CDC Reports First American With New Bird Flu
However, the CDC notes that the risk to the general public is still low
Viral Infections
Vaccination Cuts Severe COVID-19 Risk in Heart Transplant Patients
COVID-19 vaccination is not associated with heart transplant-specific adverse events
MPR Weekly Dose Podcast Episode 114
USPSTF recommendations on aspirin use to prevent cardiovascular disease; Veklury indication expanded; Five Accupril Lots recalled; Legal action on counterfeit HIV medication; And the White House releases a plan to tackle the overdose epidemic.
Natural COVID-19 Immunity Produces Protection Similar to Vaccines
Similar natural protection seen against mild and severe disease
White House Moves to Make COVID-19 Antiviral Pills More Widely Available
Many Americans have said they cannot find a doctor to prescribe Paxlovid or a pharmacy that has it
Risk for Guillain-Barré Syndrome Up After Ad.26.COV2.S Vaccination
Adjusted rate ratio of 20.56 found in head-to-head comparison of Ad.26.COV2.S with mRNA COVID-19 vaccines
Veklury Approval Expanded to Include COVID-19 Treatment in Younger Children
The approval was supported by data from a phase 2/3 CARAVAN study.
Inhaled Nitric Oxide Tied to Improved P/F Ratio in COVID-19 With ARDS
Improvement in mean P/F ratio with no reported toxicity observed among patients hospitalized with COVID-19 and mild-to-moderate ARDS
Wearables Detect Physiologic Changes at COVID-19 Symptom Onset
Alterations seen in basal heart rate, heart rate response to physical activity, circadian variation in heart rate, autocorrelation of heart rate
Drug Interaction Checkers Could Have Caught Adverse Events
More than three-quarters of COVID-19-associated drug-drug interactions could have been identified
