News
AHA: Don’t delay COVID shot while CDC reviews myocarditis cases
June 17, 2021
It remains unclear if suspected myocarditis cases have any direct link to COVID vaccines, and the benefits of vaccination continue to ‘far exceed’ the risks, the AHA says.
News
‘COVID toes’ chilblain-like lesions not related to COVID-19
June 16, 2021
Dr. Discepolo and colleagues evaluated 17 adolescents who presented with chilblain-like lesions of the toes during the first wave of the pandemic in southern Italy.
News
More obese, diabetic, chronically ill kids hospitalized with COVID-19
June 16, 2021
Children with diabetes, obesity, and cardiac and circulatory congenital anomalies were more likely to be hospitalized with COVID-19 and to be severely ill while hospitalized, a new study finds.
News
As new cases fall, U.S. passes 4 million children with COVID-19
June 15, 2021
CDC data suggest that vaccination has already slowed among children aged 12-15 years.
News
Judge tosses hospital staff suit over vaccine mandate
June 14, 2021
“Methodist is trying to do their business of saving lives without giving them the COVID-19 virus.”
News
OSHA issues new rules on COVID-19 safety for health care workers
June 14, 2021
“The science tells us that health care workers, particularly those who come into regular contact with the virus, are most at risk at this point in the pandemic.”
News
COVID-19 death toll higher for international medical graduates
June 11, 2021
These individuals are more likely to work in places where the incidence of COVID-19 is high and in facilities with fewer resources, according to the author of a new paper.
News
Mavrilimumab may aid severe COVID-19 recovery
June 10, 2021
The granulocyte/macrophage-colony stimulating factor (GM-CSF) blocker reduced the need for mechanical ventilation and death by day 29 versus placebo.
Opinion
New world order: Reflecting on a year of COVID
June 9, 2021
The skills needed to manage chaos are different from those that leaders use in simple ordered times.
News
CDC director cites rise in hospitalizations in urging teen vaccinations
June 8, 2021
“Among hospitalized adolescents, nearly one-third required intensive care unit admission.”