COVID-19 Updates
Guidelines
New MIS-C guidance addresses diagnostic challenges, cardiac care
New updates in this third version of the American College of Rheumatology’s guidance include a recommendation for dual therapy with IVIg and...
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Subvariant may be more dangerous than original Omicron strain
While BA.2 spreads faster than BA.1, there’s no evidence the subvariant makes people any sicker.
From the Journals
Ivermectin does not stop progression to severe COVID: randomized trial
Conference Coverage
Long COVID is real and consists of these conditions – or does it?
“I think this is at least helpful in telling us what disease states are different pre- and post COVID, and what sorts of diagnoses clinicians...
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About 73% of U.S. estimated to be immune to Omicron variant
Nationwide, about 80 million Americans are still vulnerable. “The 26% who could still get Omicron right now have to be very careful.”
FDA/CDC
ACIP issues adult vaccination schedule 2022
“Providers should administer all due and overdue vaccines according to the routine immunization schedule during the same visit.”
From the Journals
Thirty-seven percent of COVID-19 patients lose sense of taste, study says
“Reports of taste loss are in fact genuine and distinguishable from smell loss.”
Conference Coverage
Stroke risk is highest right after COVID infection
The study highlights the impact COVID-19 has on the cardiovascular system.
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Medical boards pressured to let it slide when doctors spread COVID misinformation
Even defining misinformation has been difficult. And during the pandemic, resistance from some state legislatures is complicating the effort.
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New study shows natural immunity to COVID has enduring strength
“The study involved only the early COVID strains – it has no information on either the Delta or Omicron variants.”
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Long COVID symptoms linked to effects on vagus nerve
Several long COVID symptoms could be linked to the effects of the coronavirus on a vital central nerve, according to new research being released...