An Antiviral Pill to Treat COVID? ZDoggMD shares what we know, and what we still need to determine, about molnupiravir Oct 06, 2021
New Fauci Documentary: 'You Don't Get Intimidated' Anthony Fauci gets personal in new film, opens up about Trump admin and history repeating Oct 05, 2021
Post-Vax Myocarditis Fairly Benign Even in a Diverse Population Experience of California health system suggests cases do not disproportionately affect minorities Oct 04, 2021
Remdesivir Appears Effective in COVID Outpatients, Too But enrollment halted early, and few patients were actually hospitalized Oct 01, 2021
It's Possible to Reduce Unneeded Antibiotic Scripts in Primary Care AHRQ program scores a win for antibiotic stewardship Oct 01, 2021
Kids' Colds Didn't Take a Break During the Pandemic While flu mostly disappeared, little change seen for rhinovirus, enterovirus cases Oct 01, 2021
Accept It: COVID Will Be an Endemic Virus Everyone will meet with the virus eventually, but doing so safely (while vaccinated) is key Sep 22, 2021
COVID Deaths Surpass 1918 Flu Deaths COVID's toll not as heavy, but pandemic isn't over yet Sep 21, 2021
The Technological Marvel of Combination Vaccines Many questions remain for co-formulating COVID vaccines, but pursuing this now is the right move Sep 18, 2021
As Safety Data on HPV Vaccine Improves, Why Is Parental Hesitancy Going Up? Findings suggest "an urgent need" to combat sentiment, restore confidence, researchers say Sep 17, 2021
More States Seeing Uptick of Pregnant COVID Patients in ICUs Nearly all are unvaccinated, sources say Sep 15, 2021
Pfizer Makes Its Case for COVID Booster Shots Ahead of advisory meeting, FDA staff notes "inferred" effectiveness, and no new safety concerns Sep 15, 2021
Good News (Mostly) for Asthma Patients During Pandemic But could one common drug be problematic? Sep 07, 2021
For Many, 'Long COVID' Becoming Chronic Fatigue Study finds little reason for optimism about long-term outlook Sep 07, 2021
UC Irvine Doc Sues Over UC System's Vaccine Mandate Psychiatrist and bioethicist Aaron Kheriaty, MD, claims his natural immunity should suffice Sep 02, 2021
Hospital Visitation Restrictions Are Hurting Patients and Nurses New protocols and COVID mitigation techniques can enable safe visitation Sep 02, 2021
A Letter From the Front Lines of Quarantining With Kids As a pediatrician with three sick children, I'm terrified and angry Aug 30, 2021
Good Results When Giving Flu Shots to MI Survivors Still in the Hospital Vaccination prior to discharge linked to heart benefit Aug 30, 2021
Ivermectin Scripts, Poison Center Calls Boom During Delta Surge CDC warns healthcare providers to steer patients away from the controversial drug Aug 26, 2021
'Pandemic of the Unvaccinated?' Not Really, Advocate Says It's more a pandemic of those without access to vaccines and healthcare, says Rhea Boyd Aug 25, 2021
'Alarming' Number of Pregnant Women Admitted to Alabama ICUs The trend points to just how important it is for pregnant women to get vaccinated, physicians say Aug 24, 2021
Illinois Doc Under Investigation for Stance on School Mask Mandate Jeremy Henrichs, MD, says probe is improper use of government pressure Aug 20, 2021
FDA Warns on Contamination Risk With Eco-Med Ultrasound Gels Healthcare providers must toss all of company's gels and lotions, agency says Aug 19, 2021
Proton Pump Inhibitors and IBD: What's the Link? Use tied to "modest" increase in risk for ulcerative colitis, Crohn's in observational studies Aug 12, 2021
Is Delta Also More Severe in Kids? Data are in short supply, but hard-hit children's hospitals are sounding alarms Aug 10, 2021
Roche, Abbott COVID Antigen Tests Just So-So in Real-World Data "Unsatisfactory" for screening asymptomatic people, say German lab professionals Aug 09, 2021
Spreading False Vax Info Might Cost You Your Medical License Federation of State Medical Boards threaten disciplinary action Aug 03, 2021
Urine Tests Before Surgery Blasted as Mostly Unnecessary Abundance of caution is way overdone, researchers suggest Aug 02, 2021
Monoclonal Antibody Cocktail Authorized for Post-COVID Exposure REGEN-COV becomes first monoclonal antibody treatment with EUA following exposure alone Jul 30, 2021
CDC Alarmed: 74% of Cases in Cape Cod Cluster Were Among the Vaxxed More detail about outbreak in vaccinated people that led to the change in masking, test guidance Jul 30, 2021
Third Dose a Charm in Israel? Door-to-Door 'Goons'; Cervids Catch COVID, Too! A daily roundup of news on COVID-19 and the rest of medicine Jul 30, 2021
Shingrix OK'd for Immunocompromised Adults CDC's vaccine committee currently discussing vaccine for this population, manufacturer says Jul 26, 2021
Second Dose of COVID Vaccine Safe Even After Allergic Reaction Small study found even those with anaphylaxis following the first dose tolerated the second one Jul 26, 2021
Can Gargling Protect School Kids From COVID? Underused interventions may help slow the spread of SARS-CoV-2 when schools reopen Jul 25, 2021
Psychiatrists Can Be Valuable Vaccine Educators "Actively and constantly searching" for ways to address the needs of a vulnerable population Jul 24, 2021
No More Bloody Syringe: New Vaccine Emoji Gains Key Support Icon promotes positive image of COVID vaccine on social media, docs and public health experts say Jul 23, 2021
Rates of Serious Infection Differ Among Psoriasis Therapies Low overall rate, small differences versus etanercept reference, large French study showed Jul 22, 2021
