HealthDay News — Most patients with COVID-19 in the intensive care unit (ICU) recover, with a mortality rate of 35.7 percent for those on mechanical ventilation, according to a study published online May 26 in Critical Care Medicine. Sara C. Auld, M.D., from the Emory Critical Care Center in Atlanta, …
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HealthDay News — More than one-third of U.S. adults admit to unsafe cleaning practices in the hopes of disinfecting against COVID-19, according to research published in the June 12 issue of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. Radhika Gharpure, D.V.M., from the CDC …
Read More »Even Mild Obesity Tied to Significantly Worse COVID-19 Outcomes
HealthDay News — Obesity is a strong, independent risk factor for poor outcomes among COVID-19 patients, according to a study published July 1 in the European Journal of Endocrinology. Matteo Rottoli, M.D., from University of Bologna in Italy, and colleagues evaluated whether body mass index (BMI) represents a risk factor for …
Read More »Nearly Half of Hispanics, Blacks Scared to Go to Hospital During COVID-19
HealthDay News — Hispanics and blacks are most likely to stay home if experiencing medical emergencies, like a heart attack or stroke, to avoid the risk of contracting COVID-19 at the hospital, according to a poll released by the American Heart Association (AHA). The Harris Poll conducted the online survey …
Read More »Ongoing Anticoagulant Use Does Not Avert Severe COVID-19
HealthDay News — Direct oral anticoagulant (DOAC) use is not associated with a reduction in the risk for severe COVID-19, according to a study published online Dec. 1 in the Journal of Internal Medicine. Benjamin Flam, M.D., from the Karolinska University Hospital in Stockholm, and colleagues examined whether ongoing DOAC …
Read More »In recovering COVID-19 patients, antibodies fade quickly
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Read More »NIH begins large clinical trial to test immune modulators for treatment of COVID-19
NIH begins large clinical trial to test immune modulators for treatment of COVID-19 NIH begins large clinical trial to test immune modulators for treatment of COVID-19 Colorized scanning electron micrograph of an apoptotic cell (green) heavily infected with SARS-COV-2 virus particles (yellow), isolated from a patient sample. Image captured at …
Read More »As US battles COVID-19, flu shot misinfo spreads
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Read More »Study reveals kidney disease or injury is associated with much higher risk of mortality for COVID-19 patients in ICU
Study reveals kidney disease or injury is associated with much higher risk of mortality for COVID-19 patients in ICU Study reveals kidney disease or injury is associated with much higher risk of mortality for COVID-19 patients in ICU Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain New research published in Anaesthesia (a journal of …
Read More »Better measures reveal more COVID-19 smell loss
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