COVID-19 Updates
Commentary
The five biggest changes in the 2023 adult vaccine schedules
COVID vaccines are now front and center among 2023’s five most important changes.
Commentary
A new (old) drug joins the COVID fray, and guess what? It works
Part of the reason the monoclonals have failed lately is because of their specificity.
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Inflammation and immunity troubles top long-COVID suspect list
“I think that it’s a much more complex picture than just inflammation, or just autoimmunity, or just immune dysregulation,” says expert.
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COVID emergency orders ending: What’s next?
There will be cost-sharing changes for COVID-19 vaccines, testing, and certain treatments.
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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.
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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.
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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
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Phil Robinson: Rheumatologist, colleague, huntsman spider rescuer
Philip (“Phil”) Robinson, rheumatologist and associate professor at the University of Queensland and leader of global effort to understand COVID-...
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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?
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.
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New Omicron subvariant is ‘crazy infectious,’ COVID expert warns
‘All the things that have protected you for the past couple of years, I don’t think are going to protect you against this new crop of variants,’...