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.

Cardiologist’s false claims used to promote fake COVID-19 vaccine recall, fact-checking website says

Footage of the cardiologist, who has gained significant popularity for speaking out against the U.S. government's response to COVID-19, is now being used to promote claims about a global recall.

What new research tells us about the significant heart damage associated with COVID-19

“We found direct evidence that the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein is toxic to heart muscle cells," one researcher said. 

High blood pressure more than doubles risk of COVID-19 hospitalization

Adults that received three doses of an mRNA COVID vaccine were 2.6 times as likely to be hospitalized if they also had high blood pressure. 

President Biden tests positive for COVID-19

President Joe Biden tested positive for COVID-19 and is experiencing mild symptoms, the White House confirmed.

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Radiologist starting salaries up 13.5% over last year

Radiologists are receiving salary offers averaging $455,000 to start a new job in 2022, up from $401,000 in 2021.  

There has been fear of a small number of patient who experience myocarditis after COVID vaccination, but a new study found it is safe in patients with prior heart damage. Image courtesy of Banner Health. #COVID19 #COVIDvaccination

Moderna advancing 2 new vaccines for COVID-19 variants

The news comes as BA.5 has become the dominant subvariant in the United States. Cases, hospitalizations and deaths are all on the rise. 

COVID ventilation complications

Life-threatening barotrauma common in intubated COVID patients, trackable by chest X-rays

Radiologists involved in the care of these patients should be especially vigilant in identifying the signs of complications, experts cautioned in a new Clinical Imaging research paper.

differentiating between malignant and vaccine-related lymphadenopathy

AI model outperforms rads at distinguishing malignant from reactive lymph nodes on US

“Visual techniques are not enough to correctly classify nodes in patients after COVID-19 vaccination,” experts shared in EJR.