COVID-19 Updates
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Fueling an ‘already raging fire’: Fifth COVID surge approaches
“A significant rise in cases just before Thanksgiving is not what we want to be seeing.”
Conference Coverage
Headache is a common post–COVID-19 complaint
The condition may be new onset or an exacerbation an existing condition, and should raise suspicion of COVID-19 infection.
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COVID surge in Europe: A preview of what’s ahead for the U.S.?
Health experts are warning the United States could be headed for another COVID-19 surge just as we enter the holiday season, following a massive...
FDA/CDC
CDC unveils mental health protection plan for health care workers
“It’s long past time for us to care for the people who care for all of us and address burnout in our health care workers,” said U.S. Surgeon...
News from the FDA/CDC
CDC: Thirty percent of hospital workers in U.S. still unvaccinated
Health care personnel “are not fully immune from vaccine misinformation.”
FDA/CDC
FDA authorizes COVID boosters for all U.S. adults
The CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices will meet on Nov. 19 to review the science supporting a more widespread need for booster...
Livin' on the MDedge
The neurological super powers of grandma are real
Plus, COVID hits the woods and finger snapping spoils a movie.
Literature Review
Pandemic stresses harder on physician moms than physician dads: Study
Study results suggest that the pandemic has increased gender disparity and added disproportionately to the burden of female physicians.
From the Journals
Do adolescents develop CNS autoimmunity after COVID-19?
The researchers examined three pediatric patients who were infected with SARS-CoV-2 and, over a period of 5 months in 2020, were admitted to the...
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Pfizer seeks EUA expansion for COVID-19 booster
Pfizer is submitting a study of booster effects on 10,000 people to make its case.
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COVID vaccines’ protection dropped sharply over 6 months: Study
“Although vaccination remains protective against SARS-CoV-2 infection, protection waned as the Delta variant emerged in the U.S.”