Factors ID’d for Severe GI Effects of SARS-CoV-2 in Children
Among children infected with SARS-CoV-2, 9.5 percent have severe GI effects, such as disseminated adenomesenteritis, appendicitis, pancreatitis
Biden to Address Nation Tuesday on Omicron Response, Outlook
President expected to detail how the government will respond to rising case levels, and to urge Americans to get vaccinated
Flu Vaccine May Not Protect Against Main Flu Strain
However, vaccine still likely to protect against severe illness and death
Hyperbaric Oxygen Helps Treat Severe Hypoxemia in COVID-19
Odds ratio for recovery from hypoxemia at day 3 was 23.2 in the hyperbaric oxygen group versus the standard treatment group
U.S. National Health Care Spending Increased 9.7 Percent in 2020
Increase was due to 36.0 percent increase in federal expenditures, mainly in response to COVID-19 pandemic
Physician’s Briefing Weekly Coronavirus Roundup
Severe Mental Illness Tied to Poorer COVID-19 Outcomes
Findings seen for COVID-19 infection, hospitalization, and mortality
CDC Warns of Coming Omicron Wave
Sevenfold spike in the highly contagious variant's presence seen across the nation in just one week
COVID-19 Breakthrough Infections More Common in Immunocompromised Patients
Immunocompromised patients accounted for 38.2 percent of breakthrough infections
Omicron Resists Pfizer Vaccine but Causes Less Severe Disease
Risk for hospital admission among adults with COVID-19 29 percent lower than in the first pandemic wave that began in March 2020
