonesѻý> Company plans to submit to FDA for emergency use authorization Mar 23, 2022
<ѻý>Antiplatelets Don't Get Critically Ill COVID Patients Off Ventilation Soonerѻý> REMAP-CAP trial weighs in on addition of aspirin, P2Y12 inhibitors Mar 22, 2022
<ѻý>COVID Vaccines Staved Off Severe Outcomes During Omicronѻý> Racial disparities in hospitalizations also highlighted in latest CDC studies Mar 18, 2022
<ѻý>I Ran Out of Compartmentsѻý> It's unsustainable to endlessly compartmentalize in the medical profession Mar 18, 2022
<ѻý>Awake Prone Positioning: Which COVID Patients Benefit?ѻý> Meta-analysis supports maneuver to reduce need for intubation in these groups Mar 17, 2022
<ѻý>Meet the Primary Care Doc Who Wants the World to Go Back to Normalѻý> Lucy McBride, MD, has become a loud, controversial voice in the debate on COVID precautions Mar 15, 2022
<ѻý>Small Airways Disease Persists in Long COVID Patientsѻý> Abnormalities in distal airways found months after infection, and even in those with mild cases Mar 15, 2022
<ѻý>Florida's Surgeon General Is Sending a Dangerous Messageѻý> Pediatricians and leaders must reinforce that the COVID vaccine is safe and effective in kids Mar 15, 2022
<ѻý>Judge Halts Texas' Trans Investigations; Obama Has COVID; Child Deaths and Omicronѻý> A daily roundup of news on COVID-19 and the rest of medicine Mar 14, 2022
<ѻý>COVID's Death Toll 3 Times Worse Than Official Countsѻý> In U.S. alone, excess deaths were 300,000 higher than those attributed to virus Mar 10, 2022
<ѻý>'Exceptional' ECMO Outcomes in COVID-19 Reflect Early Choicesѻý> When not used for last-ditch salvage, high proportion survive and recover lung function Mar 10, 2022
<ѻý>Vaccine Researcher Who Developed Tinnitus After COVID Shot Calls for Further Studyѻý> Gregory Poland, MD, advocates both vaccination and better understanding of possible side effect Mar 09, 2022
<ѻý>Another Casualty of COVID-19: Evidence-Based Medicineѻý> Physician laments decline in research quality, critical appraisal during pandemic Mar 09, 2022
<ѻý>Does Post-Discharge Dexamethasone Help COVID Patients?ѻý> No apparent benefit among those receiving less than 10 days of the steroid during hospitalization Mar 09, 2022
<ѻý>Rare Vaccine Death; Vape Loophole Exploited; No Paxlovid for the Imprisonedѻý> This past week in healthcare investigations Mar 09, 2022
<ѻý>COVID in Your Junk? The Idea Isn't Bunk, Study Suggestsѻý> New research in monkeys finds virus lurks in the male reproductive system Mar 08, 2022
<ѻý>FDA Begins Releasing Pfizer COVID Vax Documentsѻý> Court-ordered release runs risk of "cherry picking and taking things out of context" Mar 07, 2022
<ѻý>Brain Changes Seen After Mild COVID Infectionѻý> Tissue damage, brain shrinkage, cognitive decline emerge in longitudinal study Mar 07, 2022
<ѻý>Postponing 'Non-Essential' Procedures Isn't the Only Optionѻý> Outpatient surgery can be a safe and effective route for many orthopedic procedures Mar 06, 2022