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

<乌鸦传媒>Free COVID Tests, N95 Masks; Omicron vs Pfizer Pill; Do Kids Need Boosters?

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

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<乌鸦传媒>Doc Suspended for Anti-Vax Views Sues Hospital

Mary Talley Bowden, MD, wants access to hospital financial records

<乌鸦传媒>False Positive COVID Tests; Cannabis and Car Accidents

Also in TTHealthWatch: diabetes risk among kids with COVID

A healthcare worker holds a phonendoscope to the back of a little girl held by her father.

<乌鸦传媒>COVID in Kids Under 5 May Look Like Croup, Pediatricians Warn

Barking cough may be specific to Omicron

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<乌鸦传媒>Maine Physician Suspended for COVID Misinformation

Licensing agency says Meryl Nass must undergo neuropsych exam for her claims about COVID vaccine

<乌鸦传媒>Too Much Focus on Boosters, Says FDA Vaccine Advisor

At the hospital level, COVID-19 remains "a disease for the unvaccinated," says Paul Offit, MD

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<乌鸦传媒>Just What Is Mass Formation Psychosis?

One doctor is pushing controversial theory on how the public is being coerced into getting vaxxed

A female physician takes the temperature of her senior female patient with a pyrometer

<乌鸦传媒>It's 'Deja Vu All Over Again' at Our 'Cough, Cold, and Fever' Clinic

The Omicron variant has forced our COVID-19 clinic back into service

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<乌鸦传媒>UC Irvine Fires Doc for Not Complying With COVID Vax Mandate

Aaron Kheriaty, MD, sued UC system in August after claiming natural immunity trumps vaccine

A female healthcare worker in full protective gear holds a swab to the camera in her blue rubber gloved hand

<乌鸦传媒>Nose or Throat: What鈥檚 Best for a COVID Test?

Early data support saliva testing, but it might be too early to tell

B.1.640.2 over a computer rendering of a COVID virus

<乌鸦传媒>What Do We Know About the 'IHU' Variant?

Discovered around the same time as Omicron, it hasn't had as much of an impact

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<乌鸦传媒>Controversial Doc Resigns From Medical School

Paul Marik, MD, has been embroiled in legal battle with Virginia hospital

California governor Gavin Newsom selects the first 15 Californians to be awarded $50,000 for getting the COVID vaccine.

<乌鸦传媒>More Evidence Suggests Few Winners in COVID Vax Lottery Strategy

Individuals may have won big, but public health did not

<乌鸦传媒>Former Football Stars Team Up With CDC to Promote COVID Vaccination

The campaign, first launched in March, underwent a reboot with the spread of Delta

A healthcare worker in full protective gear holds a vial of the Novavax vaccine in their blue rubber gloved hand

<乌鸦传媒>What Happened to the Novavax Vaccine?

As mRNA vaccines saturate the U.S. market, is there room for another?

A bottle of Fluvoxamine Maleate tablets over a computer rendering of COVID viruses

<乌鸦传媒>Doctor Submits Fluvoxamine EUA Application to FDA

Group of physician-scientists believes data support authorization for treating COVID-19

People wearing face masks walk past a bus stop ad encouraging Covid booster vaccinations in central London.

<乌鸦传媒>COVID Vaccine Booster Efficacy Against Infection May Fade Quickly

New U.K. data suggest steep drop-off in protection, potentially giving Omicron more power

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<乌鸦传媒>Worst COVID Liars Still Have Their Licenses

Only three sanctioned by their boards in recent months

Vacation Cancelled written across a calendar over a photo of a nurse on the phone gesticulating.

<乌鸦传媒>Some Canadian Nurses Asked to Skip Holidays

Hospitals warn of vacation cancellations if volunteers don't cover shifts

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<乌鸦传媒>Oh, Deer: Coronavirus Running Buck Wild in Ohio

Risk to humans seems likely though unconfirmed at this point

FDA EUA nirmatrelvir/ritonavir (Paxlovid) over a photo of a box of Paxlovid

<乌鸦传媒>FDA: The Wait for COVID Pills Is Over

Paxlovid first oral antiviral authorized to treat high-risk COVID patients

INVESTIGATIVE ROUNDUP over an image of two people looking at computer screens.

<乌鸦传媒>Doc Fired After Standing Up to Private Equity; RFK Jr.'s Anti-Vax Machine

This past week in healthcare investigations

A photo of Adam Witt, RN, holding a newspaper with an article about him losing his job.

<乌鸦传媒>Nurse Fired Over COVID Complaints Reinstated

Arbitrator rules in favor of nurse fired early in the pandemic

Two vials of the Janssen COVID-19 vaccine in front of the packaging

<乌鸦传媒>How Bad Is It to Get a Booster While You Have COVID?

Some people may not know they are infected when they get boosted

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<乌鸦传媒>'Winter of Severe Illness, Death' for the Unvaccinated, White House Warns

Fully vaccinated individuals must still get boosted for optimal protection, says Fauci

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<乌鸦传媒>What Do Alec Baldwin and the Unvaccinated Have in Common?

Both carry "live rounds" that put people in harm's way

A photo of a box and blister pack of Ivermectin tablets.

<乌鸦传媒>Ivermectin Arm of PRINCIPLE Trial Put on Hold

Trial website cites supply issues

A screenshot of Ryan Cole, MD, gesturing to a whiteboard.

<乌鸦传媒>Controversial Doc No Longer With One of Idaho's Largest Health Networks

Ryan Cole, MD, previously came under fire for spreading falsities about COVID vaccines, therapies

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<乌鸦传媒>Tennessee Med Board Pulls COVID Misinformation Policy from Website

But it's not canceling its policy for disciplining docs, despite political pressure

A close up a doctor鈥檚 blue rubber gloved hands holding a petri dish with bacteria growing in six sections.

<乌鸦传媒>Despite Pandemic Spotlight, Infectious Disease Not a Sought-After Specialty

Specialty has long struggled to fill fellowship training positions

A busy emergency room full of COVID-19 patients

<乌鸦传媒>Hospitals in the Midwest Face New COVID Surge

Amid increasing Delta cases, staffing is down, and Omicron looms

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<乌鸦传媒>Which Incentive Lottery Programs for COVID Vaccines Hit the Jackpot?

Results varied by state, study finds

<乌鸦传媒>An Inside Look at a New York Lab Working With Omicron

NYU virologist: "What Omicron represents is scary, but Omicron itself is not scary"

A blue rubber gloved hand holds a beaker of psilocybin mushroom and a mushroom held in tweezers.

<乌鸦传媒>Researchers to Study Psilocybin's Effects on Strained Healthcare Workers

Psychedelic-assisted therapy to be examined on pandemic-afflicted frontline workers

ASHP over a close up of pills being counted in a pharmacy

<乌鸦传媒>Hospitals Confront New Accreditation Standards to Come

Small, rural sites may be uniquely affected by Joint Commission standards expected in 2022

2021 YEAR IN REVIEW respiratory syncytial virus over a computer rendering of the virus.

<乌鸦传媒>Year in Review: Respiratory Syncytial Virus

Vaccine development for older adults continued apace, virus roared back in kids

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<乌鸦传媒>German Doc Investigated for Giving Out Home-Brewed COVID Vax

Winfried Stocker claimed some 20,000 people have received his homemade vaccine

A photo of Paul Marik, MD, over a photo of a box of ivermectin tablets.

<乌鸦传媒>Doctor's Ivermectin Fight With Hospital Continues On

Judge allows one of Paul Marik's claims to proceed

A mother caresses her preterm baby in an incubator.

<乌鸦传媒>Common STIs Linked to Higher Risk of Preterm Birth

Large, diverse observational study finds an association

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<乌鸦传媒>Florida Hospitals Face Dueling Vaccine Mandate Rules

The stakes are high with Medicare, Medicaid dollars at play

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