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ACIP issues adult vaccination schedule 2022
“Providers should administer all due and overdue vaccines according to the routine immunization schedule during the same visit.”
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Thirty-seven percent of COVID-19 patients lose sense of taste, study says
“Reports of taste loss are in fact genuine and distinguishable from smell loss.”
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CDC preparing to update mask guidance
“Omicron cases are declining, and we are all cautiously optimistic about the trajectory we’re on.”
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Medical boards pressured to let it slide when doctors spread COVID misinformation
Even defining misinformation has been difficult. And during the pandemic, resistance from some state legislatures is complicating the effort.
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New study shows natural immunity to COVID has enduring strength
“The study involved only the early COVID strains – it has no information on either the Delta or Omicron variants.”
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Long COVID symptoms linked to effects on vagus nerve
Several long COVID symptoms could be linked to the effects of the coronavirus on a vital central nerve, according to new research being released...
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FDA delays action on Pfizer vaccine for kids under 5
“At this time it makes sense for us to wait until we have the data of the evaluation of a third dose before taking action.”
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Omicron death rate higher than during Delta surge
“Even if on a per-case basis fewer people develop severe illness and die, when you apply a small percentage to a very large number, you get a...
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Scientists see hope in new therapy for COVID-19 brain fog patients
“There’s not a week that goes by that I don’t see someone recovering from COVID-19.”
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Q&A: Long COVID symptoms, management, and where we’re headed
Long COVID continues to be a moving target – continuously evolving and still...
Military Dermatology
Oral Isotretinoin for Acne in the US Military: How Accelerated Courses and Teledermatology Can Minimize the Duty-Limiting Impacts of Treatment
We review operational restrictions to acne-specific therapeutics and discuss an accelerated course of oral isotretinoin as a safe and effective...