COVID-19 Updates
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Severe COVID-19 linked to new diabetes diagnoses
Both men and women who had severe cases were at the highest risk.
News from the FDA/CDC
CDC backs FDA’s call for second COVID booster for those at high risk
The agency is following the recommendations made by its Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP).
Conference Coverage
Sleep disturbances linked to post-COVID dyspnea
Sleep disturbance after COVID hospitalization was associated with dyspnea and lower lung function.
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New variant jumps to second place on COVID list
Arcturus is more transmissible but not more dangerous than recent chart-topping strains, experts say.
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As COVID tracking wanes, are we letting our guard down too soon?
Along with the tracking sites, masking and social distancing mandates have mostly disappeared.
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COVID caused 4.6-year drop in NYC life expectancy
Another factor was a 42.2% rise in unintentional drug overdoses from 2019 to 2020.
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Long COVID: ‘On par’ with heart disease, cancer, book says
“The clinical burden [of long COVID] is somewhere on par with the whole of heart disease all over again, or the whole of oncology all over again,...
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New COVID variant on WHO’s radar causing itchy eyes in children
The new itchy eye symptom is in addition to a high fever and cough.
Conference Coverage
Parents of patients with rheumatic disease, MIS-C strongly hesitant of COVID vaccination
A single-center study and a survey of rheumatologists revealed similar levels of hesitancy among parents of both these populations.
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Long COVID hitting some states, minorities, women harder
The survey found that women, smokers, and those who had severe COVID-19 infections are most likely to have the disorder.