COVID-19 Updates
From the Journals
COVID plus MI confers poor prognosis; 1 in 3 die in hospital
National registry data confirm the challenges and uniqueness of patients with STEMI and COVID-19, with atypical symptoms and ‘very high’ in-...
Conference Coverage
The neurology of long-haul COVID-19
Clinical patterns and pathology are beginning to hint at the biology behind persistent neurologic complaints.
Conference Coverage
Stroke is ‘not a common complication’ in COVID-19
Among the sickest of COVID patients – those admitted to an ICU – researchers found that stroke was not a common complication.
From the Journals
Ten reasons airborne transmission of SARS-CoV-2 appears airtight
Feature
Twenty percent of dialysis patients are hesitant about COVID-19 vaccine
From the Journals
Pneumonia risk soars in heart failure patients, especially HFpEF
An analysis of two large trials found that patients with heart failure have an elevated risk of pneumonia and related adverse cardiovascular...
News from the FDA/CDC
CDC panel: Pause of J&J COVID-19 vaccine to remain for now
“Putting this vaccine on pause for those of us that are frontline health care workers has really been devastating.”
News
How some COVID-19 vaccines could cause rare blood clots
Six cases of a rare but serious event in patients who got the J&J vaccine are being reviewed.
Feature
How to counsel worried patients about the J&J vaccine news
From the Journals
Data about COVID-19-related skin manifestations in children continue to emerge
Of 50 hospitalized children infected with COVID-19, 18 (36%) fulfilled criteria for Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children.
Latest News
Next winter may be rough: Models predict ‘considerable surge’ of COVID