Risk for in-hospital death, mechanical ventilation higher for obese patients; link between BMI and outcomes strongest for adults ≥50 years
Sixty-Day Outcomes Examined for Hospitalized COVID-19 Patients
29.2 percent died during hospitalization or within 60 days of discharge; ongoing morbidity was common
COVID-19-Related Death Up for Adults With Down Syndrome
Hazard ratios for COVID-19-related death, hospitalization 10.39 and 4.94 in adjusted analyses
Hospitals Straining Under Weight of Surging COVID-19 Case Counts
More than 41,000 COVID-19 patients hospitalized across the country, a 40 percent rise in the past month
Algorithm Predicts Death, Hospital Admission From COVID-19
Final risk algorithm includes age, ethnicity, deprivation, body mass index, range of comorbidities
Time to Results Faster With Point-of-Care COVID-19 Testing
Time to results significantly shorter with QIAstat-Dx Respiratory SARS-CoV-2 Panel than with PCR
Sitagliptin May Cut Mortality in T2DM Patients With COVID-19
Sitagliptin at time of hospitalization linked to reduced mortality, improved clinical outcomes
Black Race Tied to COVID-19 Admissions, but Not Deaths
In-hospital mortality higher for Asian patients, despite lower risk for hospital admission