Remote monitoring service, COVID Watch, reduced deaths at 30 and 60 days and was associated with presentation to emergency department sooner
Prior Bariatric Surgery May Protect Against Severe COVID-19 Outcomes
Among COVID-19-positive adults, outcomes better for those with prior bariatric surgery versus those eligible for bariatric surgery
SSRIs Linked to Reduced Relative Risk for Mortality in COVID-19
Relative risks for mortality significantly reduced for any SSRI, fluoxetine, and fluoxetine or fluvoxamine
Therapeutic Heparin May Benefit Moderately Ill COVID-19 Inpatients
Among those with increased D-dimer levels, no reduction seen in primary composite outcome at 28 days, but odds of death decreased
Statin Use Not Linked to COVID-19 Mortality in Hospitalized Patients
Statin use associated with increased relative risk for severe disease among hospitalized patients with COVID-19
Heart Attack + COVID-19 Significantly Ups In-Hospital Mortality
Findings for both out-of-hospital and in-hospital ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction
COVID-19 Death Toll Tops 5 Million Worldwide
COVID-19 is now the third leading cause of death worldwide, behind only heart disease and stroke
Higher Dose of Steroid Does Not Improve Outcomes in Severe COVID-19
Number of days alive without life support at day 28 did not differ with dexamethasone 12 mg versus 6 mg in those with severe hypoxemia
Clinically Active IBD Linked to Adverse COVID-19 Outcomes
Measure indicating greater activity of IBD independently linked to ICU/ventilation/death and hospitalization among patients 50 years or younger
Vaccination Protects Against Death From SARS-CoV-2 Delta Variant
Scotland cohort study shows vaccination with ChAdOx1 nCoV-19, BNT162b2 highly effective for preventing deaths caused by delta variant