Burden of persistent symptoms high after COVID-19 infection
May 24, 2022
– A high burden of persistent symptoms is observed in persons after COVID-19, but no specific causes of symptoms of postacute sequelae of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV2)...
COVID-19 rapid test makers struggling to meet demand
Jan 21, 2022
However, government’s order for the free test kits is in addition to existing supply and does not interfere with existing orders
Pfizer says final data show COVID-19 pill stays strong against severe illness
Dec 14, 2021
Latest results show that drug cuts hospitalizations, deaths by nearly 90 percent when taken within three to five days of the start of symptoms
NIH spending nearly $470 million on ‘long-haul COVID’ study
Sep 16, 2021
Goal is to uncover why some people have prolonged symptoms or develop new or returning symptoms after recovering from COVID-19
Long COVID may qualify as a disability: Biden
Jul 27, 2021
Some recovered COVID-19 patients have lasting problems such as fatigue, brain fog, joint pain, fever, and double vision
Record use of staffing agencies, OT found as largest upswings in occupancy take place: NIC
By
Danielle Brown
Apr 19, 2021
Difficulties finding and retaining workers continue to plague long-term care operators more than a year into the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the latest data from the National Investment Center for...
An antibody cocktail that halts disease progression in sick COVD-19 patients has been shown to prevent the disease altogether in healthy people who live in close contact with an infected person, the drugmaker...
Clinical briefs for Friday, April 9
By
Alicia Lasek
Apr 09, 2021
Focus shifts to short-stay residents to prevent future COVID-19 outbreaks … U.S. COVID vaccination rates to plateau in April, survey results suggest … U.S. hits COVID shot target; 25% of adults now...
Another COVID-19 suit heads into limbo over PREP Act as jurisdiction battles mount nationally
By
Kimberly Marselas
Mar 31, 2021
An Alabama nursing home hoping to fight off a wrongful death suit related to COVID-19 is one of a growing number waiting for their day court.
Robust response to virus variants expected in former COVID patients and the vaccinated
By
Alicia Lasek
Mar 31, 2021
Blood samples from recovered COVID-19 patients show that they and their vaccinated peers should be able to fend off the virus and its variants in future encounters, NIH researchers say.