Editor's note: Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape's Coronavirus Resource Center. In the first week after the national COVID-19 emergency declaration of March 13, 2020, weekly vaccinations of Medicare beneficiaries aged 65 years and older declined as much as 62% compared with the corresponding period in 2019, according to a report published…
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Pulse oximeters have become popular during the COVID-19 pandemic for people to track their oxygen saturation, but they may not always be accurate, the FDA cautioned in new guidance released Friday. Several factors can affect the accuracy of pulse oximeters, including poor circulation, skin temperature, skin thickness, current tobacco use, use of fingernail polish, and…
Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape's Coronavirus Resource Center. Yes, the vaccines already authorized for emergency use against SARS-CoV-2 infection were developed relatively quickly. However, speediness does not equal sloppiness, and all necessary steps were taken in the process, experts said this week. Dr Matthew Zahn "The speed with which safe and effective…
I am a Gen-Xer. We are a generation that I think is most aptly described as hardworking, rule-following, law-abiding, and productive. That's a good thing, right? Most of the time, sure. Where we go wrong is we work hard, follow the rules, and do what we are told even when our hearts are not in…
Risk factors for mortality in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) who develop diffuse alveolar hemorrhage (DAH) included older age and longer disease duration, Chinese researchers reported. In a meta-analysis, significant correlations were seen for older age at the time of DAH diagnosis, with a standardized mean difference of 0.35 (95% CI 0.08-0.61, P=0.01), according…
TTHealthWatch is a weekly podcast from Texas Tech. In it, Elizabeth Tracey, director of electronic media for Johns Hopkins Medicine, and Rick Lange, MD, president of the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center in El Paso, look at the top medical stories of the week. A transcript of the podcast is below the summary. This…
It is a well-known "rule No. 1" in social media engagement: never read the comments section. Many an unsuspecting academic has innocently posted or been quoted about a controversial topic, and then received a torrent of abuse for their position. I have been abused for my position on vaping (am killing people), a psychiatry colleague…
AH Company International Distribution Inc. of a Garden Grove, CA, is recalling 30,000 pounds of pork pâté products that were imported from an ineligible establishment and distributed in the United States without the benefit of import re-inspection. The following heat-treated shelf stable pork pâté items are subject to recall, according to a notice posted by…