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.

COVID crisis kept parents away from pediatric ERs early on, may still be doing so

Almost a quarter of families would have balked before bringing an ill or injured child to the emergency department last spring, when COVID-19’s initial surge was underway in the U.S.

24% of heart failure patients hospitalized with COVID-19 die

The authors examined data from more than 1.2 million patients, tracking individuals who had previously been hospitalized for heart failure and then returned later due to COVID-19.

COVID-19 hospitalizing more children, raising new worries about resources

The national average increase over the study period was 760%—from 2.0 pediatric hospitalizations per 100,000 persons in May to 17.2 in November.

When hospitalized COVID-19 patients head home, the cardiovascular challenges continue

The research included data from more than 47,000 hospitalized COVID-19 patients.

Frontline healthcare workers maintaining mental resilience during COVID crisis

Researchers have found nonmedical working professionals bearing significantly more depression and anxiety these days than doctors and nurses working with or near COVID-19 patients.

American Heart Association on the COVID-19 vaccine: ‘We urge everyone to get vaccinated’

“Some people have expressed concerns about taking the vaccine,” the AHA wrote. “However, after review by science and medical experts, the association is confident the benefits of vaccination far exceed the very small, rare risks."

Cardiologist discusses COVID-19, myocarditis among professional athletes and more

Matthew W. Martinez, MD, a cardiologist out of New Jersey, has years of experience working with athletes.

HHS goes live with online locator of COVID-countering therapeutic drugs

The agency has posted an interactive map showing the locations of drug distributors that have recently received shipments of two monoclonal antibody medications good for treating COVID-19.

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