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Vaccinating with both Pfizer and AstraZeneca is linked with more systemic symptoms in older adults.
The inaugural cohort of Mayo Clinic's COVID-19 Activity Rehabilitation Program (CARP) for post–COVID-19 syndrome (PCS) were mostly women, younger, had few pre-existing comorbidities, and experienced milder forms of COVID-19, but only a third were able to return to full-time work.
An analysis of administrative claims data in Japan found that newer, third-generation fluoroquinolones were not associated with an increased risk of Achilles tendon rupture, Japanese researchers reported this week in the Annals of Family Medicine.
A trial of the Pfizer vaccine in 2,260 young teens found only 1 serious side effect, a fever higher than 104°F.
The researchers estimate a 40% increase in the annual incidence of resistant Salmonella.
Half of the patients had altered brain function or structure, and almost 1 in 5 were in a coma.
The 8-month probe chronicled several failures that still fuel massive surges, with experts recommending a host of bold overhauls.
Watching a brief video about antibiotic treatment prior to a family practitioner visit reduced patients' expectations about receiving antibiotics for upper respiratory tract infections (URTIs) but had no influence on physician prescribing, according to a randomized controlled trial published this week in the Annals of Family Medicine.
Twice as many mothers with babies 6 months or younger reported postpartum depression during the first UK COVID-19–related lockdown, according to a Frontiers in Psychology study yesterday.
Tomorrow CDC advisers will vote on whether to recommend the shot for this age-group.
COVID-19 patients visited their GPs 20% more often and clinics 10% more often.
As daily cases stay above 300,000, scores of bodies turn up in some of India's rivers.
Compared with non-pregnant women hospitalized with COVID-19, pregnant women with COVID-19 had lower in-hospital death rates, according to a research letter in the Annals of Internal Medicine today.
CARB-X announced today that it is awarding Australian diagnostics company SpeeDx up to $1.8 million to develop a rapid molecular diagnostic test for chlamydia and gonorrhea infections.
The CDC says 44% of US adults are now fully vaccinated, as are 72% of seniors.
"We now have clear evidence that NSAIDs are safe to use in patients with COVID-19."
Also, India is reporting an increase in potentially deadly fungal lung infections.
Use of infectious diseases (ID) telemedicine for management of Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia (SAB) at 10 US hospitals resulted in similar outcomes compared with on-site consultation, researchers reported today in Open Forum Infectious Diseases.
Mild COVID-19 infection was not linked to longer-term heart damage, according to a JACC Cardiovascular Imaging study late last week.
Also, India reports another daily record for deaths—4,197—along with 401,271 new cases.
