Mortality Rate High With Frequent Alcohol-Linked ED Visits
Individuals with five or more visits have higher adjusted mortality rate than those with two visits per year
Review: Thromboembolism Risk High in COVID-19 Patients
Patients with thromboembolism have increased pooled odds of mortality compared to those without
Industry Payments Consistently Linked to Physician Prescribing
Thirty of 36 studies identified a positive association between payments and prescribing in all analyses
Admission for SARS-CoV-2 Down With Prior Metabolic Surgery
Obese patients with COVID-19 who had prior metabolic surgery and subsequent weight loss have reduced rates of hospital admission
Chilblain-Like Lesions During COVID-19 Tied to Type I Interferonopathy
Findings based on systematic clinical, histologic, and biologic assessment
Diabetic Retinopathy May Up Risk for COVID-19 Intubation
In adjusted analyses, retinopathy independently and significantly associated with more than fivefold higher risk for intubation
Risk for SARS-CoV-2 Infection Lower for O, Rh− Blood Groups
Also, risk for severe COVID-19 illness or death lower for O versus all other groups, for Rh− versus Rh+
Decline in SARS-CoV-2 Antibody Response Seen Over 60 Days
More than one in four health care personnel who were positive for SARS-CoV-2 antibodies were seronegative on repeat testing
Moderna to Request Emergency Approval for COVID-19 Vaccine
The company's application is based on data showing that the vaccine has met the necessary scientific criteria