COVID-19 Updates
News from the FDA/CDC
Single bivalent COVID booster is enough for now: CDC
Booster strength wanes after a few months, spurring discussions of whether people at high risk of getting a severe case of COVID may need more...
News
Negative expectations of COVID shots may amplify side effects
It fits the psychosomatic role of “nocebo effects.”
News
Nasal COVID treatment shows early promise against multiple variants
Unlike a COVID vaccine that boosts a person’s immune system as protection, the antiviral nasal spray works more directly by blocking the virus,...
News
High-dose prophylactic anticoagulation benefits patients with COVID-19 pneumonia
Previous studies of anticoagulation strategies for noncritically ill and critically ill patients with COVID-19 pneumonia have shown contrasting...
News from the FDA/CDC
COVID led to rise in pregnancy-related deaths: New research
The rise in deaths was most pronounced among Black mothers.
Commentary
COVID can mimic prostate cancer symptoms
“I had none of those previously reported experiences that could suddenly trigger a spike in PSA.”
Opinion
COVID-19 vaccinations lag in youngest children
As of March 1, 2023, only 8% of children under 2 years and 10.5% of children ages 2-4 years have initiated a COVID vaccine series.
News
NOVIDs: Do some have the genes to dodge COVID?
Some in the U.S. have apparently managed to avoid the virus, data suggest.
News
Pandemic hit Black children harder, study shows
Black children died of COVID-related causes 2.7 times more often than White children and were hospitalized 2.2 times more often than White...
News from the FDA/CDC
Children and COVID: A look back as the fourth year begins
Incidence measures continue to decline after the winter without a tripledemic.