October 21, 2024
A New Edition of Research Ethics is Now Available
Research Ethics (vol. 20, no. 4, 2024) is available online by subscription only. Articles include:
Covid-19
October 16, 2024
GSK sues Moderna over mRNA vaccine technology
(Axios) – GlaxoSmithKline is suing Moderna for allegedly using technology patented by GSK in its COVID-19 vaccine. Why it matters: It’s the latest in a series of legal fights over who owns the intellectual property behind mRNA technology and whether … Read More
October 15, 2024
Kids and teens who get covid more prone to diabetes, study finds
(Washington Post) – As the public heads into another viral season, health experts said the findings highlight how the virus continues to reveal ways to pose long-term consequences. Children and teenagers infected with the coronavirus are significantly more likely to … Read More
October 15, 2024
130,000 U.S. cancer cases went undiagnosed in Covid pandemic, study finds
(STAT News) – When the U.S. health care system pivoted to meet Covid-19 in 2020, routine health visits and screenings where many cancer cases would have been caught didn’t happen. It wasn’t ideal, but many health experts thought that as … Read More
October 14, 2024
Excess Deaths Highest Among Younger Minorities During COVID Pandemic
(MedPage Today) – When it came to excess U.S. deaths during the COVID pandemic, racial and ethnic disparities hit younger populations particularly hard, a cross-sectional study showed. People ages 25 to 64 had the greatest increases in observed-to-expected all-cause mortality … Read More
October 11, 2024
COVID-19 infection seems to increase heart attack, stroke risk up to 3 years later
(UPI) – People infected with COVID-19 appear to face a higher risk of heart attack and stroke for up to three years, a new study finds. The study was published Wednesday in the American Heart Association’s journal, Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis and … Read More
October 1, 2024
Depression was rising among young people in Southern California. COVID made it worse
(Los Angeles Times) – Children, teens and young adults in Southern California had been grappling with rising rates of depression and anxiety for years before the pandemic. Then COVID-19 came along and made their mental health struggles even worse. Among … Read More
September 25, 2024
Nursing aides plagued by PTSD after ‘nightmare’ COVID conditions, with little help
(NPR) – COVID killed more than 3,600 U.S. health care workers in the first year of the pandemic. It left many more with physical and mental illnesses — and a gutting sense of abandonment. What workers experienced has been detailed … Read More
September 19, 2024
New research points to raccoon dogs in Wuhan market as pandemic trigger. It’s controversial
(NPR) – Researchers had found genetic evidence that raccoon dogs, an exotic species known to be susceptible to the virus, were among the animals for sale at the wet market in Wuhan, China, where the outbreak was first identified. Now … Read More
September 16, 2024
Austrian Woman Is Found Guilty of Fatally Infecting Her Neighbor with COVID-19
(Associated Press) – A woman in Austria was found guilty of fatally infecting her neighbor with COVID-19 in 2021, her second pandemic-related conviction in a year, according to local media. A judge sentenced the 54-year-old on Thursday to four months’ … Read More
September 13, 2024
Florida Discourages Use of mRNA Covid Vaccines in Older Adults
(NBC News) – In updated guidance for health care providersreleased Thursday, the Florida Health Department and state Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo questioned the safety and effectiveness of the mRNA Covid vaccines from Pfizer and Moderna, including for older adults and … Read More
September 11, 2024
Decades of National Suicide Prevention Policies Haven’t Slowed the Deaths
(CBS News) – The latest strategy builds on previous ones and includes a federal action plan calling for implementation of 200 measures over the next three years, including prioritizing populations disproportionately affected by suicide, such as Black youth and Native … Read More
September 10, 2024
Hospitals with COVID Surges had higher death rates
(Axios) – About one in five U.S. COVID deaths during the Delta wave were because of overwhelmed hospital capacity, an analysis of data from 620 facilities showed. Why it matters: The findings in Annals of Internal Medicine reinforce the need … Read More
September 10, 2024
New USPS Forever Stamp to Honor Health Care Community
(The Southern Maryland Chronicle via MSN) – The United States Postal Service (USPS) has unveiled plans to honor the nation’s health care workers with a commemorative Forever stamp, a collaboration with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. This … Read More
September 10, 2024
A New Edition of The New England Journal of Medicine Is Now Available
The New England Journal of Medicine (vol. 391, no. 6, 2024) is available online by subscription only. Articles include:
September 9, 2024
Teen Girls’ Brains Aged Rapidly During Pandemic, Study Finds
(New York Times) – Neuroimaging found girls experienced cortical thinning far faster than boys did during the first year of Covid lockdowns. A study of adolescent brain development that tested children before and after coronavirus pandemic lockdowns in the United … Read More
September 9, 2024
Complications in Pregnancy Jumped During Pandemic
(Axios) – Giving birth became measurably riskier during the pandemic, as factors causing complications — from obesity and diabetes to mental health issues — rose 20% between 2020 and 2023, according to a FAIR Health analysis shared first with Axios. … Read More
September 2, 2024
In the U.S. Response to Avian Influenza, Echoes of Covid-19
(Undark) – Government agencies are struggling to monitor and respond to bird flu, mirroring the early months of the Covid pandemic. Despite having a pandemic playbook in early 2020, the U.S. appeared flat-footed in its response to Covid-19, including inadequate … Read More
August 30, 2024
An Obesity Drug Prevents Covid Deaths, Study Suggests
(New York Times) – People taking Wegovy were not protected from infection. But in a large trial, their death rates were markedly lower, for reasons that are not clear. Wegovy, the popular obesity drug, may have yet another surprising benefit. … Read More
August 29, 2024
More Americans Embrace COVID Vax Untruths: Poll
(Axios) – Growing numbers of Americans are buying into misinformation about COVID-19 vaccines, according to a new national survey, with more than one in five believing it’s safer to get the virus than to get a shot. Why it matters: … Read More
August 27, 2024
On the Covid ‘Off-Ramp’: No Tests, Isolation or Masks
(New York Times) – For many, Covid is increasingly regarded like the common cold. A scratchy throat and canceled plans bring a bewildering new critique from friends: You shouldn’t have tested. Epidemiologists said in interviews that they do not endorse … Read More
August 26, 2024
Health Experts Warn Against COVID Complacency in Schools Amid Surge
(The Hill) – Health experts are urging school staff and families to take active steps to mitigate the spread of COVID-19 amid rising infections as school districts stick to their previous plans to combat the virus similarly to how they … Read More
August 26, 2024
Long Covid Knocked a Million Americans Off Their Career Paths
(Wall Street Journal) – Among Covid’s superlatives is the blow it dealt to people’s career plans en masse. Never before have so many Americans redrawn their relationships with work as a result of one public-health crisis. More than four years … Read More
August 23, 2024
Whooping Cough Is Coming Back
(New York Times) – After a yearslong lull thanks to Covid-19 precautions like isolation and distancing, whooping cough cases are now climbing back to levels seen before the pandemic, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. … Read More
August 22, 2024
FDA OKs Updated COVID Vaccines
(MedPage Today) – The FDA approved and granted emergency use authorization for updated 2024-2025 mRNA COVID-19 vaccines from Moderna (Spikevax) and Pfizer-BioNTech (Comirnaty), the agency announced on Thursday. The new vaccines, authorized in adults and kids 6 months and up, … Read More
