COVID-19 Updates
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ACIP: Health workers, long-term care residents first tier for COVID-19 vaccine
State health departments are expected to rely on the recommendation, but ultimately can make their own decisions on how to allocate vaccine in...
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Are more female physicians leaving medicine as pandemic surges?
“I have done the academically unfathomable: I am resigning my faculty position without another job lined up.”
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Patient health suffers amid pandemic health care shortages
More than half of clinician respondents to a survey said they saw a decline in patient health because of delayed or inaccessible care.
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Moderna filing for FDA emergency COVID-19 vaccine approval, reports 94.1% efficacy
Vaccine efficacy remained consistent across different groups analyzed by age, race/ethnicity, and gender.
From the Journals
Blood glucose on admission predicts COVID-19 severity in all
Those with abnormally high glucose levels were more than twice as likely to die from the virus than were those with normal readings.
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Approval of COVID-19 vaccines will change nature of clinical trials
Medical ethicists point out there may be ethical dilemmas involved in continuing clinical trials once a vaccine has been approved.
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CDC panel delves into priorities for COVID vaccine distribution
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COVID-19 cases in children continue to set records
More than 1.18 million U.S. children have been infected by the coronavirus since the beginning of the pandemic.
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AMA takes on vaccine misinformation, physician vaccines, racism
The AMA House of Delegates recently issued multiple new policies on controversial topics that many clinicians face on a regular basis.
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Pfizer files for FDA emergency use authorization of COVID vaccine
“The process of the speed did not compromise at all safety, nor did it compromise scientific integrity.”
Commentary
Tips for physicians, patients to make the most of the holidays amid COVID
Holidays are often about what we can do for others, but this year we may need to place self-care first, said Dr. Eva Ritvo.