#Covid19
Mar 24, 2022
For a study, researchers sought to assess the relationships between symptomatic SARS-CoV-2 infection and the receipt of BNT162b2, mRNA-1273, and Ad26.COV2.S by day since vaccination before and after D...
Feb 22, 2022
In early February, two senators introduced the Telehealth Extension and Evaluation Act to extend Medicare telehealth reimbursement waivers another 2 years following the end of the public health emerge...
Feb 21, 2022
As a neonatologist, I was concerned about an apparent increase in the number of neonates being readmitted to the hospital with severe hyperbilirubinemia during the COVID-19 pandemic and social distanc...
Feb 14, 2022
Imagine for a moment the trauma a parent experiences when burying their child. This is an unfortunate but palpable reality for 940 parents in the United States (US) whose children’s lives have been ...
Feb 09, 2022
“Based on our previous research, we know that adults with hearing impairment experience more loneliness, depression, and anxiety than adults who hear normally,” Marieke F. van Wier, PhD, notes. �...
Feb 07, 2022
“Our ED was filled with critically ill patients with COVID-19-related respiratory failure, many of them ‘boarding’ in the ED waiting for ICU beds to become available,” explains Julie-Kathryn G...
Jan 26, 2022
“During the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, hospitals observed precipitous declines in ED visits and inpatient admissions,” says Amber K. Sabbatini, MD, MPH, FACEP. “There were sudden reduc...
Jan 24, 2022
The COVID-19 pandemic has proven to be especially traumatic for the elderly and those with chronic conditions like MS, according to Kubra Yeni, DNP. “Although previous studies have reported that peo...
Jan 24, 2022
Previous studies have established that patients aged 65 and older with COPD are at elevated risk for influenza-associated complications, such as hospitalization, ICU admissions, and death. Guidelines ...
Jan 21, 2022
“COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations among young children are increasing across the US, with the burden disproportionately falling on Black and Hispanic children,” says Celia B. Fisher, PhD. “Wh...
Jan 18, 2022
During the past several weeks, the news about the US healthcare system has been dire. ICUs are at capacity, and patients are spending days in emergency rooms because there are no available beds. There...
Jan 12, 2022
With some exceptions, people with asthma are not at a higher risk for more severe disease, hospitalization, or death due to COVID-19, according to Anne K. Ellis, MD, MSc, FRCPC, FAAAAI, and Alyssa G. ...
Jan 10, 2022
Currently, the effect of the diagnosis-to-treatment interval (DTI) on survival in patients with mantle cell lymphoma (MCL) has not been extensively examined. Researchers aimed to determine the feasibi...
Jan 05, 2022
Both severe and mild cases associated with symptoms months later Within three weeks of a SARS-CoV-2 infection, one in seven U.S. adults developed at least one new type of clinical sequelae, according...
Jan 04, 2022
Regulators in U.S. and Europe link vaccines to CVST and thrombocytopenia Several setbacks hampered vaccination efforts in the battle against Covid-19. Among these were concerns about clotting disorde...
Dec 31, 2021
Risk is equally high for patients in ’watch and wait’ mode after prior treatment The Covid-19 pandemic hit those already ill with other conditions especially hard. This was particularly t...
Nov 11, 2021
When Martin Njoku saw opioid addiction devastate his West Virginia community, he felt compelled to help. This was the place he’d called home for three decades, where he’d raised his two gi...
Nov 01, 2021
A recent report from the CDC finds that the pandemic appears to have worsened the nation’s pediatric obesity rates. The percentage of children and teens with obesity accelerated from 19% before the ...
Oct 29, 2021
For otolaryngology patients, decisions to undergo surgery can be challenging, especially for those considering elective procedures. “Even when surgery is clearly the best option, patients are often ...