Dapagliflozin Well Tolerated in COVID-19 Patients, Regardless of eGFR
Effects of dapagliflozin on primary and secondary outcomes consistent for those with eGFR <60 and ≥60 mL/min per 1.73 m2
New Omicron Subvariant Causing COVID-19 Spike in South Africa
Number of daily cases reported by the country has shot up from just a few hundred a few weeks ago to just over 6,000
CDC Reports First American With New Bird Flu
However, the CDC notes that the risk to the general public is still low
Consider COVID Vax History When Assessing Adenopathy on Mammo
Axillary lymphadenopathy more likely within 14 days after vaccination; persistent axillary lymphadenopathy seen up to 43 weeks later
Higher Vaccination Coverage Linked to Lower COVID-19 Mortality
10 percent improvement in vaccination coverage linked to 8 percent drop in mortality, 7 percent drop in incidence
Moderna Asks FDA to Authorize Its COVID-19 Vaccine for Children Under 6
Preliminary analysis indicates vaccine efficacy of 51 percent among children younger than 2 years and 37 percent among children 2 to 5 years
Shared Genetic Variants for COVID-19 Severity, Medical Conditions ID’d
Other medical conditions have associations with the same genetic variants associated with COVID-19 severity
E.U. Says Europe Out of ‘Emergency’ Phase of Pandemic
Announcement is not binding and national governments within the European Union will still be able to set their own public health policies
Medicare Advantage Plans Often Deny Coverage for Eligible, Necessary Care: Report
About 28 million older Americans have Medicare Advantage plans
Hospital Outcomes Worse With Suboptimal Treatment of Hypothyroidism
Patients with clinical hypothyroidism and a high prehospitalization TSH level had longer length of stay, increased risk for readmission
