Signs of Lingering Cardiac Dysfunction After Severe COVID Study included people hospitalized before vaccines were available Jan 20, 2022
I'm Over COVID Symptoms, but Still Testing Positive. Am I Infectious? Infectiousness may linger beyond the 5-day isolation period recommended by the CDC Jan 20, 2022
What Caused RSV to Roar Back During COVID? Multinational study pinpoints the most important drivers of the seasonal illness Jan 19, 2022
Vaccination, Religion, and Science: An Astonishing 300-Year-Old Story It's time for a history lesson in the roots of vaccine advocacy and resistance Jan 19, 2022
Free COVID Tests, N95 Masks; Omicron vs Pfizer Pill; Do Kids Need Boosters? A daily roundup of news on COVID-19 and the rest of medicine Jan 19, 2022
Doc Suspended for Anti-Vax Views Sues Hospital Mary Talley Bowden, MD, wants access to hospital financial records Jan 18, 2022
Caution: Paxlovid Interacts With Many Heart Meds The Skeptical Cardiologist asks clinicians and patients to take note Jan 17, 2022
False Positive COVID Tests; Cannabis and Car Accidents Also in TTHealthWatch: diabetes risk among kids with COVID Jan 15, 2022 podcast
(When) to Boost or Not to Boost, That Is the Question Countless complex questions remain Jan 13, 2022
COVID in Kids Under 5 May Look Like Croup, Pediatricians Warn Barking cough may be specific to Omicron Jan 13, 2022
Maine Physician Suspended for COVID Misinformation Licensing agency says Meryl Nass must undergo neuropsych exam for her claims about COVID vaccine Jan 13, 2022
Nurse Gave Out Fake COVID Jabs At least 45 "patients" in Italy allegedly received no vaccine at all Jan 13, 2022
Don't Expect Much From COVID Vax in This Patient Group With rituximab on board, even third doses didn't induce meaningful antibody response Jan 13, 2022
Too Much Focus on Boosters, Says FDA Vaccine Advisor At the hospital level, COVID-19 remains "a disease for the unvaccinated," says Paul Offit, MD Jan 12, 2022 video
Just What Is Mass Formation Psychosis? One doctor is pushing controversial theory on how the public is being coerced into getting vaxxed Jan 12, 2022
Fatty Liver Disease a Long-COVID Symptom After Severe Cases? In Italian study, over half had metabolic dysfunction-associated fatty liver disease Jan 11, 2022
It's 'Deja Vu All Over Again' at Our 'Cough, Cold, and Fever' Clinic The Omicron variant has forced our COVID-19 clinic back into service Jan 10, 2022
Taste Dysfunction May Linger After COVID-19 Loss of taste not always due to loss of smell Jan 06, 2022
UC Irvine Fires Doc for Not Complying With COVID Vax Mandate Aaron Kheriaty, MD, sued UC system in August after claiming natural immunity trumps vaccine Jan 06, 2022
Nose or Throat: What’s Best for a COVID Test? Early data support saliva testing, but it might be too early to tell Jan 06, 2022
The Demise of the Social Contract in Medicine Recent health policy changes benefit patients but ignore demoralized healthcare workers Jan 06, 2022
What Do We Know About the 'IHU' Variant? Discovered around the same time as Omicron, it hasn't had as much of an impact Jan 05, 2022
Controversial Doc Resigns From Medical School Paul Marik, MD, has been embroiled in legal battle with Virginia hospital Jan 05, 2022
Former Football Stars Team Up With CDC to Promote COVID Vaccination The campaign, first launched in March, underwent a reboot with the spread of Delta Jan 02, 2022
What Happened to the Novavax Vaccine? As mRNA vaccines saturate the U.S. market, is there room for another? Jan 01, 2022
Ivermectin's Days in Court Courts have heard a handful of lawsuits seeking ivermectin for hospitalized COVID-19 patients Dec 31, 2021
Feds Go After Company Selling Fake 'Nano Silver' COVID Cure Company co-run by psychiatrist once falsely marketed product as Ebola treatment as well Dec 29, 2021
Doctor Submits Fluvoxamine EUA Application to FDA Group of physician-scientists believes data support authorization for treating COVID-19 Dec 29, 2021
Burnout, Violence: How Much More Can Healthcare Workers Take? As COVID rages on, attention turns to healthcare worker mental health. Will help arrive in time? Dec 29, 2021
Bariatric Surgery Linked to Protection Against Severe COVID-19 Obesity is a "modifiable risk factor" for severe COVID-19, researchers say Dec 29, 2021
COVID Vaccine Booster Efficacy Against Infection May Fade Quickly New U.K. data suggest steep drop-off in protection, potentially giving Omicron more power Dec 28, 2021
Worst COVID Liars Still Have Their Licenses Only three sanctioned by their boards in recent months Dec 28, 2021
Frontline Health Workers: 'Heroes' or Casualties of a Broken System? The "heroic" narrative may not serve the courageous workers themselves or the public's health Dec 27, 2021
Myocarditis After COVID Vax; Cigar Sales in Convenience Stores Also in TTHealthWatch: autoimmune disease treatment, and anticoagulant therapy in Afib Dec 23, 2021 podcast
Some Canadian Nurses Asked to Skip Holidays Hospitals warn of vacation cancellations if volunteers don't cover shifts Dec 23, 2021
Oh, Deer: Coronavirus Running Buck Wild in Ohio Risk to humans seems likely though unconfirmed at this point Dec 23, 2021
FDA: The Wait for COVID Pills Is Over Paxlovid first oral antiviral authorized to treat high-risk COVID patients Dec 22, 2021
Doc Fired After Standing Up to Private Equity; RFK Jr.'s Anti-Vax Machine This past week in healthcare investigations Dec 22, 2021
Nurse Fired Over COVID Complaints Reinstated Arbitrator rules in favor of nurse fired early in the pandemic Dec 21, 2021
