Covid-19: Vaccine Carries Low Risk for Bell Palsy, Studies Suggest
Having Covid-19 does increase the risk for the facial nerve disorder Facial nerve palsy has been...
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Practice Impact
FDA Authorizes Tocilizumab to Treat Hospitalized Covid-19 Patients
EUA based on results from four clinical trials The FDA issued an emergency use authorization for...
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Covid-19: Black, Latino Children Appear at Greater Risk for Covid-Related Inflammatory Syndrome
Researchers identified novel MIS-C subtypes Black and Latino children were over-represented in a...
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Second COVID-19 Vaccine Dose Missed by More Than 10 Percent of Americans
FRIDAY, June 25, 2021 (HealthDay News) — More than one in 10 Americans have missed their...
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99 Percent of New U.S. COVID-19 Hospitalizations, Deaths Occurring Among Unvaccinated
FRIDAY, June 25, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Unvaccinated people now account for nearly all...
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U.S. Sends 3 Million J&J COVID-19 Vaccine Doses to Brazil
THURSDAY, June 24, 2021 (HealthDay News) — The United States is sending 3 million doses of...
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Hospital Factors Tied to Greater COVID-19 Mortality in Blacks
THURSDAY, June 24, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Higher mortality among Black patients...
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Covid-19: Likely Link Between mRNA Vaccines and Heart Inflammation
CDC concludes vaccine benefit still outweighs risks There is a “likely association”...
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Covid-19: Health Experts Testimony—Taking A Shot To End The Pandemic
AMA tackles spread of vaccine misinformation online as well as outreach to minorities,...
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Multiple Virus Proteins Implicated in Covid-19 Antibody Response
Study suggests potential role for membrane proteins in future vaccines, therapeutics New research...
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COVID-19 Deaths Drop to New Lows in U.S., While Vaccination Rates Climb
TUESDAY, June 22, 2021 (HealthDay News) — The United States reached two promising pandemic...
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COVID-19 Vaccine Coverage in U.S. Highest Among ≥65-Year-Olds
TUESDAY, June 22, 2021 (HealthDay News) — COVID-19 vaccine coverage is 80.0 percent among...
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Covid-19: For Families of Patients Who Died in ICUs, The Experience Was Traumatic
French study highlights need for family-centered crisis guidelines While upending visiting...
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Covid-19: Symptoms Among Hospital Employees May Forecast Community Spread
Self-reported symptoms helped predict hospital demand in early days of the pandemic In the early...
Read MoreNot All Experts Are Ready to Vaccinate Kids Against Covid
Rare reports of minor heart damage have convinced some scientists that further study is needed before racing to extend covid shots to more children.
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Covid-19: Convalescent Plasma Benefits Patients with Hematologic Cancer
30-day mortality was significantly improved compared with untreated patients Antibody therapy with...
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Covid-19: Hospital Segregation Spurs Racial Disparity
Black patients hospitalized with Covid-19 more likely to die from the virus than White...
Read MoreUnvaccinated, Homebound and Now Hospitalized With Covid in New York City
Across the country, doctors report that those hospitalized with covid now are largely unvaccinated. New York City lags the rest of the nation in vaccinating people 65 and older, and its efforts to reach the homebound and disabled have been late in coming and disorganized.
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CureVac’s COVID-19 Vaccine Only 47 Percent Effective
THURSDAY, June 17, 2021 (HealthDay News) — CureVac’s COVID-19 vaccine was only 47...
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JAK Inhibition Linked to Better Outcomes in Patients with Covid-19 Pneumonia
Tofacitinib reduced mortality and respiratory failure compared to placebo Treatment with the Janus...
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