Long COVID incidence declined over course of pandemic
Jul 23, 2024
The authors say, however, that the risk remained substantial, even among vaccinated persons during the omicron era.
Severity of COVID-19 reinfection linked to severity of initial infection
Jul 18, 2024
Individuals who experienced severe initial and first reinfection were older in age and had a higher mortality risk.
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,”...
Train employees for ‘acuity creep’ or face potential risk
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Oct 03, 2023
DENVER—The level of needs of older adults moving into assisted living communities today is similar to that of seniors who would move into nursing homes in the past, and if operators and providers don’t...
Prepandemic physical activity tied to COVID-19 diagnosis
Feb 14, 2024
In addition to a lower risk for infections, sufficient physical activity was tied to lower hospitalization.
COVID-19 mRNA vaccines safe during pregnancy
Feb 13, 2024
In a large study, there were lower odds of neonatal mortality associated with vaccination.
Prevalence of long COVID varies geographically in the United States
Feb 16, 2024
In New England and the Pacific, prevalence tended to be lower, whereas higher prevalence was seen in the South, Midwest and West.
Nirmatrelvir, molnupiravir use lowers risks for omicron-infected
Sep 25, 2023
Adjusted hazard ratios for hospitalization and death were reduced with both treatments.
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.
Cognitive symptoms common with post-COVID-19 condition
Feb 15, 2024
Symptoms were linked to increased odds of at least moderate interference with functioning and lower odds of full-time employment.