COVID-19 Updates
From the Journals
Review supports continued mask-wearing in health care visits
Masks continue to lower the risk of catching the virus during medical visits.
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COVID emergency over, but hundreds are still dying weekly
Amid widespread efforts to move on and drop protective measures, the country’s most vulnerable people are at significant risk.
News from the FDA/CDC
CDC cuts back hospital data reporting on COVID
“CDC’s authorizations to collect certain types of public health data” expired with the PHE.
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How providers are adjusting to clinical care post PHE
Clinicians will have to fall back on their own policies that patients with potential symptoms mask up. “Now that it’s up to our offices, we have...
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Study of hospitalizations in Canada quantifies benefit of COVID-19 vaccine to reduce death, ICU admissions
Unvaccinated patients were found to be up to 15 times more likely to die from COVID-19 than fully vaccinated patients.
Conference Coverage
New drugs in primary care: Lessons learned from COVID-19
Nirmatrelvir-ritonavir has helped keep many patients out of the hospital, says internist.
From the Journals
Long-COVID patients respond differently to COVID vaccines
Differences could explain why some people experience symptoms for months while others recover faster.
From the Journals
Trial shows some relief for long COVID fatigue, researchers say
It was one of the first randomized double-blind placebo controlled trial for a possible treatment for long COVID.
From the Journals
Severe COVID-19 linked to new diabetes diagnoses
Both men and women who had severe cases were at the highest risk.
Conference Coverage
Sleep disturbances linked to post-COVID dyspnea
Sleep disturbance after COVID hospitalization was associated with dyspnea and lower lung function.