COVID-19 Updates
From the Journals
New study offers details on post-COVID pediatric illness
This pediatric illness occurs 2-6 weeks after being infected with COVID-19.
From the Journals
Advanced Primary Care program boosts COVID-19 results
Better outcomes were seen in higher vaccination rates and fewer infections, hospitalizations, and deaths from COVID-19.
From the Journals
Gene associated with vision loss also linked to COVID: Study
The findings show that COVID and age-related macular degeneration were associated with variations in what is called the PDGFB gene.
Feature
Long COVID clinical trials may offer shortcut to new treatments
“We already know that Paxlovid reduces the risk of developing long COVID, but it would be a game changer if it can improve long COVID symptoms as...
Latest News
What’s next for COVID? Here’s what to know
“We are in the midst of [a surge] now, It’s not nearly like what we’ve had in Omicron or other waves; it’s not as severe. But it’s being...
News from the FDA/CDC
Children and COVID: New cases fell as the old year ended
Emergency department visits keep increasing as the pandemic’s death toll in children nears 2,000.
From the Journals
SARS-CoV-2 seroprevalence grew rapidly in pandemic’s early waves
But surveys found fewer than half of people over age 60 had been exposed and therefore this age group should be prioritized for vaccination.
Feature
Study of beliefs about what causes cancer sparks debate
The authors set out to evaluate “the patterns of beliefs about cancer among people who believed in conspiracies, rejected the COVID-19 vaccine, or...
From the Journals
Endocarditis tied to drug use on the rise, spiked during COVID
The steepest rise of infective endocarditis in people with cocaine/opioid use disorder occurred during the pandemic, suggesting COVID itself may...
Opinion
How to have a safer and more joyful holiday season
Unfortunately, the risks associated with gathering are not over.