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• How to Manage Drug Interactions With Paxlovid for COVID Some drugs can be held or reduced for the 5-day course. IDSA has published an online guide. Availability in pharmacies has greatly increased in recent weeks.
  Medscape Medical News, May 20, 2022
• SCAI 2022 SCAI Issues Guidelines for PFO Management, Makes Case for Expansion Clinical guidelines address expanded indications for percutaneous patent foramen ovale closure along with antiplatelet and anticoagulation therapy.
  Medscape Medical News, May 20, 2022
• SARS-CoV-2 Could Be at Root of Mysterious Hepatitis in Kids A chain of events possibly triggered by unrecognized infection with the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus could be causing the mysterious cases of severe hepatitis reported in hundreds of young children around the world, researchers suggest.
  Reuters Health Information, May 19, 2022
• Post-Infection Vaccination May Reduce Long COVID Symptoms on Population Level Vaccination after infection with SARS-CoV-2 may contribute to a reduction in the burden of long COVID symptoms in the population, a new study suggests.
  Reuters Health Information, May 19, 2022
• Allergen-Specific Immunotherapy During Pregnancy Appears Safe for Babies Maintaining allergen-specific immunotherapy (AIT) during pregnancy shows no evidence of raising the risk of congenital malformations or other adverse pregnancy outcomes, according to a nationwide study from Sweden.
  Reuters Health Information, May 19, 2022
• Occult Hypoxemia More Common in Patients With Darker Skin? Black and Hispanic patients undergoing anesthesia may be more likely than White patients to experience occult hypoxemia, researchers report.
  Medscape Medical News, May 20, 2022
• Tirzepatide's Retail Price Set at About $12,666 Per Year The recently approved twincretin will carry a US retail price similar to one of its main competitors, semaglutide, but patient discounts will be available.
  Medscape Medical News, May 20, 2022
• FDA Approves First Drug for Eosinophilic Esophagitis Dupilumab (Dupixent) is approved to treat eosinophilic esophagitis in adults and children aged 12 years and older weighing at least 40 kg.
  FDA Approvals, May 20, 2022
• Aspirin Links With CVD Cut in Patients With Kidney Disease Recent recommendations advise against aspirin for primary prevention of CVD events in people over 59 years old, but when chronic kidney disease is present it looks like a different story.
  Medscape Medical News, May 20, 2022
• New ASA Decision Tree Tool Helps Treat Difficult Airways A new decision tree tool developed by an American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) task force helps anesthesiologists manage their patients who have difficult airways.
  Medscape Medical News, May 20, 2022
• Oklahoma Bill Would Ban Almost All Abortions at Fertilization That goes beyond what other states have done in shortening the time period in which women could legally obtain abortions.
  WebMD Health News, May 20, 2022
• Doxycycline Bests Azithromycin for Anorectal Chlamydia in Women A 1-week course of doxycycline was superior to a single dose of azithromycin in women with concurrent vaginal and anorectal chlamydia infection in an unblinded randomized controlled trial, mirroring previous results in men.
  Reuters Health Information, May 19, 2022
• Roe v. Wade's Pending Fall Raises Privacy Concerns If Roe v. Wade is overturned and abortion becomes illegal, can criminal prosecutors or tech companies monitor period and fertility tracking apps, smartphone location data, and social media accounts?
  WebMD Health News, May 20, 2022
• Oklahoma Lawmakers Pass Near-Total Abortion Ban Oklahoma lawmakers on Thursday gave final approval to a bill that would ban nearly all abortions and would allow private citizens to sue anyone who helps women terminate a pregnancy.
  Reuters Health Information, May 19, 2022
• Famotidine Aids in COVID-19 by Helping Limit Inflammation Researchers have discovered just how the antacid famotidine, commonly sold as Pepcid by a Johnson & Johnson unit, was able to help alleviate COVID-19 symptoms in clinical trials.
  Reuters Health Information, May 19, 2022
• Alert Baricitinib Backed for Approval for Alopecia Areata in the EU In February 2022, the FDA granted priority review for baricitinib in adults with severe alopecia areata.
  International Approvals, May 20, 2022
• CDC Says COVID Hospitalizations to Rise in Most States The forecast, which includes 32 different models across the country, predicts that nearly every US state and territory will see increases in new COVID-19 hospitalizations in the next 2 weeks.
  WebMD Health News, May 20, 2022
• Vitamins, OTC Drugs May Interact With HIV Antiretroviral Therapy OTC medications, food supplements, and other drugs may interact with antiretroviral therapy and harm people living with HIV, researchers in Denmark report.
  Medscape Medical News, May 20, 2022
• Fever After a Tropical Trip: A Guide to Differential Diagnosis As people resume vacation travel, clinicians will have patients who present with fever after their trips. A specialist reviews the procedures and questions necessary for differential diagnosis.
  Medscape Medical News, May 20, 2022
• Here's How Abortion Clinics Are Preparing for Roe to Fall 'I think at this point, we all know the stark reality that we’re facing in Tennessee. We are going to lose abortion access this year,' said Jennifer Pepper, CEO, Memphis Center for Reproductive Health.
  Associated Press, May 20, 2022