COVID-19

What We Know (And Don’t Know) About Long COVID

By Devin Partida – Most people who get sick with the COVID-19 virus get better after a week or two. However, more severe cases require hospitalization and linger for much longer. Others notice their symptoms go away for a while and reappear after one or more months.



Receding of the Pandemic: Will the Third Time Be the Charm?

By William Hersh MD – Recently the Governor of Oregon lifted the state’s indoor mask mandate and ended the state’s public health COVID-19 emergency. Like most US states, Oregon had a large Omicron wave of cases, hospitalizations, and deaths, although as through all of the pandemic still far below US national averages.






AMA Announces CPT Update to COVID-19 Vaccine Booster

The American Medical Association announced that the Current Procedural Terminology code set has been updated by the CPT Editorial Panel to include a new code for booster doses of COVID-19 vaccine created by Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson & Johnson.