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.

PET imaging reveals long-term heart and lung damage from COVID-19
New data highlight the long-lasting effects of the coronavirus, revealing changes that are not detectable by standard medical assessments.
HHS, NIH announce new ‘universal’ vaccine standard for broad-spectrum protection
Currently in development, the “Generation Gold Standard” platform utilizes inert whole viruses to combat more strains of common illnesses, such as COVID and the flu. It’s on track for FDA approval in 2029.
HHS sued over RFK’s $11B cuts to infectious disease control
The Department of Health and Human Services is refusing to allocate funds meant to support state and local healthcare initiatives, as the money stemmed from now-defunct COVID-19 control efforts. A coalition of municipalities is suing to lift the block.
Owner of home healthcare company gets 14 months for defrauding COVID programs
Nakita Cannady, 49, was also convicted of defrauding Cigna to the tune of $194,000, billing the insurer for patient care hours her providers never filled.
Deaths after TAVR are on the rise: Is the pandemic to blame or should cardiologists be concerned?
COVID-19 may help explain the increased rates of cardiac and noncardiac mortality among TAVR patients, but there are several other factors to consider as well. Researchers explored nearly 11 years of STS/ACC registry data to learn more.

COVID-19 outbreak in hospital’s imaging unit underscores importance of social distancing

The incident involved eight workers, and an investigation found precautionary measures were being ignored in nonclinical areas of the hospital.

Lessons from the past: Comparing Trump’s COVID-19 diagnosis to Eisenhower’s heart attack

There are many similarities, and a few key differences, between the two moments, according to a new analysis in the New England Journal of Medicine.

‘He is the superspreader’: Trump likely had COVID-19 before Rose Garden event and debate, cardiologist warns

How long, exactly, has President Donald Trump had COVID-19? When did he first test positive?

Rare COVID-19 pneumonia complication makes patient management ‘extremely challenging,’ radiologists warn

NHS physicians recently explored this emerging concern, highlighting the case of a 54-year-old man who died just two hours after presenting at the ED.

How flu vaccines may help limit COVID-19 among CVD patients

Ongoing studies related to seasonal influenza are suddenly getting more attention than before.

National Academies emphasize equity in recommendations for COVID vaccine allocation

Demand is sure to outstrip supply when a safe and effective COVID vaccine initially enters mass production. First in line to receive the inoculation should be the 5% slice of the population doing essential work to help fight the pandemic.

RapidAI approved for CMS add-on payment; algorithm pinpoints COVID-19, plus more vendor news

Also, ASNC launches new imaging app, Siemens partners with WakeMed, and Dyad Medical balloons its fundraising total.

AI links COVID-19 to poor sleep, bad dreams

The COVID-19 pandemic is a bad dream in the truest sense of the word—and AI helps to prove it, a team of researchers assert in a study published online Oct. 1 in Frontiers in Psychology.

COVID-19

PET imaging reveals long-term heart and lung damage from COVID-19

HHS, NIH announce new ‘universal’ vaccine standard for broad-spectrum protection

HHS sued over RFK’s $11B cuts to infectious disease control

Owner of home healthcare company gets 14 months for defrauding COVID programs

Deaths after TAVR are on the rise: Is the pandemic to blame or should cardiologists be concerned?