Jan 05, 2021

MONDAY, Jan. 4, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- For nursing home residents with COVID-19, the odds of 30-day mortality are increased with older age, male sex, and impaired cognitive and physical function, ac...

Jan 05, 2021

Researchers worry SARS-CoV-2 may have long-term neurological impact The Covid-19 pandemic disrupted daily life for all, but for patients with Parkinson’s disease, the pandemic has taken an addition...

Jan 04, 2021

This story also ran on The Guardian. It can be republished for free. Workers at Garfield Medical Center in suburban Los Angeles were on edge as the pandemic ramped up in Marc...

Jan 04, 2021

Use Our Content It can be republished for free. The recent rollout of two newly authorized COVID-19 vaccines is a bright ray of hope at the pandemic’s darkest hour. We now have a path that ca...

Jan 03, 2021

Can’t see the audio player? Click here to listen on SoundCloud. COVID-19 was the dominant — but not the only — health policy story of 2020. In this special year-in-review episode of KHN’s ...

Jan 01, 2021

Multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children attacks multiple organ systems As the Covid-19 pandemic gripped the nation, many took solace in the belief that SARS CoV-2 did not pose a risk to childre...

Dec 28, 2020

This story also ran on Los Angeles Times. It can be republished for free. SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Nearly six months since Gov. Gavin Newsom promised to target businesses that are ...

Dec 28, 2020

The neutralizing monoclonal antibody failed to show better clinical outcomes than placebo. The neutralizing monoclonal antibody, LY-CoV555, was not effective for patients hospitalized with Covid-19 w...

Dec 25, 2020

Children and teens hospitalized for Covid-19 have higher morbidity, mortality Findings from a nationwide, retrospective cohort study from France, which compared hospitalizations and deaths from Covid...

Dec 23, 2020

The latest installment of the #PWChat series centered around predictions and expectations for healthcare/medicine in 2021, with a strong focus on COVID-19. You can read the full transcript here, by...

Dec 23, 2020

TUESDAY, Dec. 22, 2020 (HealthDay News) -- Children with cancer with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) do not seem to be at increased risk for severe infection, according to...

Dec 23, 2020

TUESDAY, Dec. 22, 2020 (HealthDay News) -- The Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine was approved by the European Union (EU) on Monday and should soon be available in all 27 member nations. Deliveries of the vac...

Dec 23, 2020

TUESDAY, Dec. 22, 2020 (HealthDay News) -- Measures to reduce surprise medical bills for Americans are included in the COVID-19 relief bill passed by Congress. It is estimated that about one in fiv...

Dec 23, 2020

When managing COPD, early detection of exacerbations and earlier intervention are key factors to improving patient outcomes and preserving quality of life, explains Christopher B. Cooper, MD. Advances...

Dec 22, 2020

This story also ran on Daily Beast. It can be republished for free. Administrators at Howard University Hospital in Washington, D.C., were thrilled to be among the city’s f...

Dec 22, 2020

“SARS-CoV-2 is getting all these strange mutations. Should I be worried that the vaccine may not work?” The simple answer: most likely not! Here is how it works: All of us might have ha...

Dec 22, 2020

MONDAY, Dec. 21, 2020 (HealthDay News) -- COVID-19 is associated with an increased risk for extrapulmonary organ dysfunction, death, and increased health care resource use compared with seasonal influ...

Dec 22, 2020

MONDAY, Dec. 21, 2020 (HealthDay News) -- A second COVID-19 vaccine is poised to be administered in the coming weeks after the U.S. Food and Drug Administration granted emergency use authorization (EU...

Dec 22, 2020

Moderna’s mRNA-1273 vaccine is ready to roll WASHINGTON—The FDA wasted no time in granting an Emergency Use Authorization to Moderna for its Covid-19 vaccine, an action that is expected t...

Dec 21, 2020

Can’t see the audio player? Click here to listen on SoundCloud. Congress appears to be inching ever closer to agreement on a long-delayed COVID-19 relief bill, which wo...