COVID-19 Updates
Feature
RECOVERY trial of COVID-19 treatments stops colchicine arm
Recruitment was halted for lack of efficacy in patients hospitalized with the disease.
News
Dining restrictions, mask mandates tied to less illness, death, CDC reaffirms
Feature
Primary care clinicians neglect hearing loss, survey finds
Authors suggest a way to increase hearing evaluations among older adults in primary care.
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.
Feature
BMI, age, and sex affect COVID-19 vaccine antibody response
Study finds that older and heavier men have lower antibody responses to the Pfizer mRNA vaccine than do younger, leaner, and female recipients.
From the Journals
Study clarifies who gets post–COVID-19 interstitial lung disease
From the Journals
Armpit swelling after COVID-19 vaccine may mimic breast cancer
Some women have experienced axillary node swelling after receiving the Pzifer-BioNTech or Moderna COVID-19 vaccines. The swelling mimics symptoms...
Commentary
Fired for good judgment a sign of physicians’ lost respect
The firing of a physician who made use of soon-to-expire COVID-19 vaccine doses rather than flush them epitomizes the loss of physician autonomy...
Feature
COVID-19 vaccination linked to less mechanical ventilation
A new paper offers a “real-world” look at vaccination effectiveness, according to the authors.
Conference Coverage
Asthma not an independent risk factor for severe COVID-19, hospitalization
There have been conflicting data on whether comorbid asthma is or is not a risk factor for more severe COVID-19.
Conference Coverage
Masks don’t affect oxygen saturation in people with asthma
Study was prompted by the widespread notion that wearing a mask to protect against COVID-19 would impede breathing.