Articles Tagged With: COVID-19
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Ethics Consults During Pandemic Inform Preparation for Future Crises
Lessons learned on ethics consults during the COVID-19 pandemic carry important implications for future disasters.
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Telehealth Expands Contraceptive Access, but Some Youth Just Want Face-to-Face Care
A research review involving telemedicine-delivered contraceptive health services to female adolescents and young adults revealed that youth find these acceptable, but some reported a preference for in-person care.
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Immigrants Face Language Barriers and Other Challenges to Reproductive Health Access
More than 22 million non-citizens live in the United States — about 7% of the total U.S. population. Many do not have access to healthcare, including reproductive services. Immigrants — including refugees, those with permanent residency, and those who are undocumented — face additional challenges and barriers to reproductive care.
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COVID-19 Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis
The combination of tixagevimab and cilgavimab (Evusheld) was demonstrated to be effective in the prevention of symptomatic COVID-19, but much remains to be learned as SARS-CoV-2 continues to evolve.
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Who Can Receive the Non-mRNA COVID-19 Vaccine Now?
The FDA recently limited the use of the Janssen COVID-19 vaccine.
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COVID-19 and Headache
Headache is a common feature of acute COVID-19 infection, as well as a long-standing feature of “long COVID” after recovery from the acute infection. Treatment is symptomatic, based on the characteristics of the headache syndrome.
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Myopathy Is Associated with Post-COVID-19 Fatigue
Prolonged fatigue after COVID-19 infection may be associated with evidence of myopathy, based on physical examination, electromyography, and muscle biopsy.
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COVID-19 Exacerbated Antimicrobial Resistance
CDC report indicates related infections and deaths rose 15% in hospitals in 2020.
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Two-Dose Novavax Added to List of U.S. COVID-19 Vaccines
The FDA issued an emergency use authorization for the fourth vaccine.
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Virtual Diabetes Boot Camp Helps Patients Improve
A virtual diabetes boot camp program can help patients improve their health, even when it is difficult to attend in-person appointments.