COVID-19 Updates
Feature
Washington medical board charges doctor with spreading COVID misinformation
Doctors and professional organizations are trying to protect patients from any harm that results from mistruths spread by colleagues.
News from the FDA/CDC
Children and COVID: Weekly cases may have doubled in early January
Preliminary CDC data show an increase in new cases that was not reported by the American Academy of Pediatrics and the Children’s Hospital...
Commentary
Managing respiratory symptoms in the ‘tripledemic’ era
Is it COVID-19, flu, or even RSV?
Feature
Biden to end COVID emergencies in May
Doing so will have many effects, including the end of free vaccines and health services to fight the pandemic.
Feature
Long COVID affecting more than one-third of college students, faculty
A new study is unique for evaluating mostly healthy, young adults and for its rare look at long COVID in a university community.
News
FDA panel backs shift toward one-dose COVID shot
The plan is to narrow down the current complex landscape of options for vaccinations, and thus help increase use of these shots.
News
FDA wants annual COVID boosters, just like annual flu shots
The booster’s formulation would be selected in June targeting the most threatening COVID-19 strains.
Feature
Doctors’ happiness has not rebounded as pandemic drags on
Nearly half of physicians said they were somewhat or very unhappy at work, compared with 75% before the pandemic
Feature
Is it time for yet another COVID booster? It’s complicated
Would getting a sixth COVID-19 shot even be enough, or would it be too much?
News from the FDA/CDC
Children and COVID: ED visits and hospitalizations start to fall again
CDC data show that weekly cases have been declining since early December.
From the Journals
Add this to the list of long COVID symptoms: Stigma
Most people with long COVID find they’re facing stigma due to their condition, a new study finds.