— Conclusions still stand, group says after fixing a raft of data errors by Crystal Phend, Senior Editor, MedPage Today August 25, 2020 Corrections to a study of lingering cardiac abnormalities after COVID-19 recovery, criticized for data analysis problems, didn’t alter the overall conclusions. The study from Germany had been flagged on Twitter for using inaccurate metrics […]

— But vaccine especially important for high-risk patients this year, agency says. by Molly Walker, Associate Editor, MedPage Today August 20, 2020 Patients with COVID-19 should delay getting their influenza vaccine, not because of any evidence about how the virus affects vaccination, but in order to ensure others in the healthcare setting […]

FOOD SAFETY ALERT CDC, public health and regulatory officials in several states, and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)external icon are investigating a multistate outbreak of Salmonella Enteritidis infections linked to peaches. Do not eat, serve, or sell recalledexternal icon peaches packed or supplied by Wawona Packing Company LLC. Check your homes for recalled peaches […]

— Viral sequence disparity indicates Hong Kong case not simply prolonged infection by Molly Walker, Associate Editor, MedPage Today August 24, 2020 A 33-year-old man in Hong Kong may represent the first confirmed case of reinfection, researchers in Hong Kong said. The man was diagnosed with COVID-19 on March 26, hospitalized, then […]