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• Top Questions Answered About COVID Boosters for Your Patients A lot of questions about the Pfizer/BioNTech booster shots are circulating after decisions from the FDA and the CDC and recommendations from two vaccine advisory committees.
  Medscape Medical News, September 24, 2021
• Are You Eligible for a COVID-19 Vaccine Booster Shot?   WebMD's Chief Medical Officer, John Whyte, MD, MPH, explains who is eligible for the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine booster shot.
  WebMD, September 24, 2021
• Physician Shortages Blamed on Residency Policies in New Report Think tank asserts residency training is "hamstrung by its fractious design and needless complexity" and suggests comprehensive reform to repair physician pipeline.
  Medscape Medical News, September 24, 2021
• Medscape Young Physician Compensation Report 2021 Young physicians narrowed the pay gap with older peers in 2020. Nearly 2500 physicians under age 40 told us about their income, how they spent work time, and their challenges with work and finances.
  Medscape Features Slideshows, September 24, 2021
• A Daily Pill to Treat COVID? At least three promising antiviral treatments for COVID-19 are being tested in clinical trials, with results expected as soon as late fall or winter.
  Kaiser Health News, September 24, 2021
• NY Hospitals, Schools Fear Staff Shortage From Vaccine Rules Some of the nation's most aggressive COVID-19 vaccine mandates are scheduled to take effect Monday in New York amid continued resistance from some to the shots.
  Associated Press, September 24, 2021
• Consensus Statement Addresses Tylenol Use During Pregnancy Pregnant women should use paracetamol/acetaminophen with a medical indication at the lowest effective dose for the shortest possible time, according to new research.
  Medscape Medical News, September 24, 2021
• In a Year of Change, Young Doc Salaries Remain the Same: Survey The uncertainty of a global pandemic changed the way many young physicians practiced, but it did not change their compensation, according to new survey results.
  Medscape Medical News, September 24, 2021
• Malpractice Claims During COVID-19: More Questions Than Answers Although healthcare practitioners are protected from medical liability during the pandemic, malpractice claims may still be brought against them.
  Medscape Medical News, September 24, 2021
• Propofol Dosage in Older Adults: Too Much or Too Little? A new study reveals that older adults are receiving propofol induction doses in excess of what is recommended--or necessary.
  Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, September 24, 2021
• Alert CDC Chief Overrules Panel, OKs Boosters for Healthcare Workers In an unusual move the CDC director overruled recommendations from the agency's advisory panel, adding healthcare workers to those on the booster list.
  News Alerts, September 23, 2021
• FDA OKs Pfizer COVID Booster for 65 and Over, Those at High Risk The FDA has taken its advisory board's recommendations and approved a booster for Pfizer's mRNA vaccine for only a certain segment of the adult population.
  Medscape Medical News, September 22, 2021
• Wherefore COVID Vaccine Boosters?   Dr F. Perry Wilson explains why the FDA got it right in not recommending COVID vaccine booster doses for everyone.
  Medscape, September 22, 2021
• Remdesivir Sharply Cuts COVID Hospitalization Risk, Gilead Says In a phase 3 trial, remdesivir was linked with an 87% reduction in COVID-19-related hospitalization or all-cause death compared with placebo.
  Medscape Medical News, September 22, 2021
• Doctors Should Avoid Being Bullied Into Giving Ivermectin   Bioethicist Art Caplan warns against using ivermectin as a COVID-19 treatment and urges doctors to refuse to prescribe it if patients demand it.
  Medscape Business of Medicine, September 22, 2021
• Will 'Dr Disinformation' Ever Face the Music? Some of the top spreaders of spurious COVID-19 and vaccine information are physicians with active medical licenses. Are medical oversight boards ready to step up to stop them?
  Kaiser Health News, September 22, 2021
• Instead of 'Rest in Peace,' COVID Obits Become War of Words For some, the stigma of a loved one dying from COVID-19 means vague wording for their obituary, whereas others see an opportunity to point blame squarely on the unvaccinated.
  WebMD Health News, September 22, 2021
• Cardiogenic Shock Teams Again Tied to Lower Mortality New data suggest centers with a shock team had higher survival and lower resource use in the cardiac ICU.
  Medscape Medical News, September 21, 2021
• Johnson & Johnson Says Second Shot Boosts Protection to 94% When given 2 months after the first dose, a booster shot increased antibody levels by four to six times compared with one shot alone.
  WebMD Health News, September 21, 2021
• Doctor Who Claimed Masks Hurt Health Loses License Steven Arthur LaTulippe's advice to patients about face masking amounted to 'gross negligence' in the practice of medicine and was grounds for discipline, the medical board said in a report.
  WebMD Health News, September 21, 2021