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COVID-19

News, opinions and meeting coverage in infectious disease.

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<乌鸦传媒>Lungs Clear but Still Not Well Post-COVID

Months after diagnosis, fatigue is common but lung fibrosis is not

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<乌鸦传媒>PA Who Sounded COVID Alarm Had Long Recovery

Needed nighttime oxygen for months, still testing positive for COVID-19 antibodies

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<乌鸦传媒>CDC: Anaphylaxis Rate With COVID Vax 10 Times Greater Than for Flu Shots

But events still rare and nonfatal, and benefits outweigh risks, officials say

<乌鸦传媒>What's Behind the Ivermectin-for-COVID Buzz?

Maverick physicians spurn randomized trials while "people are dying"

A photo of Ralph Dotinga on a stack of old photos next to lilies

<乌鸦传媒>The Long Goodbye: How COVID Took My Dad's Life

A single-word text from Room 993 - 'help' - and a grim cascade of complications

A screenshot from the America鈥檚 Frontline Doctors video

<乌鸦传媒>'America's Frontline Doctors' Continue to Misinform on COVID

Notorious physician group has now pivoted to inciting fear about vaccines

A screenshot from the America鈥檚 Frontline Doctors video

<乌鸦传媒>No Evidence That Doctor Group in Viral Video Got Near COVID 'Front Lines'

Who are the physicians behind America's Frontline Doctors?

A photo of an extracorporeal membrane oxygenation machine in the ICU

<乌鸦传媒>ECMO Outlook Greatly Exaggerated to the Public

Survivors' stories dominate in the media

A nurse attends to a woman in her home experiencing abdominal pain, both are wearing protective masks

<乌鸦传媒>COVID-19: A Clear Affinity for the Digestive System

GI manifestations may be a red flag for more severe disease and worse outcomes

A lab technician in protective gear uses a pipette to extract samples from a tray next to a COVID-19 PCR test kit

<乌鸦传媒>Op-Ed: Why PCR Cycle Threshold Is Useful in Coronavirus Testing

It can help better triage patients, physician argues

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<乌鸦传媒>Op-Ed: Why I Refuse to Get the COVID Vaccine Right Now

America's vaccine rollout is widening socioeconomic and racial inequities

<乌鸦传媒>CDC Updates Contraindications to COVID-19 Vaccination

Casts wider net on allergic reactions to vaccine components

<乌鸦传媒>Best of The Skeptical Cardiologist in 2020

Your favorite op-eds from Anthony Pearson, MD

VACCINATION? over an illustration of YES and NO signs between a syringe and vial and a frightened looking woman

<乌鸦传媒>Op-Ed: Conceptualizing COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy

A framework for patient education

Dr. Anthony Fauci speaks at a roundtable on donating plasma at the American Red Cross-National Headquarters

<乌鸦传媒>Op-Ed: Why Did Fauci Move the Herd Immunity Goal Posts?

Scientists play a dangerous game when they tailor factual statements to promote policy goals

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<乌鸦传媒>Black Doctor Who Died of COVID Said Racism Impacted Care

Susan Moore, MD, said she had to beg for proper care: "This is how Black people get killed"

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<乌鸦传媒>Bamlanivimab Flops in Hospitalized COVID-19 Patients

Published results confirm why ACTIV-3 trial was stopped for futility

A young boy cowers on a chair next to a shadow silhouette of a man yelling and gesticulating.

<乌鸦传媒>What Has COVID-19 Done to Child Welfare?

The evidence is unclear; some see the pandemic as a chance to revamp systems toward prevention

<乌鸦传媒>How Do We Inject Confidence Into Vaccine Hesitant Americans?

"We need to really up our game in terms of communicating," says Peter Hotez, MD, PhD

A computer rendering of the upper gastrointestinal tract over a background of blood platelets

<乌鸦传媒>GI Bleeds Tied to Worse Prognosis for COVID-19 Inpatients

Anticoagulation or antiplatelet agents not tied to higher risk of bleeding in cohort study

A pregnant woman wearing a protective mask with her hands around her belly

<乌鸦传媒>Vertical Transmission of COVID-19 Unlikely in Late Pregnancy

Placental transfer of antibodies also less common than expected, researchers found

A male nurse holds a stethoscope to the chest of a Black female patient, both are wearing protective facemasks

<乌鸦传媒>Altered Mental State Tied to COVID-19 Mortality

In-hospital deaths higher, even when pulmonary problems were not severe

A photo of Scott Atlas, MD speaking at a White House press briefing with President Donald Trump in the background

<乌鸦传媒>Op-Ed: Atlas Shrugged? The Legacy of Scott Atlas, MD

Did he always put science before agenda?

A close up of an immunologist performing a skin prick allergy test on a woman鈥檚 arm

<乌鸦传媒>Most Allergic Reactions Not Enough to Nix COVID-19 Vaccine

More observation may be all that's required, even among those with history of severe reactions

Lung anatomy as shown by the smoke that fills them

<乌鸦传媒>As COVID-19 Rages, Vaping Lung Disease Hasn't Disappeared

COVID similarities complicate EVALI diagnosis

A young woman wearing a protective mask coughs in an airport terminal

<乌鸦传媒>Airlines Rely on Honor System to Keep COVID Off Planes

Major carriers simply ask people at check-in to certify that they haven't had COVID symptoms

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

<乌鸦传媒>'We Want Them Infected'; Extra Vax Doses; Tom Cruise, Distancing Enforcer

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

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<乌鸦传媒>Trazodone-Sildenafil Mix-Up; Ibogaine Minus Hallucinations; Facebook Flags Distress

News and commentary from the psychiatry world

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<乌鸦传媒>Are Old Vaccines Helpful Against COVID-19?

They rev the innate immune response, which appears to play a key role in fighting COVID-19

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<乌鸦传媒>IBD and COVID-19: Who Is at Risk?

Worse outcomes for older patients and those with comorbidities and on steroids

ENDOBREAK centered between 8 illustrated body organs.

<乌鸦传媒>New GLP-1 Agonist Succeeds in Phase III; PFAS Chemicals & COVID-19

News and commentary from the endocrinology world

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<乌鸦传媒>Hospital Teams with Marvel for Nurse Superhero Comic

Allegheny Health Network finds unique way to thank front-line nurses during the pandemic

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<乌鸦传媒>Derm Symptoms Signal MIS-C in Kids

Case series shows mucocutaneous findings in most children

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<乌鸦传媒>High-Risk Prostate Cancer Patients Can Wait 6 Months for Surgery: Study

Can be considered low priority procedure during COVID-19 pandemic, researchers say

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<乌鸦传媒>Blood Cancers and COVID-19: 'A Medically Vulnerable' Group

Patients with hematologic malignancies and SARS-CoV-2 face higher risks for infection, death

ASH over a computer rendering of blood flowing through an artery

<乌鸦传媒>Sickle Cell Disease Tied to Worse COVID-19 Outcomes

Black patients seem to be at higher risk for certain COVID-19 complications, death

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<乌鸦传媒>COVID-19 Fears Tied to More Appendix Perforations in Kids

Visits to a pediatric emergency department in Virginia declined during pandemic

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<乌鸦传媒>Should Docs Who Had COVID Still Get the Vaccine?

Healthcare workers consider giving up their spot in line in light of limited supply

A computer rendering of a syringe injecting RNA into cells to stimulate an immune response

<乌鸦传媒>Want to Know More About mRNA Before Your COVID Jab?

A primer on the history, scope, and safety of mRNA vaccines and therapeutics

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<乌鸦传媒>Overdose Calls Slam EMS in Pandemic

Trends correspond with social distancing measured through cell phone data

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