Here is what the editors at Physician’s Briefing chose as the most important COVID-19 developments for you and your practice for the week of Jan. 10 to 14, 2022. This […]
Here is what the editors at Physician’s Briefing chose as the most important COVID-19 developments for you and your practice for the week of Jan. 10 to 14, 2022. This roundup includes the latest research news from journal studies and other trusted sources that is most likely to affect clinical practice.
Supreme Court Blocks Biden’s Vaccine Mandate for Large Employers
FRIDAY, Jan. 14, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The Biden administration cannot enforce a vaccine-or-testing mandate for large employers, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled Thursday. The 6-3 decision was driven by the conservative majority on the court.
WHO Living Guideline Updated for Drug Treatment of COVID-19
FRIDAY, Jan. 14, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The Janus kinase inhibitor baricitinib is strongly recommended for patients with severe or critical COVID-19, and sotrovimab is conditionally recommended for nonsevere COVID-19, according to the updated World Health Organization living guideline on drugs for COVID-19, published online Jan. 13 in The BMJ.
NCCN Endorses Full COVID-19 Vaccination for Cancer Patients
FRIDAY, Jan. 14, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Full COVID-19 vaccination, including third doses and/or boosters, is recommended for all patients with cancer, with a strong preference for mRNA vaccines, according to expert consensus recommendations published by the National Comprehensive Cancer Network.
3 Percent of Youth Testing Positive for COVID-19 in ED Have Severe Outcomes
FRIDAY, Jan. 14, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Approximately 3 percent of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2-positive youth tested in emergency departments experience severe outcomes within two weeks of their index visit, according to a study published online Jan. 11 in JAMA Network Open.
White House May Soon Offer ‘High-Quality’ Masks to Americans
THURSDAY, Jan. 13, 2022 (HealthDay News) — A program to offer high-quality face masks to Americans is being weighed by the Biden administration as a way to help slow the spread of the highly transmissible omicron variant.
U.S. Military Medical Personnel Being Deployed to Ease Shortages
THURSDAY, Jan. 13, 2022 (HealthDay News) — President Joe Biden announced Thursday that a “surge” of U.S. military medical personnel will soon be deployed to hospitals struggling with staff shortages amid soaring COVID-19 cases.
Real-World, Rapid COVID-19 Testing Shows Few False Positives
THURSDAY, Jan. 13, 2022 (HealthDay News) — In a Canadian employer screening program, the overall rate of false-positive results using rapid antigen test screens for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 is very low, according to a research letter published online Jan. 7 in the Journal of the American Medical Association.
Pediatric Antibiotic Prescribing Dropped During Pandemic
2005 to 2023 Saw More U.S. Women Never Screened for Cervical Cancer 
4CMenB Vaccine Confers Modest Protection Against Gonorrhea in Teens 
AAP Releases Influenza Vaccine Recommendations for All Children 6 Months and Older 
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Pregnancy Complications Rare for Women Receiving CAR T-Cell Therapy 
Higher Parental Vitamin B12 Tied to Lower Prevalence of Birth Defects 
Adenotonsillectomy Tied to Increase in Respiratory Tract Infections in Children 
Paternal Exposure to Valproate Not Linked to Offspring Neurodevelopmental Disorders 
