Increase of 27.6 percent seen in cases of major depressive disorder globally; 25.6 percent increase reported in anxiety disorders
ASA: Symptomatic COVID-19 Tied to More Emergency Deliveries
Pregnant COVID-19-positive women, regardless of symptoms, more likely to have a cesarean delivery
Adverse Neonatal Outcomes Up for COVID-19-Positive Parturients
Composite neonatal adverse outcome incidence increased from healthy to asymptomatic to symptomatic women
Merck Asks FDA to Approve First COVID-19 Antiviral Pill
Molnupiravir could be major advance because it reaches more high-risk patients than the monoclonal antibody treatments now being used
Protection Against SARS-CoV-2 Wanes Months After BNT162b2 Vaccination
Declines seen in humoral responses, effectiveness against SARS-CoV-2 infection, within several months after the second dose
COVID-19 Delta Variant Tied to More Hospitalizations in Pregnant Patients
One-fourth of pregnant patients diagnosed at a public Texas hospital between Aug. 29 and Sept. 4 admitted for severe illness
Being Over 40 With T1DM Ups Risk for COVID-19-Related Hospitalizations
Children and younger individuals with type 1 diabetes had better outcomes and milder disease
Physician’s Briefing Weekly Coronavirus Roundup
Here is what the editors at Physician’s Briefing chose as the most important COVID-19 developments for you and your practice for the week of Oct. 4 to 8, 2021. This …
D-Dimer Level Not Useful for Ruling Out PE in COVID-19 Patients
Overall, 92.3 percent of patients had plasma D-dimer levels ≥0.05 µg/mL, including all with and 91.2 percent without, pulmonary embolism
Glucose-Regulating Drugs Aid COVID-19 Outcomes in Patients With Diabetes
Findings include GLP-1R agonists and pioglitazone use, with drop in hospital admissions