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Coronavirus Tidbits #225 12/25/22
Quick links News Diagnostics Drugs Devices Epidemiology/Infection control Tips Politics Feel good du jour Comic relief Perspective/Poem Bits of beauty Announcements: First, there is now a Resources Page here for the most commonly asked questions I'm getting. Happy to continue to answer your questions/concerns as best I can, so don't be shy about that. ~ ~ ~ New Post: Planning A Caribbean Vacation? Here Are Some Infections To Consider Protecting Yourself Against https://www.forbes.com/sites/judystone/2022/12/19/planning-a-caribbean-vacation-here-are-some-infections-to-consider-protecting-yourself-against/?sh=623576535ac0 News Covid: Pre-procedure and pre-admission COVID-19 testing no longer recommended for asymptomatic patients Health care facilities should no longer routinely screen symptom-free patients for…
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Coronavirus Tidbits #224 12/18/22
Quick links News Diagnostics Drugs Devices Epidemiology/Infection control Tips Politics Feel good du jour Comic relief Perspective/Poem Bits of beauty Announcements: First, there is now a Resources Page here for the most commonly asked questions I'm getting. Happy to continue to answer your questions/concerns as best I can, so don't be shy about that. News Infectious diseases fellowships go unfilled for newly minted doctors: 44% of training programs are unfilled. Why do 2-3 more years training to get lower pay? Unfolding disaster https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2022/12/12/1142250941/newest-doctors-shun-infectious-diseases-specialty ~ ~ ~ Vaccine effectiveness: A new CDC study of non-immunocompromised adults finds that…
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Coronavirus Tidbits #223 12/11/22
Quick links News Diagnostics Drugs Devices Epidemiology/Infection control Tips Politics Feel good du jour Comic relief Perspective/Poem Bits of beauty Announcements: First, there is now a Resources Page here for the most commonly asked questions I'm getting. Happy to continue to answer your questions/concerns as best I can, so don't be shy about that. News Covid: Which Respiratory Virus Do I Have? — There's a range of possibilities, and it's not easy to tell them apart [Good summary] https://www.medpagetoday.com/special-reports/features/102007? ~ ~ ~ Nanobody treatment shows promise against SARS-CoV-2 infection https://medicalxpress.com/news/2022-12-nanobody-treatment-sars-cov-infection.html ~ ~ ~ 41.6 percent of adults…
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Coronavirus Tidbits #222 12/4/22
Quick links News Diagnostics Drugs Devices Epidemiology/Infection control Tips Politics Feel good du jour Comic relief Perspective/Poem Bits of beauty Announcements: First, there is now a Resources Page here for the most commonly asked questions I'm getting. Happy to continue to answer your questions/concerns as best I can, so don't be shy about that. New Posts: Learn To “See” C. Difficile To Protect Yourself From This Serious Infection https://www.forbes.com/sites/judystone/2022/11/28/learn-to-see-c-difficile-to-protect-yourself-from-this-serious-infection/?sh=7afb157b6fb9 ~ ~ ~ What Can We Learn From The Growing Measles Outbreak In Ohio? https://www.forbes.com/sites/judystone/2022/11/29/what-can-we-learn-from-the-growing-measles-outbreak-in-ohio/?sh=7283b4813430 News Covid US markers show upward trends In the United States, the 7-day…
