Healing, Heartbreak, and Heroism in the ER Emergency physician Thomas Fisher, MD, MPH, describes the early days of the COVID pandemic Aug 16, 2022 podcast
New CDC COVID Guidance Wins Plaudits, Brickbats Agency shifts containment focus now that transmission seems unstoppable Aug 12, 2022
Can COVID-19 Cause Hair Loss? Shedding may be induced by COVID-related stress, but hair will grow back, experts say Aug 12, 2022
False Claims About COVID Vax Animal Testing Resurface Misinformation promoted by Texas lawmaker in 2021 pops up again on Twitter Aug 09, 2022
CDC: More Clots, Kidney Failure in Kids After COVID Post-COVID symptoms run the gamut for kids and teens Aug 05, 2022
No Worsening Cardiac Dysfunction in Long COVID Other harms likely contribute to dyspnea, HF after COVID-19 hospitalization Aug 05, 2022
COVID Patients May Be Infectious Beyond 5 Days Small study found half of those with positive antigen test on day 6 had culturable virus Aug 03, 2022
Biden Tests Positive for COVID a Second Time, but Is Asymptomatic This is a typical case of "rebound" positivity after taking Paxlovid, says White House physician Jul 30, 2022
Simone Gold, of America's Frontline Doctors, Reports to Federal Prison The doctor's medical license was also placed on inactive status during her incarceration Jul 29, 2022
Studies Throw Cold Water on COVID 'Lab Leak' Theory Researchers say new analyses point to Wuhan market as early epicenter Jul 27, 2022
Sexual Dysfunction, Hair Loss Among Long COVID Symptoms Wider range of post-COVID symptoms emerge than previously thought Jul 25, 2022
Biden Tests Positive for COVID The president is experiencing "very mild symptoms," says Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre Jul 21, 2022
Who's at Risk From Brutal Heat; 'Viagra' Honey Recall; Why We Need Boosters (Again) Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by staff Jul 20, 2022
High Demand for Specialty Physicians Spurs Salary Bump: Report Orthopedic surgeons topped the list Jul 18, 2022
Blood Viscosity Enters the Equation in COVID Mortality Its association with death may be unrelated to inflammation Jul 18, 2022
How Frequent Is Long COVID? Ivana Trump’s Death; 25M Kids Skip Basic Vaccines Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by staff Jul 15, 2022
Doctors Sue Twitter Over Account Suspensions Malone, McCullough, and Tyson "only posted truthful statements" about COVID-19, lawsuit alleges Jul 13, 2022
COVID Brain Problems May Stem From Attack on Endothelial Cells Findings could have implications for treating long COVID Jul 11, 2022
Can We Please Stop Calling It Burnout? My experience with what I call, "Post-COVID Syndrome, Type B" Jul 10, 2022
COVID Olfactory Trial Hints at Possible Benefit Small sample size limits significance of findings Jul 07, 2022
Whopping Mortality Benefit in Severe COVID Trial Oral sabizabulin showed 55% reduction in risk for death in hospitalized patients Jul 07, 2022
FLCCC Co-Founder's Medical License Expires Paul Marik, MD, says he does not intend to renew his license or obtain a new one Jul 06, 2022
Doc Who Pushed HCQ Dies; Fauci's Final Pandemic; Will Abortion Bans Restrict IVF? This past week in healthcare investigations Jul 06, 2022
Can I Use My Expired At-Home COVID Tests? No matter what, don't rely on results that don't make sense Jun 28, 2022
Insights on Long COVID Care Fernando Carnavali, MD, discusses helping patients adjust to being chronically ill Jun 27, 2022 video
Kidney Failure May Drive COVID Deaths in People With Sickle Cell Trait COVID-19 severity strongly linked with sickle cell anemia as well Jun 27, 2022
Should Young and Healthy Patients Take Paxlovid? The antiviral has not been shown to be valuable in this population Jun 26, 2022
Bivalent COVID Vax Gets Phase III Win Against Omicron, Companies Say Sanofi, GSK boast of 72% efficacy against Omicron variant Jun 24, 2022
Long-Lasting COVID Symptoms Prevalent in Children But for some infected kids, quality-of-life scores were better Jun 22, 2022
Pfizer or Moderna: Which COVID Vaccine Is the Best Bet for Your Toddler? Jeremy Faust, MD, shares pros and cons of both, and urges all parents "to choose vaccination" Jun 22, 2022 video
Report Shows Trump Administration Embraced Herd Immunity via Mass Infection The strategy likely contributed to many preventable deaths, report notes Jun 22, 2022
FDA Allows mRNA COVID Vaccines in Kids 6 Months and Up Vaccines expected to protect against most severe outcomes, says FDA Commissioner Jun 17, 2022
California Officials Push to Rein In Medical Disinformation Bill under debate may be tough to enforce; some say it restricts innovation Jun 15, 2022
Paxlovid Misses in Standard-Risk COVID-19 Trend toward advantage in secondary endpoint of hospitalization or death, but not significant Jun 15, 2022
We're Not Out of the Pandemic Woods Yet The end of the COVID emergency phase may be nearing, but we must remain vigilant Jun 14, 2022
The Healing Power of 'I Don't Know' A dose of physician humility may be just what the patient needs Jun 13, 2022
Less Headache Disability in Kids During COVID Pandemic Findings persisted even after adjusting for headache frequency Jun 13, 2022
Good News for Heart Failure Patients Getting COVID Booster Shots Group saw lower risks for hospitalization, ICU admission, death versus the unvaccinated Jun 09, 2022
COVID in Pregnancy Linked to Infant Neurodevelopmental Problems Association was particularly strong for third trimester exposure Jun 09, 2022
