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Supreme Court Upholds Healthcare Vaccine Mandate

Hospitals still struggling to fully vaccinate workers received good news on Jan. 13 when the Supreme Court ruled the federal government can enforce its mandate that healthcare workers receive COVID-19 vaccine unless granted medical or religious exemptions. But the court effectively nullified the federal mandate that employers with at least 100 workers mandate COVID-19 vaccination or weekly testing.

Unvaccinated Patients Dying from ‘Less Severe’ Omicron

The emerging narrative of the omicron variant of COVID-19 being less severe — and possibly signaling a transition to an endemic phase of the pandemic — is of little solace to patients dying of the virus daily.

Researchers Observe Connection Between E-Cigarette Use and Erectile Dysfunction

More bad news for this “safe” alternative to traditional nicotine delivery systems.

Inclisiran Injection (Leqvio)

Inclisiran can be prescribed as an adjunct to diet and maximally tolerated statin therapy for adults with heterozygous familial hypercholesterolemia or clinical atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease who required additional low-density lipoprotein cholesterol lowering.

Adverse Effects of Electronic Cigarettes on the Disease-Naïve Oral Microbiome

A robust metagenomic comparison study of the effects of electronic cigarettes on oral microbiomes suggested that the unique aerosol component of electronic cigarettes poses increased risk to development of oral cavity disease.

Plant-Based Diets and Menopausal Hot Flashes

Women randomized to a low-fat, vegan diet including one-half cup of cooked whole soybeans daily experienced a reduction in total hot flashes of 79% vs. 49% in the control group over 12 weeks of observation.

Infections Before Age 20 Years Increase the Risk of Multiple Sclerosis

Researchers found patients diagnosed with infection in adolescence were at higher risk for multiple sclerosis, even after exclusion of infectious mononucleosis, pneumonia, and central nervous system infection.