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• Influenza and SARS-CoV-2 Co-Infections in California A new report provides insight into the incidence of influenza and SARS-CoV-2 co-infections in the state of California.
  Emerging Infectious Diseases, December 07, 2021
• Underdiagnosis of Obstructive Lung Disease How often do patients with suspected obstructive lung disease remain underdiagnosed, despite the presence of symptoms?
  BMC Pulmonary Medicine, December 07, 2021
• Specialists Think It's Up to the PCP to Recommend Flu Vaccines Only 45% of patients with chronic illnesses receive an annual flu shot. Vaccine recommendations from specialists could be the answer.
  Medscape Medical News, December 06, 2021
• How Bad Can Myocarditis Be After COVID Vaccination?   Dr F Perry Wilson reviews new data about post-mRNA vaccine myocarditis: who is affected, severity, treatment, and outcomes.
  Medscape, December 06, 2021
• Early Reports on Omicron Variant Are Encouraging, Fauci Says 'Thus far, it does not look like there's a great degree of severity to it,' Anthony Fauci, MD, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, told CNN's State of the Union.
  WebMD Health News, December 06, 2021
• PA Duo Make It Their Mission to Serve Uninsured Patients Two physician assistants are changing the narrative surrounding uninsured patients through community, empathy, and hard work.
  Medscape Medical News, December 06, 2021
• IDSA Advises Eye Protection as Part of Health Worker PPE for Patients With COVID In updated guidance, IDSA suggests that healthcare personnel caring for patients with suspected or known COVID-19 use eye protection as part of appropriate personal protective equipment.
  Reuters Health Information, December 03, 2021
• Omicron Variant May Have Picked Up a Piece of Common-Cold Virus The Omicron variant of the virus that causes COVID-19 likely acquired at least one of its mutations by picking up a snippet of genetic material from another virus, possibly one that causes the common cold, according to researchers.
  Reuters Health Information, December 03, 2021
• FDA Clears Use of Lilly's COVID-19 Antibody Therapy for Kids The US Food and Drug Administration has authorized the use of Eli Lilly's COVID-19 dual-antibody therapy in treating mild to moderate symptoms in all children, including newborns, who are at risk of severe illness.
  Reuters Health Information, December 03, 2021
• Could the Omicron Variant Bring Milder Illness? The Omicron variant, spreading now in southern Africa and detected in over 30 other countries, has prompted fears it could significantly undermine the effectiveness of vaccines against COVID-19.
  Reuters Health Information, December 03, 2021
• Omicron Outbreak at Norway Christmas Party Is Biggest Outside South Africa: Authorities At least 13 people in Oslo have been infected with the Omicron variant of the coronavirus following a corporate Christmas party described as a super spreader event, and their numbers could rise to over 60 cases, authorities said on Friday.
  Reuters Health Information, December 03, 2021
• Roche Develops New Research Test Kits for Omicron Variant Roche's newly acquired subsidiary TIB Molbiol has developed three new test kits to help researchers detect mutations in the new Omicron variant of coronavirus.
  Reuters Health Information, December 03, 2021
• Italian Antivaxxer Tries to Get COVID-19 Jab in Fake Arm An Italian man turned up at a vaccination centre wearing a fake silicone arm, hoping to fool a nurse into giving him a jab in order to obtain a COVID-19 health certificate.
  Reuters Health Information, December 03, 2021
• Geneva Places 2000 People in Quarantine After Two Omicron Cases The Swiss cantons of Geneva and Vaud have placed 2000 people, most of them children, into quarantine after two cases of the Omicron variant were detected at an international school.
  Reuters Health Information, December 03, 2021
• WHO Chief Scientist Says Omicron 'Quite Infectious', Must Not Panic WHO's chief scientist Soumya Swaminathan has said that while the new coronavirus variant Omicron appeared to be very transmissible, the right response was to be prepared, cautious, and not panic.
  Reuters Health Information, December 03, 2021
• Reassuring Data on Rare Myocarditis After COVID-19 Vaccination Most adolescents and young adults recover quickly from the rare complication of myocarditis following mRNA COVID-19 vaccination, a new study shows.
  Medscape Medical News, December 06, 2021
• Cruise Ship With COVID-19 Infections Arrives in New Orleans Norwegian Cruise Line issued a statement that confirmed a 'handful of COVID-19 cases among guests and crew.'
  Associated Press, December 06, 2021
• LGBTQ Healthcare: There Is Reason to Be Hopeful Don Dizon, MD, and Michelle Forcier, MD, MPH, discuss the gaps in treating LGBTQ individuals, and how we can meet their healthcare needs.
  Medscape Oncology, December 06, 2021
• Prenatal Alcohol Exposure Alters Fetal Brain Structure Radiologists observed significant changes in the brain structure of fetuses exposed to alcohol in the first MRI-based study to investigate the issue.
  Reuters Health Information, December 02, 2021
• 7 Legal Risks of Promoting Unproven COVID Treatments Physicians may face more than just clinical risks by advocating for COVID treatments that are not considered useful.
  Medscape Business of Medicine, December 06, 2021