Masking, testing, vaccination key to keeping residents safe this winter: health expert
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Dec 22, 2022
Los Angeles County in California, which implemented some of the country’s strictest COVID-19 mandates during the pandemic, recently was on the verge of returning to an indoor mask mandate thanks to the...
Moderna COVID-19 vaccine tied to lower adverse event risk in older adults
Aug 11, 2023
The mRNA-1273 vaccine also was tied to greater protection against COVID-19 in older adults.
Observed rates of cancer diagnoses lower than expected in pandemic
Feb 26, 2024
The rate of all-sites cancer incidence was 28.6% lower than expected during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic response.
SGLT-2i use before COVID-19 may reduce adverse outcomes in diabetes patients
Dec 07, 2022
SGLT-2is are associated with the lowest probability for adverse outcomes followed by glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists and metformin.
‘Misallocation’ of COVID-19 vaccines led to preventable deaths of older adults: study
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Apr 16, 2024
Older adults in New York City may have missed out on timely COVID-19 vaccinations — and possibly died — due to a misallocation of resources that allowed younger adults in wealthy neighborhoods to jump...
Physical activity inversely tied to COPD symptom burden
Nov 15, 2023
The findings were seen even in patients with mild or previously undiagnosed disease.
Venous thromboembolism risk low in COVID-19 outpatients
Mar 20, 2023
Patient-level factors, including age, sex and body mass index, were associated with a higher risk.
Preexisting conditions seen in all patients with tachycardia after COVID-19 vaccine
Jan 10, 2024
Reduced heart rate variability was observed in patients with postvaccination postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome.
Viral rebound uncommon after molnupiravir, nirmatrelvir-ritonavir therapy
Dec 09, 2022
Viral rebound was uncommon with treatment for patients hospitalized with COVID-19 and not associated with increased mortality.
Nirmatrelvir cuts risk for post-COVID-19 condition
Mar 27, 2023
The findings were seen regardless of vaccination status and history of prior infection.