Ivermectin Flops Again for COVID, This Time in High-Risk Adults Malaysian trial finds no difference in progression to severe disease over standard of care Feb 18, 2022
HIV Self-Tests Reached High-Risk Populations CDC researchers found a substantial minority of patients had never been tested Feb 18, 2022
Doc Group Pushes Ivermectin for Long COVID FLCCC promotes 20 therapies: like "throwing spaghetti against the wall," one expert says Feb 17, 2022
U.S. Sees Drop in Lifetime Risk of HIV Diagnosis One of every 120 Americans will be diagnosed with HIV in their lifetime, analysis suggests Feb 15, 2022
Which Kids Are More Likely to Develop MIS-C? Large U.S. pediatric cohort examined variables that contribute to higher risk Feb 08, 2022
What You Need to Know About That 'Johns Hopkins' Lockdown Study "All of this adds up to a very weird review paper" Feb 07, 2022
ACIP Embraces Spikevax Amid Serious Talk of Changing mRNA Dosing Interval Would longer time between doses do the trick to reduce myocarditis risk? Feb 04, 2022
CDC Isolation Guidance for Public Fails Test in Study Pre-print on hospital workers finds sizable proportion still positive 5 days after symptom onset Feb 04, 2022
Restaurant Ensnared in Doc's Alleged Ivermectin, HCQ Prescribing Scheme Edith Behr, MD, fired over accusations of prescribing drugs via Taste of Sicily's Facebook page Feb 04, 2022
Gay, Lesbian Adults Vaxxed Against COVID at Higher Clip However, disparities by race persist Feb 04, 2022
Army Boots Vax Refuseniks; 'Havana Syndrome' Culprit ID'd; More Spotify Fallout A daily roundup of news on COVID-19 and the rest of medicine Feb 03, 2022
Challenge Trial Shows People With COVID Shed Virus After Just 2 Days No safety concerns in small study of healthy young adults, supporting further trials, authors say Feb 02, 2022
Can We Catch COVID From Our Pets? Jumps between species provide ample opportunity for virus to change, says Benjamin tenOever Feb 01, 2022 video
COVID Self-Testers May Get Quarantine Wrong With 'Authorized' Instructions Potential gains with at-home kits if users know how to interpret negative results Jan 31, 2022
Two Nurses Charged With Selling Fake COVID Vax Cards Julie DeVuono and Marissa Urraro earned some $1.5 million from scheme Jan 31, 2022
Another COVID Vaccine Garners Full FDA Approval Moderna's Spikevax approved for adults ages 18 and up Jan 31, 2022
IV Hyperimmune Immunoglobulin No Help in Severe COVID Randomized trial finds no benefit for hospitalized patients Jan 28, 2022
So, Your Patient Just Asked About CBD for COVID-19? David Aronoff, MD, discusses an early study on CBD and on how to address interested patients Jan 28, 2022 video
CDC: Third Dose Guarded Immunocompromised From Severe COVID High VE for both immunocompromised and immunocompetent adults during Delta Jan 27, 2022
Fact Check: Remdesivir Isn't Killing People False claims made during senator's hearing that featured "disinformation docs" Jan 27, 2022
Remdesivir Now Approved for COVID Outpatients, Too FDA expands indication of Veklury to bolster supply of treatment during Omicron surge Jan 22, 2022
False Negatives Still Common With COVID PCR Testing Pathologist says one in five people get negative result even if they have COVID Jan 21, 2022
Throat Swab on Rapid Testing Chokes in Omicron-Era Study Alternate methods of testing don't hold up as well, pre-print finds Jan 20, 2022
I'm Over COVID Symptoms, but Still Testing Positive. Am I Infectious? Infectiousness may linger beyond the 5-day isolation period recommended by the CDC Jan 20, 2022
Vaccination, Religion, and Science: An Astonishing 300-Year-Old Story It's time for a history lesson in the roots of vaccine advocacy and resistance Jan 19, 2022
Free COVID Tests, N95 Masks; Omicron vs Pfizer Pill; Do Kids Need Boosters? A daily roundup of news on COVID-19 and the rest of medicine Jan 19, 2022
Doc Suspended for Anti-Vax Views Sues Hospital Mary Talley Bowden, MD, wants access to hospital financial records Jan 18, 2022
False Positive COVID Tests; Cannabis and Car Accidents Also in TTHealthWatch: diabetes risk among kids with COVID Jan 15, 2022 podcast
COVID in Kids Under 5 May Look Like Croup, Pediatricians Warn Barking cough may be specific to Omicron Jan 13, 2022
Maine Physician Suspended for COVID Misinformation Licensing agency says Meryl Nass must undergo neuropsych exam for her claims about COVID vaccine Jan 13, 2022
Too Much Focus on Boosters, Says FDA Vaccine Advisor At the hospital level, COVID-19 remains "a disease for the unvaccinated," says Paul Offit, MD Jan 12, 2022 video
Just What Is Mass Formation Psychosis? One doctor is pushing controversial theory on how the public is being coerced into getting vaxxed Jan 12, 2022
It's 'Deja Vu All Over Again' at Our 'Cough, Cold, and Fever' Clinic The Omicron variant has forced our COVID-19 clinic back into service Jan 10, 2022
UC Irvine Fires Doc for Not Complying With COVID Vax Mandate Aaron Kheriaty, MD, sued UC system in August after claiming natural immunity trumps vaccine Jan 06, 2022
Nose or Throat: What鈥檚 Best for a COVID Test? Early data support saliva testing, but it might be too early to tell Jan 06, 2022
What Do We Know About the 'IHU' Variant? Discovered around the same time as Omicron, it hasn't had as much of an impact Jan 05, 2022
Controversial Doc Resigns From Medical School Paul Marik, MD, has been embroiled in legal battle with Virginia hospital Jan 05, 2022
More Evidence Suggests Few Winners in COVID Vax Lottery Strategy Individuals may have won big, but public health did not Jan 04, 2022
Former Football Stars Team Up With CDC to Promote COVID Vaccination The campaign, first launched in March, underwent a reboot with the spread of Delta Jan 02, 2022
What Happened to the Novavax Vaccine? As mRNA vaccines saturate the U.S. market, is there room for another? Jan 01, 2022
