COVID-19 Updates
From the Journals
Face mask–related injuries rose dramatically in 2020
Rashes, allergic reactions, and accidents among the general population were another consequence of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Commentary
When patients demand vaccinated health care providers
At present, federal policy says that employers may, but are not required to, insist that employees be vaccinated.
Latest News
Tennessee fires top vaccine official as COVID cases increase
In a written statement, Dr. Fiscus said she was the 25th of 64 state and territorial immunization program directors to leave their positions...
Conference Coverage
Patients on methotrexate show T-cell response to Pfizer vaccine
Despite poor antibody response to the mRNA COVID-19 vaccine, cellular immunity was generated in patients taking methotrexate, new research shows...
Commentary
Isotretinoin Meets COVID-19: Revisiting a Fragmented Paradigm
Amidst the myriad of disruptions and corollary solutions budding from the ongoing global COVID-19 pandemic, management of acne with isotretinoin...
Feature
Delta variant key to breakthrough infections in vaccinated Israelis
News from the FDA/CDC
Delta becomes dominant coronavirus variant in U.S.
Feature
Antimicrobial resistance threat continues during COVID-19
For some patients, the pandemic and antimicrobial resistance are intertwined.
From the Journals
New details of myocarditis linked to COVID vaccines
Further details from multiple cases of myocarditis linked to the Pfizer and Moderna mRNA COVID vaccines have been described in recent papers in...
Livin' on the MDedge
A pacemaker that 'just disappears' and a magnetic diet device
Plus, a face mask that prevents and diagnoses COVID-19 and a pacemaker that removes itself.
Feature
Almost all U.S. COVID-19 deaths now in the unvaccinated