COVID-19 Updates
From the Journals
Review supports continued mask-wearing in health care visits
Masks continue to lower the risk of catching the virus during medical visits.
Conference Coverage
Hyperbaric oxygen may improve heart function in long COVID
“We should open our minds to thinking about this treatment for another indication. That is the basis of precision medicine. We have this treatment...
Commentary
Clinical trials: Top priority for long COVID
Behavioral treatments including exercise, graded exercise therapy, and cognitive-behavioral therapy should not be trialed, let alone prioritized,...
Latest News
Long COVID hitting some states, minorities, women harder
The survey found that women, smokers, and those who had severe COVID-19 infections are most likely to have the disorder.
Conference Coverage
FREEDOM COVID: Full-dose anticoagulation cut mortality but missed primary endpoint
In an in-hospital anticoagulation trial, the primary COVID endpoint was missed but a survival benefit is observed.
Feature
‘Breakthrough’ study: Diabetes drug helps prevent long COVID
Metformin led to a 42% drop in long COVID among people who had a mild to moderate COVID-19 infection.
Commentary
What’s new in brain health?
A new study shows that nonmedical treatment is effective in people with frequent episodic and chronic tension-type headache.
From the Journals
COVID-19 shot appears to reduce diabetes risk, even after Omicron
Several studies conducted early in the pandemic suggested increased risks for both new-onset diabetes and cardiometabolic diseases following COVID...
From the Journals
Cardiac issues twice as likely with COVID plus high troponin
Hospitalized COVID-19 patients with high troponin levels were twice as likely to have cardiac abnormalities due to diverse causes in a large U.K....
Commentary
Must-read acute care medicine articles from 2022
“When 2022 began, we started seeing some light at the end of the COVID-19 tunnel.”
From the Journals
Acute cardiac events common during COVID hospitalization
“We expected to see acute cardiac events occurring among adults hospitalized with COVID-19 but were surprised by how frequently they occurred.”