Paxlovid not helpful for reducing most post-COVID-19 conditions
Oct 31, 2023
No differences were seen in most post-COVID-19 conditions examined individually or by organ system, apart from a lower combined risk for venous thromboembolism and pulmonary embolism.
Telehealth access mitigates anxiety in assisted living residents: study
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Mar 14, 2024
Telehealth appeared to mitigate anxiety during the pandemic for assisted living and nursing home residents with higher pre-COVID anxiety, and ensuring telehealth access during potential future pandemic...
Hospital nursing resources tied to COVID-19 survival
Jun 24, 2024
“If all hospitals in the study had superior nursing resources prior to or during the pandemic, models estimate many thousands of deaths among patients hospitalized with COVID-19 could have been avoided,”...
Systemic side effects of COVID-19 vaccine tied to greater nAB response
Jun 11, 2024
Each 1-degree Celsius increase in skin temperature after a dose was linked to a 1.8- and 3.1-fold higher neutralizing antibody response one and six months later.
Nirmatrelvir-ritonavir does not speed up alleviation of COVID-19 symptoms
Apr 05, 2024
The time to sustained alleviation of COVID-19 symptoms was not significantly shorter with nirmatrelvir-ritonavir versus placebo.
A second booster dose resulted in 123,869 fewer hospitalizations and 5,524 fewer deaths versus a single-dose campaign.
Oral fluvoxamine plus budesonide cuts severe disease in COVID-19
Apr 18, 2023
The reduction in incidence of severe disease requiring advanced care was seen among high-risk outpatients with COVID-19.
COVID-19 vaccine prevents against reinfection
Dec 07, 2022
The findings show protection for all variant periods.
Mental health impact of COVID-19 pandemic examined
Oct 18, 2022
In the first two months of the pandemic, depression and anxiety worsened on average; a linear link was seen between worsening symptoms and increasing case numbers.
Some COVID-19 patients have persistent smell, taste dysfunction
Aug 05, 2022
Women are less likely than men to recover their sense of smell, as are those with greater initial severity of dysfunction.