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 Feb. 21 to 25, 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 Feb. 21 to 25, 2022. This roundup includes the latest research news from journal studies and other trusted sources that is most likely to affect clinical practice.
CDC Loosens Mask Guidelines as Omicron Surge Subsides
FRIDAY, Feb. 25, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced Friday that most Americans can now shed their face coverings in indoor public settings, because the agency has changed how it measures the threat of COVID-19 in local communities.
Severe COVID-19 Ups Risk for PTSD in Family Members
FRIDAY, Feb. 25, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Family members of patients hospitalized in the intensive care unit (ICU) with COVID-19-related acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) experience a doubled risk for posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms at 90 days post-ICU discharge compared with family members of patients with non-COVID-19 ARDS, according to a study published online Feb. 18 in the Journal of the American Medical Association.
Millions of Children Globally Affected by COVID-19 Parent, Caregiver Death
FRIDAY, Feb. 25, 2022 (HealthDay News) — From April 30 to Oct. 31, 2021, there was a 90.0 percent increase in the number of children affected by COVID-19-associated orphanhood and caregiver death compared with the number during March 1, 2020, to April 30, 2021, according to a study published online Feb. 24 in The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health.
Long-Lasting Cardiovascular Burden Seen After COVID-19
FRIDAY, Feb. 25, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The risk and one-year burden of cardiovascular disease is considerable among survivors of acute COVID-19, according to a study published online Feb. 7 in Nature Medicine.
COVID-19 Survivors at Higher Risk for New Behavioral Health Issues
THURSDAY, Feb. 24, 2022 (HealthDay News) — People who survive the acute phase of COVID-19 are at increased risk for subsequent incident behavioral health disorders, according to a study published online Feb. 16 in The BMJ.
CDC Close to New Guidance on COVID-19 Restrictions
THURSDAY, Feb. 24, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Updated criteria to guide COVID-19 restrictions will be announced by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention later this week or early next week, according to a CDC scientist involved in the process.
Signs/Symptoms May ID COVID-19 Even With Negative RT-PCR
THURSDAY, Feb. 24, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Hospitalized patients early in the pandemic who repeatedly tested negative with reverse-transcriptase polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) but had signs and/or symptoms of COVID-19 had similar seropositivity as RT-PCR-confirmed COVID-19 patients, but were less likely to receive treatment, according to a study published online Feb. 13 in BMC Infectious Diseases.
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 
