Immunocompromised patients have increased odds of ICU admission, in-hospital death, regardless of vaccination status
Resilience and Stress Management Program Aids Health Care Workers
Improvements seen in resilience, stress, anxiety, and burnout-exhaustion after the six-week program
FDA Allows Pharmacists to Prescribe COVID-19 Drug Paxlovid
However, patients who test positive for COVID-19 should still consider reaching out to their regular health care provider for Paxlovid first
COVID-19 Vaccination Greatly Reduced Morbidity, Mortality Burden in U.S.
Vaccination estimated to have prevented 52, 56, and 58 percent of expected infections, hospitalizations, deaths in adults from Sept. 1 to 30, 2021
Severe COVID-19 Rates Low With Monoclonal Antibody Therapy During Delta Surge
Rates of severe disease low for high-risk patients with mild-to-moderate COVID-19 treated with antispike monoclonal antibodies
Prevalence of COVID-19-Related Croup Up During Omicron
Odds of hospitalization not significantly different during periods with alpha or other variant predominance, delta predominance, versus omicron-predominant periods
Maternal Mortality Up by One-Third During the Pandemic
Increases were highest for Hispanic and non-Hispanic Black women
Provider Availability Linked to COVID-19 Vaccine Uptake in Children
Vaccination coverage for children aged 5 to 11 higher in counties with at least one active COVID-19 vaccine provider versus no provider
Injuries From Fireworks on the Rise in the United States
Fireworks-related injuries and deaths in the U.S. have climbed by about 25 percent over the past 15 years
Headaches in Teens During Pandemic Tied to Depression, Anxiety
Among teens with headache, 27 percent reported worsening of headaches, while 10 percent had new onset of headache