COVID-19 Updates
News from the FDA/CDC
Children and COVID: Weekly cases maintain a low-level plateau
White House coordinator says that a holiday COVID-19 surge is unlikely.
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Experts explain the ‘perfect storm’ of rampant RSV and flu
“Decreased exposure to endemic viruses created an immunity gap – a group of susceptible individuals who avoided infection and therefore lack...
News from the FDA/CDC
Children and COVID: Weekly cases continue to hold fairly steady
The latest hospital admission data may be telling a somewhat different story.
Commentary
Love them or hate them, masks in schools work
The confounding here goes in the opposite direction of the results. If anything, these factors should make you more certain that masking works.
Livin' on the MDedge
Have you heard the one about the emergency dept. that called 911?
Plus: LDL cholesterol unimpressed by heart-healthy supplements, and college students emboldened by negative COVID tests.
News from the FDA/CDC
Children and COVID: New cases increase for second straight week
Extended declines in ED visits and hospitalizations may be reversing.
News from the FDA/CDC
CDC warns of early uptick in respiratory disease
As influenza viruses, respiratory syncytial virus, SARS-CoV-2, and rhinovirus/enterovirus simultaneously circulate, the agency cautioned that this...
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COVID bivalent booster better vs. recent Omicron subvariants: Pfizer
An ongoing phase 2 trail shows the vaccine offered the strongest protection in people older than 55 years.
Feature
Working while sick: Why doctors don’t stay home when ill
Only 2% of respondents said they never come to work unwell, in a Medscape survey.
News from the FDA/CDC
Mid-October flulike illness cases higher than past 5 years
The 2022-2023 season is already “gathering speed … about a month early,” one expert said.
News from the FDA/CDC
Children and COVID: Weekly cases can’t sustain downward trend
Hospitalizations and emergency department visits may be on the rise again.