COVID-19 Updates
Feature
Researchers seek to understand post-COVID autoimmune disease risk
Three large studies link past SARS-CoV-2 infection to new-onset autoimmune disease, but it is not yet clear what drives this relationship.
Conference Coverage
Sleep disturbances linked to post-COVID dyspnea
Sleep disturbance after COVID hospitalization was associated with dyspnea and lower lung function.
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SARS-CoV-2 crosses placenta and infects brains of two infants: ‘This is a first’
One baby died and the other is in hospice care at last report, according to a report by researchers at the University of Miami.
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COVID in pregnancy may affect boys’ neurodevelopment: Study
Prior epidemiological research has suggested that maternal infection during pregnancy is associated with heightened risk for a range of...
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.
News
Even mild COVID is hard on the brain
New study results suggest a severe pattern of changes in how the brain communicates as well as its structure in people with anxiety and depression...
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.
News from the FDA/CDC
New report says suicide rates rising among young Black people
Significant increases in suicide occurred among Native American, Black and Hispanic people.
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.”
Commentary
The five biggest changes in the 2023 adult vaccine schedules
COVID vaccines are now front and center among 2023’s five most important changes.
Feature
More data back Guillain-Barré risk with Janssen COVID shot
Observed GBS cases after the Janssen shot were 2 to 3 times greater than expected, based on background rates within 21 and 42 days of vaccination...