Clinical

This channel newsfeed includes clinical content on treating patients or the clinical implications in a variety of cardiac subspecialties and disease states. The channel includes news on cardiac surgery, interventional cardiologyheart failure, electrophysiologyhypertension, structural heart disease, use of pharmaceuticals, and COVID-19.   

COVID booster shots will become available in September

COVID-19 booster shots from Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna will be available starting the week of September 20, the White House announced.

 

DC healthcare workers must get vaccinated against COVID-19

Healthcare workers in Washington, D.C., are required to get vaccinated against COVID-19 by September 30, Mayor Muriel Bowser and DC Health announced.

Babies and toddlers are big spreaders of COVID-19 at home

Babies and young children are more likely to spread COVID-19 in their homes compared to older children and teenagers, according to a recent study published in JAMA Pediatrics.

 

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CDC: COVID-19 vaccine safe for pregnant people

Pregnant people should get vaccinated against COVID-19, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, which recently released new data on vaccine safety.

 

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CVS stops administering J&J vaccine at pharmacies

CVS Health has stopped offering the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine at its pharmacies, though it still will provide the single-dose vaccine at some MinuteClinic retail locations, according to CNBC.

 

Vaccine uncertainty discourages vaccine uptake—but disease uncertainty drives mixed behaviors

The more sure people feel that a COVID-19 vaccine will work as intended and won’t cause serious side effects or other harms, the more likely they are to accept a jab. Simple enough. However, the inverse does not necessarily hold. 

US achieves 70% vaccination rate

The U.S. has achieved a 70% vaccination rate against COVID-19 among adults, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

 

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Medical orgs support mandatory COVID-19 vaccines for healthcare workers

Dozens of medical groups have banded together in support of mandatory COVID-19 vaccines for healthcare workers. 

 

Around the web

The 24 members of the House Task Force on AI—12 reps from each party—have posted a 253-page report detailing their bipartisan vision for encouraging innovation while minimizing risks. 

Merck sent Hansoh Pharma, a Chinese biopharmaceutical company, an upfront payment of $112 million to license a new investigational GLP-1 receptor agonist. There could be many more payments to come if certain milestones are met. 

When regulating AI-equipped medical devices, the FDA might take a page from the Department of Transportation’s playbook for overseeing AI-equipped vehicles. These run the gamut from assisting human drivers to fully taking the wheel.