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Three COVID scenarios that could spell trouble for the fall
Experts predict different scenarios, some more dire than others.
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Evusheld PrEP may protect immunocompromised patients from severe COVID-19
Evusheld preexposure prophylaxis shows promise in protecting certain immunocompromised patients from severe COVID-19, Cleveland Clinic researchers...
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Children and COVID: Weekly cases dropped by 57% in September
Parents’ acceptance of vaccine misinformation linked to reduced uptake in children.
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Shortage of family physicians in Canada intensified during pandemic
Data from Canada show growth in early retirement in the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Sore throat becoming dominant COVID symptom: Reports
“Fever and loss of smell are really rare now, so many old people may not think they’ve got COVID. They’d say it’s a cold and not be tested.”
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Breakthrough COVID studies lend support to use of new boosters in immunosuppressed patients
The findings of two studies underscore the importance of booster vaccine doses in those with immune-mediated inflammatory diseases who are taking...
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COVID attacks DNA in heart, unlike flu, study says
The damage was similar to the way chronic diseases such as diabetes and cancer appear in the heart, he said, with heart tissue showing DNA damage...
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Why can’t U.K. immunocompromised patients get Evusheld?
This is about collecting more data and being as rational as possible. Can we accelerate that process? Perhaps.
Conference Coverage
Severe COVID-19–related outcomes found worse in men with RA
A retrospective study of patients with rheumatoid arthritis and COVID-19 showed that men had more baseline comorbidities and increased risk of...
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COVID pandemic associated with anorexia in Canadian youth
“There was so much disruption and [so many] restrictions to young peoples’ daily routines ... That led to heightened anxiety and depression and...