Protection against omicron strongest with hybrid immunity
Jun 17, 2022
Immunity resulting from previous COVID-19 infection and recent booster vaccination confers the strongest protection against the omicron infection.
COVID-19 incidence, hospitalization up for persons with disabilities
Jun 16, 2022
Medicare beneficiaries who are eligible because of disability have a higher COVID-19 incidence and hospitalization rates than age-eligible beneficiaries.
Veterans report low rates of adverse events with mRNA vaccines
Jun 16, 2022
Rates were slightly higher at 42 days for those receiving the Pfizer versus Moderna vaccine.
COVID-19 vaccines cut mortality with heart failure
Jun 16, 2022
Those who are partially vaccinated and unvaccinated face the same increased risk, whereas boosted and fully vaccinated adults fare best.
Risk for psychiatric illness up in early postacute COVID-19 phase
Jun 14, 2022
Risks for new-onset psychiatric diagnoses and anxiety disorders, but not mood disorders, increased in the early postacute phase.
New cancer drugs approved faster in U.S. than Europe
Jun 14, 2022
The FDA received licensing applications sooner and had shorter review times compared with the European Medicines Agency.
Vaccine effectiveness against SARS-CoV-2 infection wanes over time
Jun 14, 2022
However, for all ages, vaccine effectiveness against severe COVID-19 was high overall, at 90% five months or longer after two doses.
Medicare spending spikes for dementia diagnoses in seniors
Jun 13, 2022
Medicare spending was higher for adults with a formal clinical diagnosis of dementia versus a positive screening for cognitive impairment.
ADA: Diabetes may quadruple risk for long COVID
Jun 08, 2022
The authors say that the review findings are limited by heterogenous definitions of long COVID in published studies.
Walking for exercise beneficial for knee osteoarthritis in over 50s
Jun 08, 2022
Those who walked for exercise had a reduced likelihood of new frequent knee pain and medial joint space narrowing.