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
Teen Screen Time Goes Hand in Hand With Wacky Bedtimes During the Pandemic Girls spent more time on social media, and boys on video games Jun 09, 2022
WHO: Monkeypox Threat 'Real'; FDA May Delay Novavax Decision; Cancer Etiquette A daily roundup of news on COVID-19 and the rest of medicine Jun 09, 2022
ADA 2022: Racial Residential Segregation, DKA During COVID, and More Noteworthy research presented at the American Diabetes Association annual meeting Jun 08, 2022
Physician Group Releases Guidance on Cardiovascular Issues in Long COVID AAPM&R calls for greater awareness of post-COVID cardiovascular complications among clinicians Jun 07, 2022
Novavax Up for Review; Monkeypox Testing Bottleneck; Negotiating Gun Reform A daily roundup of news on COVID-19 and the rest of medicine Jun 07, 2022
Omicron BA.4 and BA.5: Starting From Scratch Yet Again Here's what we know and what we still need to find out Jun 06, 2022
Is Diabetes a Risk Factor for Long COVID? Possibly. Mixed results in seven-study scoping review Jun 05, 2022
The Loss of a 'Good' Death Our dying and grieving processes have been disrupted during COVID Jun 03, 2022
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