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Vaccines protect against #COVID19–related hospitalization in older adults, finds a study in @CDCMMWR.

CDC Updates Guidance on #Mask Use Outdoors: #COVID19

RT @JWatch: In the third Clinical Conversations podcast on the topic of race and clinical equity, Dr. Karen Dorsey Sheares recommends knowi….

New guideline: The American College of Physicians suggests that clinicians use point-of-care ultrasonography in addition to standard diagnostic tests for adults with acute dyspnea with uncertain diagnosis in the emergency department or inpatient settings:

The "pause" on the one-shot Johnson & Johnson #COVID19vaccine is over. Infectious disease specialist @PaulSaxMD lays out why this decision surprised him. Read more in his latest HIV and ID Observations post:

RT @NEJM: A 48-year-old man presented with a 2-week history of fever, shortness of breath, and painful skin lesions with blistering. His te….

U.S. to resume J&J #COVID19 #vaccination following pause over rare clots:

RT @JWatch: A digitally delivered exercise program appears to be at least somewhat effective in preventing falls in high-functioning older….

The @NIH has updated its #COVID19 treatment guidelines with new recommendations on the use of colchicine, fluvoxamine, and other therapeutics:

RT @JWatch: Mild #COVID19 Is Not Necessarily Benign. @CarlosdelRio7 discusses findings in healthcare professionals, one fourth of whom expe….

Early results indicate that #COVID19 vaccination appears to be safe in the third trimester of #pregnancy, according to a CDC study in @NEJM.

European regulators said on Tuesday that the Johnson & Johnson #COVID19 vaccine should come with a warning about the rare risk for thrombosis with thrombocytopenia. The EMA emphasized, however, that the benefits of the vaccine outweigh any potential risks:

In the second of four conversations on race and clinical equity, @kewatson observes what happens when patients hit structural barriers to their treatment. Listen to the latest Clinical Conversations:

After 15 years, we have made the difficult decision to end @Physns1stWatch. We will publish our final stories on April 29. Follow @JWatch for coverage of the latest medical research. Thank you for your continued loyalty and support.

Infectious disease specialist @PaulSaxMD asks himself why he still puts on a mask every morning when he takes his dog for a walk alone, and wonders about outdoor mask mandates. Take a look, then share your thoughts.

Researchers Offer Algorithm for Managing Thrombosis and Thrombocytopenia After COVID-19 Vaccination: #COVID19Vaccine @NEJM

Rates of cerebral venous thrombosis are significantly higher among people with #COVID19 than in the general population or in mRNA vaccine recipients, suggests a study.

CDC Advisers Recommend Continuing Pause on J&J COVID-19 Vaccine:

RT @JWatch: What I wish someone had told me about #MedEd: Outgoing internal medicine chief resident Dr. Sneha Shah lists 21 things that stu….