Readmission, Mortality Up After Discharge for Acute COVID-19
Patients with COVID-19 also had significantly elevated rates of respiratory disease, diabetes, CVD compared with controls
Frequency of Acute Ischemic Stroke Low in COVID-19 Patients
Occurrence of acute ischemic stroke in COVID-19 is associated with increased risk for requiring long-term care
Global Maternal, Fetal Outcomes Worsened During COVID-19 Pandemic
Increase seen in stillbirth and maternal deaths, surgically managed ectopic pregnancies, and maternal depression
New OTC Rapid COVID-19 Test Approved by FDA
Test provides results in about 15 minutes and ‘will be simple, even for people who have never tested themselves’
EEG Abnormalities Common in Hospitalized COVID-19 Patients
Nonconvulsive seizures detected in 9.6 percent of patients with COVID-19 needing clinically indicated electroencephalogram monitoring
COVID-19 Was Third Leading Cause of Death in US in 2020
COVID-19 reported as underlying or contributing cause of death for 11.3 percent of deaths in 2020
Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine Highly Effective Six Months After Second Dose
Companies also announced that the vaccine is safe and effective in children as young as 12
Production Error at US Plant Ruins 15 Million Doses of J&J COVID-19 Vaccine
Situation will not impact doses of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine currently being delivered and used across the United States