COVID-19/Coronavirus

MONDAY, Oct. 19, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Neurologic disorders are not uncommon in hospitalized COVID-19 patients, according to a study published online Oct. 5 in Neurology. Jennifer A. Frontera, M.D., from the New York University Grossman School of Medicine in New York City, and colleagues prospectively followed hospitalized severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)-positive...

MONDAY, Oct. 19, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Most patients with congenital heart disease (CHD) are not at risk for severe COVID-19 infection, according to a study published online Oct. 14 in the Journal of the American Heart Association. Matthew J. Lewis, M.D., from the Columbia University Irving Medical Center in New York City, and colleagues...

MONDAY, Oct. 19, 2020 (HealthDay News) — From May to August 2020, COVID-19-associated deaths occurred mainly among older adults and in certain racial and ethnic minorities, especially Hispanics, according to research published in the Oct. 16 early-release issue of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. Jeremy A.W. Gold,...

Here is what the editors at Physician’s Briefing chose as the most important COVID-19 developments for you and your practice for the week of Oct. 12 to 16, 2020. This roundup includes the latest research news from journal studies and other trusted sources that is most likely to affect clinical practice. Reinfection With SARS-CoV-2 Described...

Here is what the editors at Physician’s Briefing chose as the most important COVID-19 developments for you and your practice for the week of Oct. 12 to 16, 2020. This roundup includes the latest research news from journal studies and other trusted sources that is most likely to affect clinical practice. Reinfection With SARS-CoV-2 Described...

Here is what the editors at Physician’s Briefing chose as the most important COVID-19 developments for you and your practice for the week of Oct. 12 to 16, 2020. This roundup includes the latest research news from journal studies and other trusted sources that is most likely to affect clinical practice. Reinfection With SARS-CoV-2 Described...

THURSDAY, Oct. 15, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Point-of-care testing is associated with large reductions in the time to results for patients presenting with suspected COVID-19, according to a study published online Oct. 8 in The Lancet Respiratory Medicine. Nathan J. Brendish, Ph.D., from the University of Southampton in the United Kingdom, and colleagues conducted a...

WEDNESDAY, Oct. 14, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Protective antibodies persist for months in patients who survive serious COVID-19 infections, according to a study published Oct. 8 in Science Immunology. Anita S. Iyer, from Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, and colleagues measured plasma and/or serum antibody responses to the receptor-binding domain (RBD) of the spike protein...

WEDNESDAY, Oct. 14, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Individuals with blood group O may have a reduced risk for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection, and COVID-19 patients with blood group A or AB are at increased risk for requiring mechanical ventilation, according to two studies published online Oct. 14 in Blood Advances. Mike...