Will DIY Testing Outlive the COVID-19 Pandemic?
The COVID-19 pandemic has revolutionized diagnostic testing. As the pandemic eases and related restrictions are lifted, public health officials and scientists are looking to...
Remote Monitoring, Management of Cancer Symptoms During Pandemic Significantly Lowered Symptom Burden
The increased use of telemedicine during the COVID-19 pandemic had several effects on cancer care, and only now are long-term data highlighting those effects...
HHS and HUD Partnership Aims to Vaccinate Homeless and Low-Income Americans
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has teamed up with the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to provide coronavirus...
Detection of Platelet-Activating Antibodies Necessary to Diagnose HIT in Patients With COVID-19
While high titer anti-PF4/heparin antibodies can often confirm a diagnosis of heparin-induced thrombocytopenia (HIT) and predict a positive platelet activation test in most patients,...
Why Are Individuals with Blood Group A at Higher Risk of COVID-19?
New findings published in Blood Advances suggest that SARS-CoV-2, the virus responsible for COVID-19, is particularly drawn to a blood A group antigen on...
Vaccine-Associated Thrombosis Puts Spotlight on Immune Reaction
Cases of cerebral venous sinus thrombosis linked to the AstraZeneca and Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccines have brought to light a rare reaction between...
Countries Restrict AstraZeneca Vaccine for Younger Adults
Amid concerns over clotting risks, German and Canadian health officials have restricted usage of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine in people under the age of...
AstraZeneca COVID-19 Vaccine Data Highlight Safety Monitoring Boards’ Role in Clinical Trials
Confusion over AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine trial data recently arose when the data and safety monitoring boards (DSMBs) overseeing the trial took a public stand...
How Do Patients With Myeloproliferative Neoplasms Fare After COVID-19 Infection?
Two analyses from the MPN-COVID study from a group of researchers led by Tiziano Barbui, MD, of the United Hospitals of Bergamo in Italy,...
Reader Responses: How long should a young patient with COVID-19 and pulmonary embolism receive...
Here’s how readers responded to a You Make the Call question about anticoagulation for a young patient with COVID-19 and pulmonary embolism.
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June 2021 Volume 7 Issue 7
This issue reviews the management and prevention of peripheral neuropathy, early successes of SCD screening programs in sub-Saharan Africa, and more.