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I Just Got Over COVID. Do I Need an Updated Shot?
Special Reports > Exclusives — And if I do, how long should I wait? by Kristina Fiore, Director of Enterprise & Investigative Reporting, MedPage Today September 19, 2023 Updated COVID shots are becoming available in the U.S. amid what appears to be a surge in cases -- leaving some to wonder whether they need an
September 19, 2023
Doc Who Said COVID Vax Magnetized People Has License Suspended
Special Reports > Features — Sherri Tenpenny, DO, "refused" to cooperate with investigation by Ohio's medical board by Michael DePeau-Wilson, Enterprise & Investigative Writer, MedPage Today August 11, 2023 The State Medical Board of Ohio voted to suspend the medical license of Sherri Tenpenny, DO, on Wednesday, after she failed to cooperate with an investigation
August 11, 2023
Long COVID Symptoms May Emerge Months After Infection
Neurology > Long COVID — Fewer Americans have long COVID but many have significant activity limitations, CDC data show by Judy George, Deputy Managing Editor, MedPage Today August 10, 2023 Long COVID symptoms may emerge months after SARS-CoV-2 infection, data from the prospective multicenter INSPIRE study suggested. Symptom prevalence decreased over 1 year among long
August 10, 2023
What Do We Know About the EU.1.1 COVID Variant?
Infectious Disease > COVID-19 — It's a descendant of XBB.1.5, but it "isn't setting off any red flags for me," expert says by Sophie Putka, Enterprise & Investigative Writer, MedPage Today June 27, 2023 The CDC is tracking a handful of new COVID variants, including the EU.1.1 variant, which now makes up an estimated 1.7%
June 27, 2023
After COVID-19, Can mRNA Vaccines Help with Cancer as Well?
Vaccines against Covid-19 were delivered with remarkable and unprecedented speed. The ones pioneered by Moderna in the US and BioNTech in Germany introduced the lay public to a new kind of shot: one that includes mRNA, the nucleic acid that normally carries genetic instructions from the cell nucleus to the part of the cell where
June 6, 2023
Are We Ready for the Long COVID Long-Haul?
Opinion > Second Opinions — The COVID public health emergency may be over, but this condition isn't going away Traci Kurtzer, MD May 14, 2023 "I just don't know what is wrong with me, but something is off, and I am so forgetful. I feel like I have dementia," a good friend said to me
May 14, 2023
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COVID panel offers lessons learned, three years on
With the COVID-19 public health emergency ending in two weeks, former Bush administration official Gary Edson worries that it will be erroneously hailed as a “Mission Accomplished” moment. So he hopes that a new book he worked on will be a wake-up call.“Lessons From the COVID War,” published today after two years of work by
April 25, 2023
Allergies or COVID Variant? Surgeon Swifties; 6-Figure Salary for 2-Day Workweek
Pop Medicine > Pop Medicine — Healthcare social media highlights from around the Web gathered by MedPage Today staff by Gillian Booth, Social Media Manager, and Katie Smith, Social Media and PR Intern April 20, 2023 Allergies or the new COVID variant? Oncologist Tatiana Prowell, MD, informed #MedTwitter that red, itchy eyes are associated with
April 20, 2023
Long COVID and Post-Flu Syndrome: A Surprising Similarity in Severity
By European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases April 16, 2023Research in Queensland, Australia, indicates that long COVID’s impact on health systems may be due to the volume of SARS-CoV-2 infections rather than symptom severity, as it has similar incidence and severity to seasonal influenza. The study has limitations, such as unmeasured factors and
April 17, 2023