COVID-19 Updates
From the Journals
Fourth Pfizer dose better for severe than symptomatic COVID: Study
Livin' on the MDedge
Woman who faked medical degree practiced for 3 years
Plus: France’s fake physician, the sights and sounds of Zooming, and the Brazilian army goes “imbrochável.”
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Long-term smell loss in COVID-19 tied to damage in the brain’s olfactory bulb
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COVID cases rising in about half of states
“If we look more closely at the local level, we find a handful of counties where we are seeing increases in both cases and markers of more severe...
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About 19% of COVID-19 headaches become chronic
News from the FDA/CDC
FDA to decide by June on future of COVID vaccines
“We’d love to see an annual vaccination similar to influenza but realize that the evolution of the virus will dictate how we respond in terms of...
Conference Coverage
More evidence that COVID ‘brain fog’ is biologically based
Patients whose cognitive symptoms developed during the acute phase of COVID-19 had the highest levels of brain inflammation.
From the Journals
Ivermectin doesn’t help treat COVID-19, large study finds
“Now that people can dive into the details and the data, hopefully that will steer the majority of doctors away from ivermectin toward other...
Conference Coverage
Skin reactions to first COVID-19 vaccine don’t justify forgoing second dose
“There are no serious adverse consequences from these cutaneous reactions,” said Dr. Esther Freeman.
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Fingers take the fight to COVID-19
Plus: The interesting man in his flying machine, giving food as medicine some bite, and one benefit of being rude or stubborn.
From the Journals
Psychotropic med use tied to ‘striking’ post-COVID dementia risk
“It is possible that psychotropic medications may potentiate the neurostructural changes that have been found in the brain of those who have...