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Latest COVID-19 research focuses on PASC, prophylaxis, pregnancy
Postacute sequelae of COVID-19 (PASC) rates dropped with recent variants, one study showed, while an industry trial of postexposure prophylaxis found no effect, and a third study found no risk of congenital anomalies associated with infection or vaccination in the first trimester of pregnancy.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2024/07/23/4.htm
23 Jul 2024
Latest updates on ACP's priorities, initiatives
ACP Spotlight offers readers a look at ACP's current top priorities and initiatives, as well as highlights from our e-newsletter, ACP Internist Weekly.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2020/03/latest-updates-on-acps-priorities-initiatives.htm
1 Mar 2020
One-fifth of COVID-19 patients taking nirmatrelvir-ritonavir had viral rebound
A small observational study of ambulatory patients with COVID-19 found that 1.8% of untreated patients tested positive again after testing negative, compared to 20.8% of those who took five days of nirmatrelvir-ritonavir.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2023/11/14/4.htm
14 Nov 2023
New info, resources on novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19)
ACP is offering an updated online learning activity and a podcast to help physicians learn about coronavirus. CME credit is free for members upon completion of either activity.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2020/03/03/1.htm
3 Mar 2020
Preventive care still on during COVID-19
COVID-19 may foster innovation in primary care as physicians describe various strategies to reconnect with patients, such as leveraging telemedicine visits to also explain the practice's coronavirus-related safety protocols, or systematically reviewing their panels to flag at-risk patients.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2020/11/preventive-care-still-on-during-covid-19.htm
1 Nov 2020
COVID-19 vaccine side effects associated with greater antibody response, study finds
The association between worse symptoms after vaccination and higher antibody levels against SARS-CoV-2 in subsequent months could be used to encourage reluctant patients to be vaccinated, study authors suggested.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2024/06/11/2.htm
11 Jun 2024
Coronavirus outbreak prompts CDC guidance, free ACP resources
The CDC issued advice on dealing with symptomatic patients, ACP is offering an online guide and podcast with free CME, and an Annals of Internal Medicine paper has modeled virus spread in China.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2020/02/11/1.htm
11 Feb 2020
Primary care's role in COVID-19 vaccination
Patients report that they trust their primary care practitioner the most, because a physician can address their problems in a real, personal way.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2021/04/primary-cares-role-in-covid-19-vaccination.htm
1 Apr 2021
New COVID-19 vaccine recommendations, data on after-effects of infection
The CDC recommended another COVID-19 booster for older patients and ended five-day isolation guidelines, while studies showed that COVID-19 infection was associated with a small cognitive decline and an increase in risk for autoimmune inflammatory rheumatic diseases.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2024/03/05/4.htm
5 Mar 2024
Palliative care for a pandemic
Diane E. Meier, MD, FACP, director of the Center to Advance Palliative Care, discusses how palliative care can be applied to the COVID-19 pandemic.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2020/05/palliative-care-for-a-pandemic.htm
1 May 2020