Food allergy tied to lower risk for SARS-CoV-2 infection
Jun 09, 2022
Asthma does not raise the risk for infection or household transmission.
Adults with asthma compliant with COVID-19 mask wearing
Feb 03, 2022
However, planned mask breaks may help with mask-related breathing problems tied to longer mask use.
Preexisting allergic disease may increase risk for long COVID
Nov 15, 2023
A systematic literature review identifies an increased risk but with very low certainty.
Asthma exacerbations up after relaxation of COVID-19 restrictions
Nov 28, 2022
The relaxation of restrictions coincided with an increasing incidence of COVID-19, non-COVID-19 ARI and severe asthma exacerbations.
COVID-19 vaccine priority populations vary by state, city: reports
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Dec 11, 2020
With the Food and Drug Administration’s vaccine advisory board recommending approval of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use authorization on Thursday, two data analyses outline which...
Responsible control of public health pests is essential during the COVID-19 response
By
Joseph Latino
Jul 23, 2020
Using well-established COVID-19 hygiene guidelines to treat senior living communities while implementing preventive programs will significantly reduce the problems caused by public health pests.
Less than 1 percent of COVID-19 patients experience reinfection
Jun 28, 2021
Symptoms of severe disease are less frequent with reinfection, although death can occur.
Asthma drug fluticasone fails as potential COVID-19 treatment
Jul 14, 2022
The finding is from a nationwide study of 5,000 participants that continues to evaluate existing drugs to treat mild-to-moderate COVID-19.
Frontline workers must be priority for COVID-19 resources, groups say; Juniper to test all residents,...
By
Lois A. Bowers
Apr 03, 2020
The safety and well-being of frontline workers in senior living and skilled nursing must be prioritized in order to ensure that older adults receive the care they need and that the spread of COVID-19 is...
Why comprehensive medication management is especially important now
By
Karmen L. Stephens, PharmD, BCGP
Mar 24, 2022
Comprehensive medication management, or CMM, is a whole-person approach to medication management that ensures that medications are appropriate, safe and effective, and that they support the individual’s...