COVID-19 Updates
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Patient health suffers amid pandemic health care shortages
More than half of clinician respondents to a survey said they saw a decline in patient health because of delayed or inaccessible care.
FDA/CDC
Moderna filing for FDA emergency COVID-19 vaccine approval, reports 94.1% efficacy
Vaccine efficacy remained consistent across different groups analyzed by age, race/ethnicity, and gender.
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Blood glucose on admission predicts COVID-19 severity in all
Those with abnormally high glucose levels were more than twice as likely to die from the virus than were those with normal readings.
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Approval of COVID-19 vaccines will change nature of clinical trials
Medical ethicists point out there may be ethical dilemmas involved in continuing clinical trials once a vaccine has been approved.
Conference Coverage
Immune checkpoint inhibitors don’t increase COVID-19 incidence or mortality, studies suggest
Cancer patients treated with immune checkpoint inhibitors are not significantly more likely to develop or die from COVID-19, two studies suggest...
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CDC panel delves into priorities for COVID vaccine distribution
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IDSA updates COVID guidelines for antibodies, antivirals, other drugs
Panel cautions against routine use of bamlanivimab and notes that remdesivir can shorten the clinical course of COVID-19.
Perspectives
Equitable Post-COVID-19 Care: A Practical Framework to Integrate Health Equity in Diabetes Management
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AMA takes on vaccine misinformation, physician vaccines, racism
The AMA House of Delegates recently issued multiple new policies on controversial topics that many clinicians face on a regular basis.
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Pfizer files for FDA emergency use authorization of COVID vaccine
“The process of the speed did not compromise at all safety, nor did it compromise scientific integrity.”