European Docs See Smooth Post-COVID Future in Rheumatology Many long-term impacts inevitable, but EULAR attendees mostly optimistic Jun 02, 2022
Doc Gets Prison for COVID 'Cure'; Proton Therapy Gold Rush; Blackfeet Opioid Crisis This past week in healthcare investigations Jun 01, 2022
Van Morrison's Self-Absorbed Descent Into COVID Lunacy A deep dive into the anti-authority "What's It Gonna Take?" album May 31, 2022
Which States Have the Highest COVID Death Rate? A look at each state as they currently stand May 27, 2022
Journal Runs Editorial Fraught With COVID Misinformation Epidemiologist calls its conjecture "bizarre" and "astonishingly unscientific" May 26, 2022
COVID Increased Use of Telemedicine for Cancer Care, Though Not Equitably Black, uninsured, non-urban patients less likely to use these services May 26, 2022
Telepsychiatry Sessions Sufficient for Managing Schizophrenia "Clinics were very creative" during the pandemic, researcher says May 25, 2022
COVID Worries Dwindling, but Americans Are Still Anxious Also, more employers skimping on mental health benefits in 2022 versus 2020 May 23, 2022
Six COVID Treatments Entered Rapid Testing, All Failed I-SPY results seen as testament to new adaptive trials May 23, 2022
COVID Cases Emerge After Emergency Medicine Meeting Attendees say lack of mitigation measures among their own disheartening for public health May 20, 2022
Experts Attempt to Demystify Paxlovid Prescribing The IDSA offers a drug interaction guide, encourages communication between specialists May 20, 2022
Here's How Doctors Are Trying to Help Long COVID Patients Earliest long COVID programs don't have all the answers, but focus on individual treatment May 19, 2022
Misinformation Docs See Their Political Stars Rise Familiar names appear on speakers' lists for popular conservative rallies May 19, 2022
Should Doctors Worry About 'Nuremberg 2.0?' It's a "completely misleading application of the concepts of the Nuremberg trials" May 19, 2022
Study: Some COVID Survivors 'Sicker Than They Feel' Performance on 6-minute walk doesn't match self-reports of improved health May 17, 2022
FDA Rejects Cheap Antidepressant to Treat Early COVID David Boulware, who submitted the EUA for fluvoxamine, argues the agency is "behind the times" May 17, 2022
Inhaled Interferon Fails in Pivotal COVID Trial, but Developer Pushes On Enough hints of benefit in SPRINTER to warrant further studies, officials say May 17, 2022
Can Trained Dogs Sniff Out COVID-Positive Travelers? Randomized trial in Finland suggests dogs can detect virus in airline passengers May 16, 2022
Patients With Type 2 Diabetes and CKD Face Poor COVID Outcomes Severity of kidney disease ups risk of ICU time, in-hospital mortality, and more May 15, 2022
Caution Urged With Paxlovid in Transplant Patients Small case series emphasizes the need to discontinue tacrolimus prior to starting therapy May 13, 2022
What Paxlovid Rebound Could Mean for Patients "This is not a failure of Paxlovid," argues Michael Mina, MD, PhD May 13, 2022 video
Can Alternative Approaches Help in Long COVID? The culture and tools of allopathic medicine alone may be insufficient for now May 12, 2022
COVID in Newborns Linked With Necrotizing Enterocolitis Risk Indonesian study of infants born to COVID-positive mothers also found associations with asphyxia May 12, 2022
Hospitals Face Tough Choices as Lockdown in China Disrupts IV Contrast Supply As shortage continues, clinicians are ensuring that the most serious patients are prioritized May 11, 2022
Moderna's COVID Vaccine Holds Up for Kids 6-11 Years Interim results get peer-reviewed journal treatment ahead of potential EUA May 11, 2022
How a COVID Misdiagnosis Revealed Deadly Aromatherapy Outbreak Case "highlights the importance of autopsy," medical examiner says May 11, 2022
Socially Vulnerable Patients Discharged Sooner After C-Section Disparities only exacerbated during the pandemic, retrospective study shows May 11, 2022
Doctor's Co. Faked COVID Test Results; Surgeon Sues Over Sexism; Hospital Price Hike This past week in healthcare investigations May 11, 2022
Most COVID Transmission Is Still Asymptomatic Some 60% of spread starts with those who have no symptoms, and that may be higher with Omicron May 10, 2022
Case Series Hints at Possible Paxlovid Role in Long COVID Two patients saw easing of symptoms following course of therapy, according to pre-print May 06, 2022
What Do We Know About Paxlovid Rebound? And how should clinicians handle relapses after a 5-day course? May 06, 2022
Atypical Antipsychotics Linked to Lower Odds of COVID Study looked at psychiatric inpatients during first pandemic wave May 06, 2022
Can Antivirals Help in the Treatment of Long COVID? I self-tested this hypothesis, but much more research is needed May 05, 2022
CDC: COVID Boosters Blunted Omicron's Effect on Nursing Homes Residents with a booster more protected than those with only a primary series May 05, 2022
COVID in the Donor Organ: What's the Risk? In small sample, donors gave infection to lung recipients, yet not to other organ recipients May 03, 2022
Post-COVID Myocardial Scarring in Young Healthy Man Case raises concerns about long-term consequences of undetected myocardial involvement May 02, 2022
Three Key Strategies to Improve Maternal Vaccination Rates We can do more to protect pregnant women and their children May 01, 2022
Our Lab Testing Capacity Is Getting Dangerously Low We need more medical laboratory scientists Apr 26, 2022
Over 50% of U.S. Population Has Contracted COVID-19, CDC Says But prior infection does not guarantee protection against reinfection, officials caution Apr 26, 2022
America's Frontline Doctors' Prescriber Stripped of All State Licenses Licenses for Kathleen Ann Cullen, MD, "delinquent" in Florida, "inactive" in North Carolina Apr 26, 2022
