While sleep-disordered breathing (SDB) and sleep-related hypoxia do not increase the risk of SARS-CoV-2 infection, sleep-related hypoxia may be a risk factor for worse outcomes associated with COVID-19 in patients…
A 65-year-old woman presents to the emergency department with complaints of shortness of breath, sore throat, fever, chills, productive cough, and substernal chest pain. She tested positive for COVID-19 six…
During the height of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic between 2019 and 2020, there was a substantial decrease in the mean number of weekly insulin prescription fills, possibly due to…
Adding to the growing list of the multisystem effects of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) infection, a significant number of cases of post-COVID-19 myocarditis have been reported. According to a 2020…
Patients with hematologic malignancies are known to be at risk of severe outcomes from COVID-19, and experts have recommended prioritizing these patients for COVID-19 vaccination.1,2 However, research has suggested that…
Professional organizations have called for COVID-19 vaccination to be mandated for all health care providers (HCPs), and some mandates for HCPs have already been put in place.1,2,3 However, some experts…
Cancer patients have been underrepresented in clinical trials of COVID-19 vaccines, so it hasn’t been clear how well the vaccines protect these patients.1 However, researchers have conducted several studies measuring…
Since late 2019, the SARS-CoV-2 virus—cause of the COVID-19 pandemic—has wreaked havoc on the healthcare industry. For patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), that havoc has been acutely felt: from its…
Global registry data suggest that children with cancer have a higher risk of severe illness and death from COVID-19 when compared with the general pediatric population.1 Prior data from small…
Patients with cancer who are hospitalized for COVID-19 have an increased risk of death but are less likely to receive critical care, when compared with COVID-19 patients who don’t have…
HealthDay News — A Chicago woman in her 60s has been identified as the second US patient to be diagnosed with a new Chinese coronavirus, health officials announced Friday. The…
HealthDay News — Chest computed tomography (CT) has a low rate of misdiagnosis of novel coronavirus (COVID-19), according to a study published online March 4 in the American Journal of…
HealthDay News — Cardiac injury is associated with increased mortality in hospitalized patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), according to a study published online March 25 in JAMA Cardiology. Shaobo…
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A perspective article published in the New England Journal of Medicine described the current dilemma of many emergency department employees: is my work care for patients with coronavirus disease 2019…
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