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The latest COVID-19 news relevant to physicians when it comes to the business of medicine.
March 29th 2023
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March 21st 2023
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March 20th 2023
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Here’s what to expect from the pandemic, point-of-care marketing, AI and more for this year and beyond.
FDA approves ‘updated boosters’ to fight COVID-19 omicron variants
Latest emergency use authorizations for Moderna, Pfizer-BioNTech vaccines.
Coronavirus Omicron variant, vaccine, and case numbers in the United States: Aug. 31, 2022
Coronavirus Omicron variant, vaccine, and case numbers in the United States: Aug. 30, 2022
Coronavirus Omicron variant, vaccine, and case numbers in the United States: Aug. 29, 2022
Moderna set to sue Pfizer, BioNTech for patent violations in COVID-19 vaccine
Company claims rivals copied proprietary mRNA technology to make shots.
Coronavirus Omicron variant, vaccine, and case numbers in the United States: Aug. 25, 2022
Coronavirus Omicron variant, vaccine, and case numbers in the United States: Aug. 24, 2022
U.S. life expectancy at birth drops to 77 years for 2020
All 50 states and D.C. post decrease, while women expected to outlive men overall.
Pfizer, BioNTech seek EUA for booster against COVID-19 Omicron variant
Novavax vaccine recommended for youths; FDA updates fact sheets on Paxlovid.
Coronavirus Omicron variant, vaccine, and case numbers in the United States: Aug. 23, 2022
Coronavirus Omicron variant, vaccine, and case numbers in the United States: Aug. 22, 2022
Coronavirus Omicron variant, vaccine, and case numbers in the United States: Aug. 19, 2022
Survey: 1 in 7 physicians use alcohol, drugs while on the job to cope with stress
Peer and family judgment, and possible license loss, deter some from seeking help.
Coronavirus Omicron variant, vaccine, and case numbers in the United States: Aug. 18, 2022
Public money paid for majority of COVID-19 vaccine, therapeutic clinical trials
Study examines funding sources for 18 months of pandemic in 2020, 2021.
CDC director announces restructuring of federal health agency: reports
Walensky rolls out plan to leaders, says pandemic performance “did not reliably meet expectations.”
Coronavirus Omicron variant, vaccine, and case numbers in the United States: Aug. 17, 2022
Coronavirus Omicron variant, vaccine, and case numbers in the United States: Aug. 16, 2022
Care needs continue for some COVID patients months after initial infection
Study highlights ongoing demands on health care organizations’ resources
Coronavirus Omicron variant, vaccine, and case numbers in the United States: Aug. 15, 2022
Primary care physicians must listen, educate, vaccinate
Back-to-school season is prime time to reach parents and children about immunizations.
CDC updates community guidance on COVID-19 exposures, isolation
Pandemic is not over so vaccination still key for protection against virus.
Coronavirus Omicron variant, vaccine, and case numbers in the United States: Aug. 12, 2022
Coronavirus Omicron variant, vaccine, and case numbers in the United States: Aug. 11, 2022
Coronavirus Omicron variant, vaccine, and case numbers in the United States: Aug. 10, 2022
Coronavirus Omicron variant, vaccine, and case numbers in the United States: Aug. 9, 2022
Coronavirus Omicron variant, vaccine, and case numbers in the United States: Aug. 8, 2022
Coronavirus Omicron variant, vaccine, and case numbers in the United States: Aug. 5, 2022
Coronavirus Omicron variant, vaccine, and case numbers in the United States: Aug. 4, 2022
The Power of data and working together to solve health crisis
Healthcare professionals and policy makers must act, as we go from the crisis phase of the pandemic, to managing an ongoing public health risk.