Bivalent COVID Vax Gets Phase III Win Against Omicron, Companies Say Sanofi, GSK boast of 72% efficacy against Omicron variant Jun 24, 2022
Pfizer or Moderna: Which COVID Vaccine Is the Best Bet for Your Toddler? Jeremy Faust, MD, shares pros and cons of both, and urges all parents "to choose vaccination" Jun 22, 2022 video
Report Shows Trump Administration Embraced Herd Immunity via Mass Infection The strategy likely contributed to many preventable deaths, report notes Jun 22, 2022
FDA Allows mRNA COVID Vaccines in Kids 6 Months and Up Vaccines expected to protect against most severe outcomes, says FDA Commissioner Jun 17, 2022
No Major Thyroid Changes Seen After COVID-19 Vaccination Studies looked at those with hypothyroidism and free of thyroid issues prior to shots Jun 15, 2022
California Officials Push to Rein In Medical Disinformation Bill under debate may be tough to enforce; some say it restricts innovation Jun 15, 2022
We're Not Out of the Pandemic Woods Yet The end of the COVID emergency phase may be nearing, but we must remain vigilant Jun 14, 2022
Good News for Heart Failure Patients Getting COVID Booster Shots Group saw lower risks for hospitalization, ICU admission, death versus the unvaccinated Jun 09, 2022
WHO: Monkeypox Threat 'Real'; FDA May Delay Novavax Decision; Cancer Etiquette A daily roundup of news on COVID-19 and the rest of medicine Jun 09, 2022
Novavax Up for Review; Monkeypox Testing Bottleneck; Negotiating Gun Reform A daily roundup of news on COVID-19 and the rest of medicine Jun 07, 2022
Omicron BA.4 and BA.5: Starting From Scratch Yet Again Here's what we know and what we still need to find out Jun 06, 2022
European Docs See Smooth Post-COVID Future in Rheumatology Many long-term impacts inevitable, but EULAR attendees mostly optimistic Jun 02, 2022
Journal Runs Editorial Fraught With COVID Misinformation Epidemiologist calls its conjecture "bizarre" and "astonishingly unscientific" May 26, 2022
Misinformation Docs See Their Political Stars Rise Familiar names appear on speakers' lists for popular conservative rallies May 19, 2022
Should Doctors Worry About 'Nuremberg 2.0?' It's a "completely misleading application of the concepts of the Nuremberg trials" May 19, 2022
Can Alternative Approaches Help in Long COVID? The culture and tools of allopathic medicine alone may be insufficient for now May 12, 2022
Moderna's COVID Vaccine Holds Up for Kids 6-11 Years Interim results get peer-reviewed journal treatment ahead of potential EUA May 11, 2022
Most COVID Transmission Is Still Asymptomatic Some 60% of spread starts with those who have no symptoms, and that may be higher with Omicron May 10, 2022
Can Antivirals Help in the Treatment of Long COVID? I self-tested this hypothesis, but much more research is needed May 05, 2022
CDC: COVID Boosters Blunted Omicron's Effect on Nursing Homes Residents with a booster more protected than those with only a primary series May 05, 2022
Three Key Strategies to Improve Maternal Vaccination Rates We can do more to protect pregnant women and their children May 01, 2022
Study Debunks COVID Vaccine Side Effect? Danish study finds no association between mRNA vaccines and appendicitis Apr 25, 2022
CDC Panel Wary of 'Booster Fatigue' in COVID Vaccination Planning "We need to be thinking about how to make a better vaccine," suggests one ACIP member Apr 20, 2022
What Proportion of Doctors Are Vaccine Hesitant? Researchers conducting a new survey said the answer was far higher than expected Apr 13, 2022
Meet This Year's Healthcare Billionaires HCA founder and Cook Group medical device developer make 2022 list of Forbes Billionaires Apr 12, 2022
Overall, Post-COVID Vax Myocarditis Rates Similar to Other Vaccines 75-year literature review finds incidence comparable to non-COVID vaccines Apr 11, 2022
COVID Origins and EcoHealth Alliance; Malone Didn't Invent mRNA Vaccines This past week in healthcare investigations Apr 06, 2022
Mix and Match mRNA Boosters? It May Be a Good Idea, Experts Say "You can diversify your immune response as much as possible to get maximal protective immunity" Mar 31, 2022
CDC's Border Restriction Changes; Biden Gets Boosted; Why Are People Unhinged? A daily roundup of news on COVID-19 and the rest of medicine Mar 31, 2022
Moderna's COVID Vax for Youngest Kids Hits Important Milestones Company plans to submit to FDA for emergency use authorization Mar 23, 2022
COVID Vaccines Staved Off Severe Outcomes During Omicron Racial disparities in hospitalizations also highlighted in latest CDC studies Mar 18, 2022
Florida's Surgeon General Is Sending a Dangerous Message Pediatricians and leaders must reinforce that the COVID vaccine is safe and effective in kids Mar 15, 2022
Judge Halts Texas' Trans Investigations; Obama Has COVID; Child Deaths and Omicron A daily roundup of news on COVID-19 and the rest of medicine Mar 14, 2022
Vaccine Researcher Who Developed Tinnitus After COVID Shot Calls for Further Study Gregory Poland, MD, advocates both vaccination and better understanding of possible side effect Mar 09, 2022
Neurologic Complications Rare After COVID-19 Vaccines Seizures after adenovirus vaccine emerge in VAERS reports Mar 09, 2022
Rare Vaccine Death; Vape Loophole Exploited; No Paxlovid for the Imprisoned This past week in healthcare investigations Mar 09, 2022
FDA Begins Releasing Pfizer COVID Vax Documents Court-ordered release runs risk of "cherry picking and taking things out of context" Mar 07, 2022
White House COVID Plan Stresses 'New Moment' in the Pandemic Congressional funding necessary to step up access to treatment, enhanced surveillance Mar 02, 2022
ZDoggMD Deletes Twitter Account After Dust-Up With Science Museum Twitterstorm followed his criticism of museum's confusing booster policy for teens Mar 01, 2022
Sudden Hearing Loss After COVID Shot: Slight Risk or Just Noise? Reports continue to be rare, but potential links may need further study Feb 24, 2022
