ASA members' thought leadership and management of the COVID-19 pandemic continue to be featured in news across the country. In a September New Yorker article on the challenges of long COVID-19, Michael Joyner, MD, reviewed the medical skepticism surrounding the condition and discussed how a lack of coordination and empathy among health care providers has led many people to turn to unproven remedies. “When people have vexing, ambiguous symptoms, they end up seeing six different doctors ... Then someone says, take zinc, or do this, or do that, and of course they're going to try it,” Dr. Joyner said.
In a September WebMD article, Anita Gupta, DO, PharmD, FASA, provided answers to common questions about COVID-19 booster shots following the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announcements that eligible individuals could receive a booster dose of the Pfizer vaccine. “Boosters allow people to have...
