COVID-19 Updates
Livin' on the MDedge
Fingers take the fight to COVID-19
Plus: The interesting man in his flying machine, giving food as medicine some bite, and one benefit of being rude or stubborn.
From the Journals
Psychotropic med use tied to ‘striking’ post-COVID dementia risk
“It is possible that psychotropic medications may potentiate the neurostructural changes that have been found in the brain of those who have...
Conference Coverage
Global registry tracks COVID-19 outcomes in atopic dermatitis patients
Dupilumab monotherapy was associated with lower odds of hospitalizations compared with other therapies.
News from the FDA/CDC
As FDA OKs another COVID booster, some experts question need
“Is the goal to prevent any symptomatic infection with COVID-19, is the goal to prevent the spread of COVID-19, or is the goal to prevent severe...
Conference Coverage
‘Staggeringly high’ rates of psychiatric symptoms after COVID-19
Conference Coverage
Different variants may cause different long COVID symptoms: Study
From the Journals
Even moderate exercise offers strong shield from COVID-19
“Should we come across further waves of this pandemic, our advice from a medical point of view should be to promote and facilitate exercise.”
Conference Coverage
Aluminum named allergen of the year
Reactions normally present as itchy nodules that can last for months and even years.
Conference Coverage
COVID-19 infection linked to risk of cutaneous autoimmune and vascular diseases
“Our theory is that the severe inflammatory nature of COVID-19 leads to a lot of internal organ damage and exposure of autoantigens in that...
From the Journals
Neuropsychiatric outcomes similar for hospitalized COVID-19 patients and non–COVID-19 patients
Cognitive status in COVID-19 survivors was worse at 6 months compared to controls, but overall disease burdens were similar.
Feature
Natural, vaccine-induced, and hybrid immunity to COVID-19