All Health Care, Long-Term Care Workers in California Must Get COVID-19 Shots
Order issued as the most populous state in the country struggles to slow infections caused by the highly contagious delta variant
White House Considering Stronger Measures to Boost COVID-19 Vaccinations
Administration looking at using federal regulatory powers and the threat of withholding federal funds from institutions to increase vaccination rates
White House Outlines Effort to Vaccinate Young as Schools Start to Reopen
Push will include enlisting pediatricians to make COVID-19 vaccination part of back-to-school sports physicals
Many Parents Do Not Plan to Vaccinate Youngest Child for COVID-19
49.4 percent of parents surveyed in one study and 61.9 percent in second study intend to vaccinate youngest
Physician’s Briefing Weekly Coronavirus Roundup
Antibody Levels High With COVID-19 Vaccination for Previously Infected
Antibody levels higher in previously infected versus infection-naive after one dose of BNT162b2 vaccine
Red Meat Tied to Higher Risk for Ischemic Heart Disease
Meta-analysis shows higher heart disease risk tied to higher consumption of both processed meat and unprocessed red meat
Genetic Testing Proposed for Women Diagnosed With Breast Cancer at Age 65+
Mutations in actionable breast cancer risk genes present in 3.2 percent of older women with breast cancer
Loneliness Linked to Use of High-Risk Meds in Seniors
Loneliness associated with use of NSAIDs, pain medicine, sedatives, anti-anxiety meds, and antidepressants
Bariatric Surgery May Improve Outcomes of Later Pregnancy
Risk up for SGA and bleeding, but down for several other adverse perinatal outcomes with bariatric surgery for severe obesity before pregnancy
