COVID-19 Updates
From the Journals
Hypertension linked to risk of severe COVID
A new study out of the United Kingdom identifies at what level high blood pressure can help predict a life-threatening case of the virus.
News
‘A huge deal’: Millions have long COVID, and more are expected
More than a quarter say their condition is severe enough to significantly limit their day-to-day activities.
News from the FDA/CDC
Children and COVID: Weekly cases continue to hold fairly steady
The latest hospital admission data may be telling a somewhat different story.
Opinion
The body of evidence for Paxlovid therapy
For older patients, we should be thinking of why we should be using Paxlovid rather than the reason not to treat.
From the Journals
Repeat COVID infection doubles mortality risk
“Reinfection with COVID-19 increases the risk of both acute outcomes and long COVID.”
Conference Coverage
No benefit of rivaroxaban in COVID outpatients: PREVENT-HD
PREVENT-HD joins a long list of smaller trials also showing no benefit of anticoagulation in nonhospitalized COVID-19 patients.
News
Have you heard the one about the emergency dept. that called 911?
Plus: LDL cholesterol unimpressed by heart-healthy supplements, and college students emboldened by negative COVID tests.
News from the FDA/CDC
Children and COVID: New cases increase for second straight week
Extended declines in ED visits and hospitalizations may be reversing.
Article
Post-COVID-19 Effects
News from the FDA/CDC
CDC warns of early uptick in respiratory disease
As influenza viruses, respiratory syncytial virus, SARS-CoV-2, and rhinovirus/enterovirus simultaneously circulate, the agency cautioned that this...