Drs Matteo Bassetti and Cristina Mussini discuss the future of COVID-19 and sustainable approaches to living with an endemic.

Relevant disclosures can be found with the episode show notes on Medscape (https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/989643). The topics and discussions are planned, produced, and reviewed independently of advertisers. This podcast is intended only for US healthcare professionals.

Resources

Barriers to and Strategies to Address COVID-19 Testing Hesitancy: A Rapid Scoping Review https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35422031/

Factors Associated With Mortality Among Elderly People in the COVID-19 Pandemic (SARS-CoV-2): A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34360301/

COVID-19 and Lung Pathologies https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34333882/

Editorial: A Rapid Global Increase in COVID-19 Is Due to the Emergence of the EG.5 (Eris) Subvariant of Omicron SARS-CoV-2 https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37654205/

Covid-19: Scientists Sound Alarm Over New BA.2.86 "Pirola" Variant https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37620014/

Recommendations for the Management of Drug-Drug Interactions Between the COVID-19 Antiviral Nirmatrelvir/Ritonavir (Paxlovid) and Comedications https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35567754/

Early Remdesivir to Prevent Progression to Severe Covid-19 in Outpatients https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34937145/

Characterization of an EG.5.1 Clinical Isolate in Vitro and in Vivo https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2023.08.31.555819v1

Omicron: The Pandemic Propagator and Lockdown Instigator - What Can Be Learnt From South Africa and Such Discoveries in Future https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35070471/

Systematic Lung Ultrasound in Omicron-Type vs. Wild-Type COVID-19 https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36288539/

Sospensione di Utilizzo del Medicinale Lagevrio® (Molnupiravir) https://www.aifa.gov.it/-/sospensione_utilizzo_lagevrio_molnupiravir

Drs Matteo Bassetti and Giuseppe Remuzzi discuss the future of COVID prevention, vaccination priorities, new variants, and home-based healthcare in the coming winter.

Relevant disclosures can be found with the episode show notes on Medscape (https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/989642). The topics and discussions are planned, produced, and reviewed independently of advertisers. This podcast is intended only for healthcare professionals.

Resources

Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Treatment & Management https://emedicine.medscape.com/article/2500114-treatment

The Lost Days That Made Bergamo a Coronavirus Tragedy https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/29/world/europe/coronavirus-bergamo-italy.html

ACE2 Angiotensin Converting Enzyme https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/gene/59272

Renin Angiotensin System https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK470410/

A Rampage Through the Body https://www.science.org/content/article/how-does-coronavirus-kill-clinicians-trace-ferocious-rampage-through-body-brain-toes

Avian Influenza (Bird Flu) https://emedicine.medscape.com/article/2500029-overview

WHO EG.5 Initial Risk Evaluation, 9 August 2023 https://www.who.int/docs/default-source/coronaviruse/09082023eg.5_ire_final.pdf

Updated Working Definitions and Primary Actions for SARS-CoV-2 Variants https://www.who.int/publications/m/item/updated-working-definitions-and-primary-actions-for--sars-cov-2-variants

Risk Assessment Summary for SARS-CoV-2 Sublineage BA.2.86 https://www.cdc.gov/respiratory-viruses/whats-new/covid-19-variant.html#

Drs Matteo Bassetti and Romain Sonneville discuss identifying long COVID in patients and how to discuss post-COVID syndrome with patients and other healthcare providers.

Relevant disclosures can be found with the episode show notes on Medscape (https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/989641). The topics and discussions are planned, produced, and reviewed independently of advertisers. This podcast is intended only for healthcare professionals.

Resources

Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Treatment & Management https://emedicine.medscape.com/article/2500114-treatment

Long Coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) https://emedicine.medscape.com/article/2500143-overview

Post-COVID Syndrome: An Insight on Its Pathogenesis https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34066007/

Acute Neurologic Complications of COVID-19 and Postacute Sequelae of COVID-19 https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35667743/

Infection Mechanism of SARS-COV-2 and Its Implication on the Nervous System https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33584720/

Cardiac Manifestations of Coronavirus (COVID-19) https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK556152/

Efficacy of First Dose of COVID-19 Vaccine Versus No Vaccination on Symptoms of Patients With Long COVID: Target Trial Emulation Based on ComPaRe E-cohort https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36910458/

Clinical Characteristics and Outcomes in Elderly With Coronavirus Disease 2019 in Beijing, China: A Retrospective Cohort Study https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33040272/

Management and Treatment of Long COVID Symptoms in General Practices: An Online-based Survey https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36176520/

Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (Myalgic Encephalomyelitis) https://emedicine.medscape.com/article/235980-overview