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The ED Sailed Smoothly in the Early COVID-19 Days
Few ED personnel tested positive for SARS-CoV-2, and the cumulative interaction between infected healthcare personnel and others resulted in a...
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No Increased Stroke Risk After COVID-19 Bivalent Vaccine
No additional stroke risk was found with the COVID-19 vaccine 6 weeks after injection, study finds.
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How COVID-19 Treatments Affect Patients With IBD
Study: Temporarily stopping IBD medications to treat COVID-19 in patients who have been infected does not increase IBD flares.
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Severe Flu Confers Higher Risk for Neurologic Disorders Versus COVID
Participants hospitalized with COVID-19 versus influenza were significantly less likely to require care in the following year for migraine,...
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Getting Reluctant Patients to ‘Yes’ on COVID Vaccination
Be patient, acknowledge concerns, appeal to hearts not minds, and make it personal.
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COVID Levels Decline, but Other Viruses Remain High
While COVID rates have slowed, rates of RSV, flu, norovirus, and rotavirus infections are expected to increase.
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Immunomodulators Do Not Affect COVID-19 Vaccine Efficacy
SMIs and biologics do not reduce efficacy of COVID-19 vaccination, study finds.
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Hormones and Viruses Influence Each Other: Consider These Connections in Your Patients
Infections with coronaviruses or other infectious agents like influenza can significantly worsen metabolic status, diabetes, and other endocrine...
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Epilepsy Linked to Higher COVID Hospitalization, Death Rates
Individuals with epilepsy had a 60% higher risk for hospitalization and a 33% higher risk of dying from COVID-19 than those without the disorder...
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Cognitive Deficits After Most Severe COVID Cases Associated With 9-Point IQ Drop
Memory, reasoning, and executive function were among the most sensitive to COVID-19–related cognitive differences.
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COVID Virus Can Remain in the Body Over a Year
The antigens were found more often in people who were hospitalized with COVID or who reported being very sick but were not hospitalized.