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#VisualAbstract: Olgotrelvir as a single-agent treatment improved recovery in nonhospitalized COVID-19 patients

Jun 22, 2024

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#VisualAbstract: Nirmatrelvir does not decrease symptom duration of COVID-19

May 31, 2024

1. In this randomized controlled trial, there was no difference in the median time to sustained alleviation of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) symptoms between participants who received nirmatrel...

Analyzing the Predictors of COVID-19 Vaccine Uptake Among US Adults

Apr 16, 2024

The following is a summary of "Predictors of COVID-19 vaccine uptake: an online three-wave survey study of US adults," published in the March 2024 issue of Infectious Diseases by Thorpe et al. ...

SARS-CoV-2: Differences in Young People With and Without Autoimmune Diseases

Jun 07, 2023

Patients with RMDs and nrADs are more likely to experience early adverse events after COVID-19 vaccination than healthy controls. The results of a new study were presented at EULAR 2023, h...

Mitochondrial DNA Predicts COVID-19 Severity

Jun 01, 2023

Higher levels of plasma mitochondrial DNA were linked to worse outcomes in hospitalized patients and may help predict COVID-19 severity at an early stage. “Mitochondrial DNA is an inflamm...

COVA Trial: Success for Sarconeos in Hospitalized COVID-19 Patients

Jun 01, 2023

In the COVA trial, sarconeos was found to be safe and effective in reducing risk for death or respiratory failure in patients hospitalized for COVID-19. In the phase 2/3 COVA trial, Girish ...

Highly Increased Risk for Arrhythmias Found After Mechanical Ventilation for COVID-19

Apr 27, 2023

Patients who survived severe COVID-19 and who required mechanical ventilation were at increased risk for major arrhythmic events after discharge from the hospital. After adjusting for cardiovascular r...

Anticoagulation in Non-Critically Ill Hospitalized Patients With COVID

Mar 22, 2023

The FREEDOM COVID Anticoagulation trial failed to demonstrate that therapeutic anticoagulation compared with prophylactic anticoagulation reduces 30-day composite events among non-critically ill patie...

COVID-19 Vaccination During Pregnancy Benefits Neonates and Pregnant Individuals

Dec 26, 2022

Findings that show COVID-19 vaccination during pregnancy improves neonatal outcomes can serve “a critical role” in counseling these patients about the vaccine. “While I was rotating in th...

#VisualAbstract: COVID-19 vaccination is safe during pregnancy and has benefits for neonatal outcomes

Nov 11, 2022

1. In a systematic review with meta-analysis, COVID-19 vaccination during pregnancy was associated with lower risk of neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) admission and intrauterine fetal death. ...

#VisualAbstract: Ivermectin does not improve recovery time in adults with mild to moderate COVID-19 infection

Oct 27, 2022

Click here to read this study in JAMA.  ...

Misinformation About COVID Misinformation Control

Oct 24, 2022

A bill (AB 2098) was recently passed in California to reduce the sharing of COVID-19 misinformation by physicians. However, ironically, it is in the midst of a misinformation campaign about what it is...

Remote Patient Monitoring: It’s Easier Than You Think

Sep 30, 2022

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, nearly everyone is somewhat familiar with the benefits of remote patient monitoring (RPM), which the American Medical Association (AMA) defines as “a digital health sol...

#VisualAbstract: Nirmatrelvir associated with improved COVID-19 outcomes in older adults

Sep 09, 2022

1. Older adults treated with nirmatrelvir were significantly less likely to be hospitalized for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) than those not taking nirmatrelvir.  2. Those in the nirmatr...

In Patients With Diabetic Retinopathy, Repeat Hospitalization Is a Substantial Burden

Jun 30, 2022

Prior research indicates that patients with diabetes for at least 20 years will almost always be diagnosed with diabetic retinopathy (DR). Evidence also suggests a high prevalence of DR in China, ...

Retinal Vein Occlusion Associated With COVID Infection

Jun 28, 2022

“There has been emerging data during the past year indicating coagulation dysfunction predisposing patients with COVID-19 to both arterial and venous thrombotic events,” explains Avni P. Finn, MD....

Safety of COVID-19 Vaccination in Patients With Dravet Syndrome

Jun 21, 2022

COVID-19 vaccination is safe in patients with Dravet syndrome, but vaccine hesitancy among caregivers has impacted vaccine uptake in this patient population. “Patients with neurological condi...

A Diagnostic Accuracy Study of Multi-Organ Point-of-Care Ultrasound for Detecting Pulmonary Embolism in Critically ill COVID-19 Patients

Jun 21, 2022

Severe illness COVID-19 patients were more likely to develop pulmonary embolism (PE). Point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) diagnosis of PE might reduce the need for computed tomography pulmonary angiograp...

COVI-PRONE trial on its back

May 18, 2022

The randomized COVI-PRONE clinical trial demonstrated no difference in the risk of endotracheal intubation requirement at 30 days between awake prone positioning and standard positioning for patients ...

inDEPTH: Who Are the Women With Breast Cancer Survival Rates Near 100%?

May 16, 2022

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