COVID-19 Updates
Commentary
Chatbots can improve mental health in vulnerable populations
Taking greater advantage of these automated agents could save $11 billion across business sectors by 2023, said Sammi Wong and Dr. Krysti Lan Chi...
Conference Coverage
Immune response detected in most IBD patients after COVID vaccines
Overall, similar levels of antibodies were seen across vaccine type, age group, and medication class, with the exception of corticosteroids.
Livin' on the MDedge
The devil in the (masking) details
Plus hurricane-based marriage counseling, and exciting news: Sleep is good for you.
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Ohio records more deaths than births for first time
“It’s COVID, clearly.”
News
FDA panel votes to approve Pfizer’s vaccine for children
If the FDA follows the recommendation, as it typically does, ...the shots could be available within days.
Feature
Pandemic exacerbates primary care practices’ financial struggles
Clinicians worry their practices will no longer be able to support telemedicine if prepandemic payment regulations are restored.
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Unvaccinated people likely to catch COVID repeatedly
“Reinfection can reasonably happen in three months or less.”
From the Journals
Antithrombotic therapy not warranted in COVID-19 outpatients
In stable patients with COVID-19, use of aspirin or apixaban did not reduce the rate of the composite of all-cause mortality, thromboembolism, MI...
Feature
COVID vaccination rates vary by zodiac sign
From the Journals
Better COVID-19 outcomes confirmed in TNF inhibitor users
A study of three international registries confirms that patients with immune-mediated inflammatory diseases who are taking a TNF inhibitor should...
News from the FDA/CDC
CDC panel backs COVID-19 boosters for nearly all adults