Inside Medicine Week In Review (December 22, 2022).

Quick catch up, solid reading recs, and my appreciation to you!

Today, I’m trying out a new “Week In Review” feature. It’s meant to be a convenient way to find what we've covered this week (in case you missed anything or never got around to reading something you’d flagged) and a chance for me to share some good stuff from other writers and outlets (“What I’m Reading”).

This week in Inside Medicine:

• Sunday: Does the World Cup cause heart attacks?

• Monday: Data Snapshot: Bivalent booster by income level and insurance status.

• Tuesday: Should I debate the fringe?

• Wednesday: Field Notes: Aortic dissections are among the scariest cases ER doctors see.

• Thursday: Breaking: Covid-19 antiviral Molnupiravir not effective in preventing hospitalization and death among vaccinated patients with high risks.

• Friday: Field Notes: How a young person's "unnecessary" ER visit may have saved a life during the holidays.

What I’m Reading (items written elsewhere that I found important and interesting (note: some may be paywalled or require free registration):

• “This week Congress can help prevent another pandemic catastrophe.” (Amy Maxmen, The Washington Post).

• “No, ER misdiagnoses are not killing 250,000 per year.” (Dr. Kristen Panthagani, You Can Know Things).

• “How NYU’s E.R. Favors the Rich.” (Sarah Cliff and Jessica Silver-Greenberg, The New York Times).

• 'Tony Was Always a Very Clear Voice': Colleagues Bid Fond Farewell to Fauci". (Kristina Fiore, MedPage Today).

Tweet of the week (Yes, I’m still on Twitter, so you don’t have to be):

Eric Burnett, MD @Doctor_Eric_B

So I’m confused, y’all are saying COVID is nothing more than a cold but it’s also a lethal bio weapon funded by Fauci?

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Have a great Saturday!