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COVID-19

News, opinions and meeting coverage in infectious disease.

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<乌鸦传媒>Let's Realign the Surgeon-Hospital Relationship

Shifting to a language of shared purpose is a good place to start

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<乌鸦传媒>Simone Gold Reaches Plea Deal on Capitol Insurrection Charge

Controversial America's Frontline Doctors founder pleaded guilty to one of five criminal counts

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<乌鸦传媒>Nerve Damage May Contribute to Long COVID Symptoms

Small-fiber neuropathy may stem from defective immune response to SARS-CoV-2

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<乌鸦传媒>White House COVID Plan Stresses 'New Moment' in the Pandemic

Congressional funding necessary to step up access to treatment, enhanced surveillance

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<乌鸦传媒>Hostility Against Hospitals Raged During COVID; Long COVID Patients Lack Safety Net

This past week in healthcare investigations

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<乌鸦传媒>ZDoggMD Deletes Twitter Account After Dust-Up With Science Museum

Twitterstorm followed his criticism of museum's confusing booster policy for teens

A screenshot of the IncellDx cease and desist letter to FLCCC.

<乌鸦传媒>FLCCC, IncellDx at Odds Over Long COVID Protocols

Both groups face scrutiny over long COVID recommendations

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<乌鸦传媒>Tic Severity in Teens Rises With Social Media Use During Pandemic

Study adds to findings linking tics and tic-like behaviors with possible pandemic stress

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<乌鸦传媒>Severe Outcomes Declined During Omicron in South Africa

Data found widespread seropositivity, but fewer hospitalizations, deaths

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<乌鸦传媒>Laws Stripping Public Health Powers a 'Terrifying Step Back,' Says Former HHS Chief

But some laws and proposed laws are not all bad, argues public health expert

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<乌鸦传媒>Malone Harassed Doc Who Reported Him to Medical Board; Pain Clinic Fraud Scheme

This past week in healthcare investigations

COVID-19 UPDATE and Other News over a background of illustrated coronaviruses

<乌鸦传媒>FDA Eyes Second Booster; The Queen Tests Positive; Paul Farmer Dies at 62

A daily roundup of news on COVID-19 and the rest of medicine

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<乌鸦传媒>No One Is Coming to Help

Rural hospitals have been fighting a losing battle during the COVID pandemic

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<乌鸦传媒>Ivermectin Flops Again for COVID, This Time in High-Risk Adults

Malaysian trial finds no difference in progression to severe disease over standard of care

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<乌鸦传媒>Is Informed Consent Being Used as a Guise for Spreading Misinformation?

Physician group says it's neither pro nor anti-vax, but its social media suggests otherwise

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<乌鸦传媒>Injectable Sotrovimab Offers Another Route for COVID Treatment

Intramuscular version of monoclonal antibody on par with infusion

CROI over a computer rendering of the immune system attacking the HIV virus

<乌鸦传媒>COVID Makes Everything Worse in Pregnancy

And those with HIV experienced the worst outcomes

<乌鸦传媒>Doc Group Pushes Ivermectin for Long COVID

FLCCC promotes 20 therapies: like "throwing spaghetti against the wall," one expert says

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<乌鸦传媒>Full Data on Pfizer's Oral COVID Drug Now Published

Journal paper adds details supporting press release claims, FDA authorization

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<乌鸦传媒>Some Never Get COVID; Private Equity Targets Nurse Staffing Firms; $13K Donor Bill

This past week in healthcare investigations

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<乌鸦传媒>Was a 19th Century Global Pandemic a Case of COVID 1.0?

Medical historians suspect Russian flu was caused by a coronavirus and holds lessons for today

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<乌鸦传媒>Extend the Interval Between COVID Vaccine Doses

The safety and effectiveness data should prompt CDC to update its policy

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<乌鸦传媒>Despite 2 Revoked Licenses, Doc Still Prescribing Ivermectin Via Telehealth

With 2 licenses remaining, Kathleen Ann Cullen writes scripts through America's Frontline Doctors

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<乌鸦传媒>History of Pancreatitis Linked to Severe COVID-19 Outcomes

Electronic medical record data reveal greater risk for hospitalization, death after infection

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<乌鸦传媒>Which Kids Are More Likely to Develop MIS-C?

Large U.S. pediatric cohort examined variables that contribute to higher risk

A woman reads The Sunday Times newspaper in her home, the back page reads: CORONAVIRUS STAY HOME SAVE LIVES

<乌鸦传媒>What You Need to Know About That 'Johns Hopkins' Lockdown Study

"All of this adds up to a very weird review paper"

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<乌鸦传媒>ACIP Embraces Spikevax Amid Serious Talk of Changing mRNA Dosing Interval

Would longer time between doses do the trick to reduce myocarditis risk?

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<乌鸦传媒>CDC Isolation Guidance for Public Fails Test in Study

Pre-print on hospital workers finds sizable proportion still positive 5 days after symptom onset

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<乌鸦传媒>Restaurant Ensnared in Doc's Alleged Ivermectin, HCQ Prescribing Scheme

Edith Behr, MD, fired over accusations of prescribing drugs via Taste of Sicily's Facebook page

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<乌鸦传媒>COVID Brain Changes Show Parallels With Alzheimer's Disease

Findings may point to potential mechanism for brain fog in people with long COVID

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<乌鸦传媒>COVID Not Riskier Early vs Late in Pregnancy

But one in 10 cases in pregnancy progressed to moderate-severe illness

COVID-19 UPDATE and Other News over a background of illustrated coronaviruses

<乌鸦传媒>Army Boots Vax Refuseniks; 'Havana Syndrome' Culprit ID'd; More Spotify Fallout

A daily roundup of news on COVID-19 and the rest of medicine

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<乌鸦传媒>Challenge Trial Shows People With COVID Shed Virus After Just 2 Days

No safety concerns in small study of healthy young adults, supporting further trials, authors say

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<乌鸦传媒>Is Money Driving Those Who Spread COVID Disinformation?

Milton Packer is amazed to learn what monetizing followers can do for writers

<乌鸦传媒>Can We Catch COVID From Our Pets?

Jumps between species provide ample opportunity for virus to change, says Benjamin tenOever

<乌鸦传媒>Anti-Vax Newsletters Pull in $2.5M on Substack

Experts on the platform wary: "My life has been threatened because of disinformation"

Lateral flow test for Covid-19 being carried out at home.

<乌鸦传媒>COVID Self-Testers May Get Quarantine Wrong With 'Authorized' Instructions

Potential gains with at-home kits if users know how to interpret negative results

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<乌鸦传媒>Two Nurses Charged With Selling Fake COVID Vax Cards

Julie DeVuono and Marissa Urraro earned some $1.5 million from scheme

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<乌鸦传媒>IV Hyperimmune Immunoglobulin No Help in Severe COVID

Randomized trial finds no benefit for hospitalized patients

<乌鸦传媒>So, Your Patient Just Asked About CBD for COVID-19?

David Aronoff, MD, discusses an early study on CBD and on how to address interested patients

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