COVID-19

Outside of the loss of human life due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the past two years have greatly affected hospitals, health systems and the way providers deliver care. Healthcare executives are grappling with federal monetary assistance, growing burnout rates, workforce shortages and federal oversight of vaccines and testing. This channel is also designed to update clinicians on new research and guidelines regarding COVID patient treatment strategies and risk assessments.

Florida looks to end all vaccine mandates, including those deemed routine
In a press conference held by Gov. Ron DeSantis, Florida Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo, MD, PhD, condemned all compulsory vaccinations, declaring that the “body is a gift from God.”
Researcher Vinay Prasad returns to FDA after abrupt resignation
Prasad, MD, left the agency following a blog post from right-wing pundit Laura Loomer highlighting his progressive political views. However, now less than two weeks later, he returns to his leadership role in vaccine policy.
HHS ends support for mRNA vaccines in favor of ‘novel platforms’
Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. says the agency is winding down support for mRNA as it looks to "whole virus" vaccines that offer broad protection against seasonal illnesses such as COVID-19 and influenza.
COVID significantly increases risk of death from metastatic cancer, new study shows
Viruses like COVID-19 and the flu could awaken dormant cancer cells that have previously spread to the lungs, triggering growth of metastatic disease.
The pandemic accelerated brain aging, even in those who never contracted COVID
The new data is prompting questions about how stress, isolation and the disruption of normal routines affect the brain on a physiological level.

STEMI care in the wake of COVID-19: 3 research teams share their findings

COVID-19 has disrupted routine cardiovascular care all over the world, with some procedures getting delayed for months and many hospitals reporting a significant drop in myocardial infarction patients.

Statin use leads to lower death rates among COVID-19 patients

The study included data from nearly 14,000 COVID-19 patients.

CDC predicts COVID-19 infections are actually 23M

The number of COVID-19 infections is likely ten times higher than the reported numbers, which could put the number of cases in the U.S. at 23 million, according to CDC Director Robert Redfield, MD.

What cardiologists should know about MIPS participation and COVID-19

Cardiologists participating in MIPS in 2020 didn’t exactly plan on providing care during a global pandemic.

Study finds 8.7M cases of COVID-19 cases undetected in March

A new study shows that as much as 80% of COVID-19 cases in the early days of the pandemic went undetected as a result of poor testing capabilities in March.

Trump administration to end funding for COVID-19 testing sites

The Trump administration is planning to cut funding for 13 drive-thru COVID-19 testing sites at a time when cases and deaths in the U.S. continue to skyrocket, Politico reported.

A fresh look at what does (age, diabetes) and does not (hypertension) predict death from COVID-19

A new analysis explored if age, numerous comorbidities, the use of CVD medication and Charleston Comorbidity Index scores can be used to predict mortality among confirmed COVID-19 patients.

Cardiologists shed new light on COVID-19 and cardiac arrhythmias

A higher rate of cardiac arrhythmias has been observed in hospitalized COVID-19 patients, but new research suggests there’s more behind that trend than the virus itself.

COVID-19

Florida looks to end all vaccine mandates, including those deemed routine

Researcher Vinay Prasad returns to FDA after abrupt resignation

HHS ends support for mRNA vaccines in favor of ‘novel platforms’

COVID significantly increases risk of death from metastatic cancer, new study shows

The pandemic accelerated brain aging, even in those who never contracted COVID