COVID-19 Updates
From the Journals
Delay surgery by 7 weeks after COVID-19 diagnosis, study shows
News from the FDA/CDC
CDC data strengthen link between obesity and severe COVID
Progressively intensive management of COVID-19 might be needed for patients with more severe obesity.
News
FDA authorizes first molecular at-home, OTC COVID-19 test
The Cue OTC Test is the first molecular diagnostic test available to consumers without a prescription.
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Missed visits during pandemic cause ‘detrimental ripple effects’
ACP president says doctors are already seeing the consequences of postponing care.
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Call to action on obesity amid COVID-19 pandemic
Hundreds of thousands of deaths worldwide from COVID-19 could have been avoided if obesity rates were lower; call for people with obesity to be...
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Potential COVID-19 variant surge looms over U.S.
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Conference Coverage
Five-day course of oral antiviral appears to stop SARS-CoV-2 in its tracks
News
CDC: Vaccinated people can gather indoors without masks
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How to make resident mental health care stigma free
Opt-out programs offer a counterbalance to many negative tendencies in residency, said Dr. Lisa Meeks.
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Dining restrictions, mask mandates tied to less illness, death, CDC reaffirms
From the Journals
Routine vaccinations missed by older adults during pandemic
Another drop in the rates of adult vaccinations may have occurred due to the surge in COVID-19 infections in the fall of 2020.