COVID-19 Updates
Commentary
I’m a physician battling long COVID. I can assure you it’s real
“I’ve also seen, firsthand, the frustration of navigating diagnosis and treatment. It’s given me a taste of what millions of other patients are...
Feature
Is it flu, RSV, or COVID? Experts fear the ‘tripledemic’
Predicting exactly when cases will peak is difficult.
Feature
Worse COVID outcomes seen with gout, particularly in women
People with gout, especially women, may be at higher risk for poor COVID-19 outcomes, including hospitalization and death, researchers report.
From the Journals
Ten-day methotrexate pause after COVID vaccine booster enhances immunity against Omicron variant
Researchers in Germany report a 10-day post-vaccination hold on methotrexate boosts immunity against Omicron without compromising safety or risk...
Latest News
New COVID variant gaining traction in U.S.
Concerning features of the BQ.1 variant include mutations that could potentially escape vaccines and treatments for COVID-19.
Feature
You and the skeptical patient: Who’s the doctor here?
“I spoke to him on many occasions about the dangers of COVID, but he just didn’t believe me.”
From the Journals
New deep dive into Paxlovid interactions with CVD meds
The review tackles potential drug-drug interactions with the antiviral drug and today’s most commonly prescribed cardiovascular drugs.
Opinion
The marked contrast in pandemic outcomes between Japan and the United States
Over time Japan has the least cumulative deaths per capita of any major country in the world.
Feature
For many, long COVID’s impacts go on and on, major study says
“This infection has become so common in a community because it’s so mild and spreading so rapidly that we’re seeing more long COVID symptoms than...
From the Journals
63% of long COVID patients are women, study says
The global study also found that about 6% of people with symptomatic infections had long COVID in 2020 and 2021.
Commentary
Why people lie about COVID
Of those surveyed, 41.6% admitted that they lied about COVID or didn’t adhere to COVID guidelines – a conservative estimate, if you ask me.