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
Lawsuit: Doc Using Old Baylor Affiliation While Dishing COVID Vax Falsehoods Baylor Scott & White Health says Peter McCullough, MD, used former title during media interviews Aug 06, 2021
COVID-19 Antibody Response in IBD Patients Quickly Wanes Canadian study emphasizes importance of vaccination in this population, researcher says Aug 04, 2021
Spreading False Vax Info Might Cost You Your Medical License Federation of State Medical Boards threaten disciplinary action Aug 03, 2021
Bring House Calls Into the 21st Century The pandemic highlighted the benefits of home health services for a range of patient populations Aug 02, 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
COVID-19: Persistent Cognitive Effects, Uptick in Alzheimer's Biomarkers Findings link cognitive impairment and long-lasting anosmia Jul 29, 2021
Call in the T-Cell Cavalry to Fight COVID in the Immunocompromised Preliminary research suggests immunotherapy could play role in protecting vaccine non-responders Jul 29, 2021
Inside Olympic Precautions: Three Team Doctors Dish Physicians satisfied with strong safety measures during controversial Tokyo games Jul 28, 2021
Epic's AI Fail; Controversial Alzheimer's Marketing; No Good COVID Drugs This past week in healthcare investigations Jul 28, 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
American Hospital Association Joins Others in Support of COVID Vax Mandates Largest U.S.-based healthcare organization to advocate for these requirements so far Jul 22, 2021
Survey Probes Barriers to Long-Acting Injectable PrEP for MSM Some factors more important than others for HIV prevention Jul 22, 2021
Acceptance of Vaginal Ring and Oral PrEP Increasing in Young African Women Adherence to these HIV preventive measures should be encouraged Jul 21, 2021
Drug Resistance in People on PrEP Who Acquire HIV PrEP rollout programs need to check for acute infections before starting therapy, experts advise Jul 20, 2021
Shingles Risk Slashed in IBD Patients After Vaccine Study found certain medications also showed lower incidence rates Jul 20, 2021
Large Ivermectin Study Retracted Preprint publisher finds evidence of plagiarism, problems with raw data Jul 20, 2021
Vaginal Ring as Safe as Oral PrEP in Late Pregnancy Interim analysis of small open-label trial finds adverse outcomes are rare Jul 20, 2021
Teens Need Later School Start Times The pandemic has further highlighted the health benefits Jul 19, 2021
Two Shots, Two Paralyses After COVID Vaccine First report of two contralateral Bell's palsy episodes in the same patient Jul 19, 2021
Why Are Tick-Borne Illnesses Increasing in the U.S.? Heightened awareness, growing population, and climate change all play a role Jul 19, 2021
On-Demand PrEP Surpasses Daily Use Among Chinese MSM Real-world study showed fewer HIV infections with event-driven regimen Jul 19, 2021
Lower Linezolid Doses Effective Against Highly Resistant TB Multi-arm trial suggests the antibiotic can be reduced in three-drug combo Jul 19, 2021
HIV Independently Tied to More Severe COVID-19 WHO analysis also shows higher risk for inhospital mortality Jul 18, 2021
Are Patients Spreading SARS-CoV-2 to Their Hospital Roommates? A new study explores the data and implications Jul 17, 2021
COVID-19 Lockdown in Uganda Increased Gender-Based Violence Sexual attacks, HIV exposure, and teen pregnancies all showed upticks, study found Jul 16, 2021
A Literal Token of Thanks for Pandemic Work: That's All? Anger after Banner Health rewards employees with unbankable coin for enduring the pandemic Jul 16, 2021
