New guidance issued Friday by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends that Americans who test positive for COVID-19 no longer need to routinely stay home for five days.
People with severe mental illness experienced increased COVID mortality
Nov 21, 2023
Risk for death was found to be exacerbated by comorbidities
COVID-19 drug guards against all variants
May 02, 2023
Trial results for AstraZeneca’s experimental antibody, a potential replacement for Evusheld, could be out by September. The company is hoping for emergency use authorization by the end of 2023.
COVID-19 pneumonia more fatal for older adults
Feb 13, 2023
COVID-19 is associated with significantly higher mortality in older adults in the intensive care unit (ICU) versus pneumonias from bacterial or other viral etiologies, according to a study published online...
Cardiovascular events risk in COVID is highest for hospitalized individuals
Oct 27, 2022
The risk for adverse cardiovascular events in COVID-19 is “almost entirely confined” to hospitalized patients and is highest in the first 30 days after infection, researchers report.
59.5 percent of adult ED visits are for patients with chronic conditions tied to COVID risk
Sep 02, 2022
Patients with chronic conditions tied to a high risk of severe COVID-19 account for nearly 60% of ED visits, investigators say.
SARS-CoV-2-linked hospitalization, ED encounters rare after Paxlovid
Jun 28, 2022
As an early-stage treatment, Paxlovid may prevent COVID-19-related hospitalization among patients with mild-to-moderate COVID-19 cases, investigators say.
COVID-19 tied to progression of chronic liver disease
Jun 21, 2022
About one in five patients with preexisting chronic liver disease develop progressive cholestasis after severe COVID-19
More clinical benefits of molnupiravir ID’d in COVID-19
Jun 07, 2022
New benefits for certain COVID-19 patients, including reduced need for respiratory intervention, have been found for Merck’s COVID-19 pill molnupiravir.
Inflammation during COVID-19 hospitalization linked to mortality
May 13, 2022
Elevated C-reactive protein during hospitalization is associated with increased mortality risk after recovery from COVID-19.