<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>Higher Dose Primaquine Promising for Malaria Relapse Preventionѻý> Brazilian study found more patients avoided relapse versus currently recommended regimen 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>Reassuring Data on Two-Dose Hep B Vaccine, Risk of Acute MIѻý> No significantly greater risk with Heplisav-B versus Engerix-B Mar 28, 2022
<ѻý>Nasal Spray Flu Vaccine No Problem for Kids With Asthmaѻý> Contrary to CDC guidance, nasal spray did not increase asthma exacerbations Mar 28, 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>Simpler Antifungal Course Works for Cryptococcal Meningitis in Africaѻý> Single high-dose antifungal-based regimen non-inferior to standard WHO-recommended treatment Mar 23, 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>Shoulder Injury More Common After Certain Vaccinesѻý> Population-based approach looks at highest risk intramuscular jabs, demographic factors Mar 21, 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>Default Order in Hospitals' EHR Doubles Hepatitis C Screeningѻý> About 70% of patients completed screening with intervention versus 38% with conventional alert Mar 17, 2022
<ѻý>Advocates to Government: 'Go Big' on HIV Prevention Effortsѻý> Overhaul needed to improve access and cost after systemic failures, experts say Mar 16, 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>Getting a Cure to Hepatitis C Patients Who Use Injection Drugsѻý> Randomized trial found that HCV care housed at a harm reduction center improved chances Mar 14, 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>Third U.S. Case of Congenital Varicella in the Last 25 Yearsѻý> CDC researchers report on an Illinois woman who contracted the virus during pregnancy Mar 11, 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>Neurologic Complications Rare After COVID-19 Vaccinesѻý> Seizures after adenovirus vaccine emerge in VAERS reports Mar 09, 2022
<ѻý>Shorter Treatment for Nonsevere TB Succeeds in Kidsѻý> Safe, less costly, and with similar efficacy, randomized trial in Africa and India finds 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>CMS Sepsis Measurement Under Fireѻý> Measure doesn't work and its re-endorsement process was flawed, critics say Mar 08, 2022
<ѻý>Cognitive Effects Persist in Older COVID Patientsѻý> Long-term cognitive decline common after SARS-CoV-2 hospitalization Mar 08, 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>EHR 'Nudge' Linked to Fewer C. Diff Tests for Organ Transplant Recipientsѻý> The program also led to fewer days of antibiotics and cost savings 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