COVID-19 Updates
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Three COVID scenarios that could spell trouble for the fall
Experts predict different scenarios, some more dire than others.
Commentary
Is another COVID-19 booster really needed?
Vaccinate the elderly (and some middle aged too, if possible) and the frail as soon as possible with any version of the booster you have available...
Conference Coverage
Does COVID-19 cause type 1 diabetes in children? Time will tell
Norwegian study finds association of SARS-CoV-2 with type 1 diabetes if diagnosed over 30 days after infection, while Scottish study finds no such...
From the Journals
Limiting antibiotic overprescription in pandemics: New guidelines
The COVID-19 pandemic brought an alarming increase in antimicrobial resistance in hospitals, with infections and deaths caused by resistant...
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Pandemic has helped clinicians to gain better insight on pernio, expert says
“I don’t think pernio is truly necrotic,” Dr. Lindy P. Fox said. “I think it’s really inflammatory and purpuric.”
From the Journals
Dermatoses often occur in people who wear face masks
Researchers reviewed 37 studies published between 2004 and 2022 involving 29,557 adults self-reporting regular use of any face mask type across 17...
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The potential problem(s) with a once-a-year COVID vaccine
Remarks, from “capitulation” to too few data, hit the airwaves and social media.
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Why some infectious disease docs are ‘encouraged’ by new bivalent COVID vaccines
“I’m very encouraged by this new development.”
From the Journals
Vitamin D supplementation shows no COVID-19 prevention
“Vaccination is still the most effective way to protect people from COVID-19, and vitamin D and cod liver oil supplementation should not be...
From the Journals
Low testosterone may raise risk of COVID hospitalization
According to the researchers, the findings do not suggest that hormone therapy be used as a preventive measure against COVID.
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How do you live with COVID? One doctor’s personal experience
Early in 2020, Anne Peters, MD, caught COVID-19. The author of Medscape’s “Peters on Diabetes” column was sick in March 2020 before state-mandated...