COVID-19 Updates
From the Journals
Two case reports identify Guillain-Barré variants after SARS-CoV-2 vaccination
Investigators in India and the United Kingdom describe rare presentations of Guillain-Barré syndrome marked by facial paralysis, but evidence of...
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The pandemic hurt patients with liver disease in many ways
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Almost all U.S. COVID-19 deaths now in the unvaccinated
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Disturbing number of hospital workers still unvaccinated
One in four hospital workers who have direct contact with patients had not yet received a single dose of a COVID vaccine by the end of May.
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‘Staggering’ doubling of type 2 diabetes in children during pandemic
Two new studies show a shocking increase in type 2 diabetes among U.S. children during the pandemic, with increased severity at presentation....
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Unmanaged diabetes, high blood glucose tied to COVID-19 severity
Findings suggest in part that hospitalized COVID-19 patients need aggressive treatment of hyperglycemia, regardless of the diagnosis of diabetes...
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Profound brain changes found in patients who died of COVID-19
“The signature the virus leaves in the brain speaks of strong inflammation and disrupted brain circuits.”
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Guidance provided for telepsychiatry in tardive dyskinesia
An in-person visit is preferred for initial evaluation and diagnosis of TD, Dr. Rif S. El-Mallakh reported.
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Could the Surgisphere Lancet and NEJM retractions debacle happen again?
Guidance for Practicing Primary Care
Few clinical guidelines exist for treating post-COVID symptoms
‘We can prevent many infections from this virus, but we are still left to manage many post-COVID symptoms,’ says Dr. Linda Girgis.
From the Journals
New ACR guidance recommends COVID-19 vaccination in RMD patients