COVID-19 Updates
From the Journals
Limiting antibiotic overprescription in pandemics: New guidelines
The COVID-19 pandemic brought an alarming increase in antimicrobial resistance in hospitals, with infections and deaths caused by resistant...
News from the FDA/CDC
Children and COVID: Weekly cases drop to lowest level since April
The pace of vaccinations remains slow for children under age 5 years.
News from the FDA/CDC
Children and COVID: New cases took a downturn in September
Other signs of viral activity also dropped as the new school year passed Labor Day.
Feature
FAQ: New COVID Omicron boosters
It’s also possible – but yet to be determined – that the new bivalent boosters will offer protection against newer but less common strains known...
From the Journals
Even mild COVID tied to vascular impairment
“It may encourage treating clinicians to be more aggressive with preventative neurovascular and cardiovascular health measures and/or screening in...
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Dermatoses often occur in people who wear face masks
Researchers reviewed 37 studies published between 2004 and 2022 involving 29,557 adults self-reporting regular use of any face mask type across 17...
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Risk factors linked to post–COVID vaccination death identified
Of note, the researchers said that “there was no association between the risk of COVID-19 death and ethnicity, except for those of Indian...
Conference Coverage
Full-dose antithrombotic aids selected COVID-19 ICU patients
“We probably need to replace the guidelines.”
From the Journals
Vitamin D supplementation shows no COVID-19 prevention
“Vaccination is still the most effective way to protect people from COVID-19, and vitamin D and cod liver oil supplementation should not be...
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Low testosterone may raise risk of COVID hospitalization
According to the researchers, the findings do not suggest that hormone therapy be used as a preventive measure against COVID.
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CDC says 44% of people hospitalized with COVID had third dose or booster
Unvaccinated adults were 3.4 times more likely to be hospitalized with COVID than those who were vaccinated.