Hospitals Bear Brunt of Financial Fallout From COVID But there is an opportunity here to try new strategies to cope Feb 27, 2023
Docs Push Ivermectin for Flu; Woody's SNL Intro; Energy Dept. Backs Lab Leak Theory Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by 51˶ staff Feb 27, 2023
Remdesivir Finally Shows Mortality Benefit in Hospitalized COVID Patients Antiviral should have been recommended sooner for non-ventilated patients, editorialist argues Feb 23, 2023
Higher Dose of Ivermectin, and for Longer, Still No Help Against COVID Losing streak continues for controversial antiparasitic Feb 23, 2023
Investigational Oral Antiviral Shows Promise in COVID Outpatients Exploratory analyses also point to possible reduction in long COVID symptoms Feb 22, 2023
COVID Rebound Not Exclusive to Those on Paxlovid However, these rebound cases were rare and lasted only about 1 day Feb 22, 2023
How Much Did Celebrities Influence Public Opinion on COVID? "I see them as being like a conduit," says one epidemiologist Feb 21, 2023
Brain Structure, Widespread Connectivity Changes Seen With Long COVID Gray matter atrophy, hyperconnectivity in patients with anxiety, depression Feb 20, 2023
Chest CTs Reveal Abnormalities 2 Years After Severe COVID 39% of hospitalized Wuhan patients had persistent interstitial lung abnormalities, study finds Feb 15, 2023
Guiding New York City Through COVID-19 Former N.Y.C. Health Commissioner on leading the public through the pandemic Feb 14, 2023 podcast
Does COVID Vaccine Blunt Elevated Diabetes Risk After Infection? Unvaccinated had a 78% higher risk for new-onset diabetes; no link seen among the vaccinated Feb 14, 2023
What Happened to the Monoclonal Antibodies for COVID-19? Losing focus on monoclonals means neglecting those who need them most: the immunocompromised Feb 13, 2023 video
COVID Vaccines Added to 2023 Child, Adult Immunization Schedules Other notable changes include new guidance on polio, MMR, hepatitis B, and pneumococcal vaccines Feb 10, 2023
AUD Diagnoses After COVID Infection Higher at Certain Points in the Pandemic Social context of pandemic offers most plausible explanation, researchers say Feb 09, 2023
Dead Patient Sues America's Frontline Doctors Over HCQ; Pair Accused of Bilking Doc A weekly roundup of healthcare's encounters with the courts Feb 09, 2023
Interferon Injection Cuts COVID Hospitalization Risk in Vaxxed Population Effectiveness of pegylated interferon lambda held up against various strains, including Omicron Feb 08, 2023
Biden Pledges to Extend Medicare's Solvency for 'At Least Two Decades' Healthcare featured prominently in president's State of the Union address Feb 08, 2023
Lower Excess Mortality Seen for Physicians vs General Public During COVID Pandemic Understanding effects among physicians may be helpful for future epidemics, researchers say Feb 06, 2023
California's Medical Misinformation Law Facing Legal Challenges A federal judge temporarily blocked enforcement for plaintiffs in two cases Feb 03, 2023
BCG Vaccine Flops for Preventing COVID, Other Respiratory Infections Also made no difference for more severe COVID outcomes Feb 03, 2023
Long COVID's 7 Symptoms; Most of U.S. Backs Tobacco Ban; Ugly People and Face Masks Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by 51˶ staff Feb 03, 2023
Bowden's Defamation Suit Against Houston Methodist Tossed Mary Talley Bowden, MD, a vocal opponent of COVID vaccines, sought $25 million in damages Feb 02, 2023
Colorado Doc Put on Probation for Ivermectin Prescriptions Scott Rollins, MD, and the state medical board reached an agreement on "unprofessional conduct" Jan 31, 2023
Study: Diminished COVID Vaccine Response in Lupus Immunosuppressants seem responsible; mycophenolate "holiday" may help Jan 30, 2023
'Annual COVID Boosters for All' Is All About Convenience But that doesn't make it the right move Jan 27, 2023
Heart Surgery Outcomes During COVID Similarly Worrisome for Rich and Poor Patients Study nevertheless highlights access issues among the socioeconomically disadvantaged Jan 24, 2023
Is Pulsed Steroid Riskier for COVID-19? Observational study points to mortality disadvantage with high-dose pulses of methylprednisolon Jan 22, 2023
Medical Board Takes Action Against Misinformation Doc Pathologist Ryan Cole, MD, is facing discipline for negligence, spreading false statements Jan 19, 2023
DeSantis Pushes Permanent Bans; Moderna RSV Vax Effective; Top Stroke Expert Dies Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by 51˶ staff Jan 18, 2023
Early Promise for PCSK9 Inhibition in Severe COVID-19 Effects observed in inflammation and improved clinical outcomes Jan 17, 2023
Fluvoxamine Flops Again for Milder COVID-19 Large platform trial continues the drug's losing streak Jan 12, 2023
Bivalent COVID Vaccines Likely Thwarted by Immune Imprinting, Expert Says Paul Offit, MD, also argues that boosting should be reserved for older or vulnerable individuals Jan 12, 2023
Are Severe COVID Patients Being Kept on Ventilation Longer Than Needed? Mechanical ventilation use should follow guidelines for any other pneumonia, say researchers Jan 11, 2023
Weakened Diaphragm May Contribute to Long COVID Dyspnea Study suggests potential for a therapeutic intervention Jan 06, 2023
Ladapo's Colleagues Slam His mRNA Vax Analysis But University of Florida says it won't investigate Jan 06, 2023
Oral Antiviral Matches Paxlovid in High-Risk COVID Remdesivir analogue demonstrates non-inferiority, good safety in Chinese randomized trial Jan 03, 2023
We Can Put Out the Dumpster Fire of the U.S. COVID Response I see reason for public health optimism in 2023 Dec 29, 2022
COVID's Lasting Consequences for Kids Allergist Zachary Rubin, MD, details the post-COVID symptoms presenting at his clinic Dec 27, 2022 video
Autopsies Show COVID-19 in the Brain What this means for neurologic COVID symptoms remains elusive Dec 26, 2022
