COVID-19 Updates
Conference Coverage
COVID-19 infection linked to risk of cutaneous autoimmune and vascular diseases
“Our theory is that the severe inflammatory nature of COVID-19 leads to a lot of internal organ damage and exposure of autoantigens in that...
Feature
Natural, vaccine-induced, and hybrid immunity to COVID-19
From the Journals
‘Profound implications’: COVID ups diabetes risk 40% a year later
‘All these roads are pointing in one direction, that COVID-19 increases the risk of diabetes up to a year later. If patients have a prior history...
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U.S. health officials tracking COVID-19 increase in U.K.
“Over the last year or so, what happens in the U.K. usually happens here a few weeks later.”
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COVID-19–alopecia areata link? Review doesn’t find much evidence
Few reports have connected the two conditions.
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COVID surge in Western Europe puts U.S. health experts on alert
“It’s like a weather alert. Right now, the skies are sunny and bright, and we hope they stay that way.”
Guidelines
New ACC guidance on cardiovascular consequences of COVID-19
A new consensus document makes recommendations on how to evaluate and manage COVID-associated myocarditis and long COVID; it also gives advice on...
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Biden administration’s new test-to-treat program pits pharmacists against physicians
The widespread distribution of pharmacies and their extended hours are other big pluses, especially for people who can’t easily leave work or...
From the Journals
COVID-19 vax effectiveness quantified in immunosuppressed patients
A database study of 154,000 patients found that SARS-CoV-2 vaccines give people taking immunosuppressants significant protection against COVID-19...
From the Journals
Side effects of COVID mRNA vaccines are mild and short, large study confirms
Case Reports
Reactivation of a BCG Vaccination Scar Following the First Dose of the Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine
We describe a case of BCG vaccination scar reactivation in a 48-year-old man after he received the first dose of the Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine.