Sep 29, 2020

This article discusses the current difficulties of disaster death attribution and describes the strengths and limitations of relying on death counts from death certificates, estimations of indirect de...

Sep 29, 2020

The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in unprecedented human, social, and economic impacts worldwide. It has prompted decision-makers to demand evidence-based solutions to reduce the risk of transmission...

Sep 29, 2020

The evidence synthesis model's ability to meet stakeholders' needs was challenged, even before the COVID-19 pandemic began. Low-quality systematic reviews mainly address pairwise comparisons that are ...

Sep 29, 2020

64 jurisdiction to receive funds from CARES Act. The CDC is helping states prepare for the upcoming Covid-19 vaccine by shoring up the existing Immunizations and Vaccines for Children cooperative agr...

Sep 29, 2020

Fewer than 10% of U.S. population had SARS-CoV-2 antibodies in July Only a fraction of the U.S. population has humoral activity to SARS-CoV-2, according to a new study, which suggests that the coun...

Sep 29, 2020

Prediction model incorporates more than 20 variables at hospital admission A prediction model that combines risk factors known to be associated with severe Covid-19 accurately forecasts progression t...

Sep 28, 2020

FRIDAY, Sept. 25, 2020 (HealthDay News) -- From May to August 2020, there was a decrease in the median age of COVID-19 cases in the United States, according to research published in the Sept. 23 early...

Sep 28, 2020

FRIDAY, Sept. 25, 2020 (HealthDay News) -- Fertility treatment suspensions due to the COVID-19 pandemic have had a considerable negative impact on women's mental health and quality of life, according ...

Sep 28, 2020

Singapore is a densely populated island-state. During the COVID-19 pandemic, large-scale institutional isolation units were implemented in the country, known as Community Care Facilities (CCFs), to co...

Sep 28, 2020

Risk factors for the progression of coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) to severe disease or death are underexplored in U.S. cohorts. Our study provides insight into the disease trajectories of hospitalized ...

Sep 28, 2020

Homeless shelters are a high-risk setting for SARS-CoV-2 transmission because of crowding and shared hygiene facilities. The following study is a cross-sectional, community-based surveillance study in...

Sep 28, 2020

Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), the etiologic agent of coronavirus disease (COVID-19), has spread globally in a very short period. This article presents a comprehensive ...

Sep 28, 2020

Elevated RDW linked to significantly higher mortality risk Elevated red blood cell distribution width (RDW) measured at hospital admission, and rising RDW during hospitalization were both linked to...

Sep 24, 2020

WEDNESDAY, Sept. 23, 2020 (HealthDay News) -- The U.S. COVID-19 death toll reached the tragic milestone of 200,000 on Tuesday, with at least 22 states now reporting a rise in new cases. Just last Mond...

Sep 24, 2020

WEDNESDAY, Sept. 23, 2020 (HealthDay News) -- The final stage of clinical trials for Johnson & Johnson's COVID-19 vaccine have started, the company announced Tuesday. The phase 3 trials will in...

Sep 24, 2020

Call to action for flu shots The United States is setting records, but not in a good way as it marks nearly 7 million cases of Covid-19 and more than 200,000 dead — "A somber milestone," the Amer...

Sep 24, 2020

TUESDAY, Sept. 22, 2020 (HealthDay News) -- Acute kidney injury (AKI) occurs in 7 percent of patients hospitalized with COVID-19 and is associated with increased in-hospital mortality, according to a ...

Sep 23, 2020

TUESDAY, Sept. 22, 2020 (HealthDay News) -- Black and Hispanic individuals are experiencing an excess burden of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 infection, according to a study publishe...

Sep 23, 2020

TUESDAY, Sept. 22, 2020 (HealthDay News) -- Cancer patients treated one to three months prior to COVID-19 diagnosis and those treated with chemoimmunotherapy have the highest 30-day mortality, accordi...

Sep 23, 2020

As I got up to leave the conference room, I was nauseated. I was on an international meeting for neurosurgeons when a case was presented by my colleagues from the Netherlands of a 4-year-old who had s...