Pulmonary Medicine Perspective and Journal Articles

• Disparities in COVID-19 Vaccination Coverage Among Children How many children aged 5-11 received their first COVID-19 vaccine dose? What factors may have hindered coverage among this age group?
  Emerging Infectious Diseases, May 18, 2022
• Does COVID-19 Raise the Risk for Diabetes?   Is COVID-19 responsible for new-onset diabetes? Or are COVID infections bringing to light previously undiagnosed cases? Dr Anne Peters reviews recent studies around COVID and diabetes.
  Medscape Diabetes & Endocrinology, May 17, 2022
• Should You Get a Second COVID-19 Vaccine Booster?   WebMD's Chief Medical Officer, John Whyte, MD, discusses the latest guidelines and recommendations on getting your second COVID-19 vaccine booster.
  WebMD, May 16, 2022
• Medscape Pulmonologist Compensation Report 2022 Medscape's Pulmonologist Compensation Report 2022 explores income sources, pay gaps, and attitudes about work as COVID's impact on medical practices declines.
  Medscape Features Slideshows, May 13, 2022
• Paxlovid Rebound: What Is Happening?   Dr Paul Auwaerter discusses Paxlovid rebound and the use of investigational drugs.
  Medscape Infectious Diseases, May 13, 2022
• Waning Effectiveness of mRNA Vaccines Against COVID-19 The findings in this report underscore the importance of receiving a third dose of mRNA COVID-19 vaccine and suggest that an additional dose may be necessary to sustain protection.
  Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report, May 13, 2022
• Effectiveness of BNT162b2 Vaccine Booster Against SARS-CoV-2 How effective is this booster dose against SARS-CoV-2 infection and complications in breakthrough cases?
  Emerging Infectious Diseases, May 13, 2022
• Exploring Paxlovid as a Treatment Option for COVID-19   WebMD's Chief Medical Officer, John Whyte, MD, discusses the antiviral drug called Paxlovid and the U.S. government's new nationwide COVID-19 Test to Treat initiative.
  WebMD, May 12, 2022
• Will an Algorithm Save Our Butts in Sepsis?   "Don't tune out about conversations on artificial intelligence in healthcare," says Dr Alok Patel.
  Medscape Hospital Medicine, May 12, 2022
• The Case for Post-COVID Steroids   Dr F. Perry Wilson cautions against changing practice on the basis of a single study.
  Medscape, May 12, 2022
• Is Omicron Showing Us the Path Ahead? Might the Omicron variant actually be paving a new path toward coexistence with COVID-19--the "new normal"?
  American Journal of Public Health, May 12, 2022
• Drug Dosing in Hospitalized Obese Patients With COVID-19 When making dosing decisions for the treatment of hospitalized COVID-19 patients with obesity, weight and BMI should be considered.
  Critical Care, May 11, 2022
• Barriers to and Strategies for Medication Adherence in COPD A better understanding of the factors impacting medication adherence among COPD patients may help improve adherence and outcomes.
  BMC Pulmonary Medicine, May 11, 2022
• Sleep More, Weigh Less? Dr Aaron Holley looks at the current association of weight gain with sleep deprivation.
  Medscape Critical Care, May 10, 2022
• Are You Eligible for a New Therapy That Might Prevent COVID-19? Learn More On Evusheld   WebMD's Chief Medical Officer, John Whyte, MD, discusses the new FDA-authorized preventative drug for COVID-19 called Evusheld.
  WebMD, May 09, 2022
• Outcomes Among Adults With SARS-CoV-2 Infection Delta/Omicron This CDC report reaffirms that COVID-19 vaccination, particularly a booster dose, continues to be critical in mitigating the health care burden of the Omicron variant.
  Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report, May 09, 2022
• Recurrent ICI-Related Pneumonitis in Lung Cancer Patients Pneumonitis is a known complication associated with immune checkpoint inhibitor treatment. How often do recurrent episodes occur in lung cancer patients, and what are the risk factors?
  Translational Lung Cancer Research, May 09, 2022
• Hope, Hype, and the Problem With New Drug Development Desperation for neurologic disorders is leading us away from evidence-based practices.
  Medscape Neurology, May 06, 2022
• You vs Us: Whom Did COVID Vaccines Protect?   Throwing a spanner into the hopes for high levels of population immunity.
  Medscape, May 04, 2022
• Genomic Surveillance for SARS-CoV-2 Variants: Delta and Omicron This report summarizes the most recent CDC tracking of proportions of circulating and emerging variants of SARS-CoV-2.
  Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report, May 04, 2022