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Death certificate changes inflate US maternal fatalities, yet rates clearly peaked during height of COVID-19

… fatalities, yet rates clearly peaked during height of COVID-19 … Death certificate changes inflate US maternal … fatalities, yet rates clearly peaked during height of COVID-19 Teaser image Teaser text Maternal death rates peaked in 2021 as COVID-19 climbed. Infectious disease topics COVID-19 Byline …
Stephanie Soucheray
pregnant woman

Less than a third of high-risk COVID outpatients prescribed antivirals, study finds

… Less than a third of high-risk COVID outpatients prescribed antivirals, study finds … Less than a third of high-risk COVID outpatients prescribed antivirals, study finds Body … In a clinical cohort study , only 31.9% of high-risk adult COVID-19 outpatients were prescribed an antiviral drug, which …
Mary Van Beusekom

Researchers outline COVID-19 outbreak at Mongolian beaver farm

… Researchers outline COVID-19 outbreak at Mongolian beaver farm … Researchers outline COVID-19 outbreak at Mongolian beaver farm Body Yvonne … Emerging Infectious Diseases , scientists describe a 2021 COVID-19 outbreak at a beaver farm in Mongolia. Located in …
Mary Van Beusekom

Prepandemic ICU performance related to lower COVID mortality rates

… Prepandemic ICU performance related to lower COVID mortality rates … Prepandemic ICU performance related to lower COVID mortality rates Teaser image Teaser text Efficiently … from the novel coronavirus. Infectious disease topics COVID-19 Byline Stephanie Soucheray, MA Body Yesterday in …
Stephanie Soucheray
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HHS awards $1.4 billion for Project NextGen COVID countermeasures

… HHS awards $1.4 billion for Project NextGen COVID countermeasures … HHS awards $1.4 billion for Project NextGen COVID countermeasures Body rueangwit sawangkaew / iStock The … NextGen is designed to speed the development of new COVID-19 vaccines and treatments. In a news release , HHS …
Lisa Schnirring

Report: No evidence bleach consumed to cure COVID-19 during pandemic

… Report: No evidence bleach consumed to cure COVID-19 during pandemic … Report: No evidence bleach consumed to cure COVID-19 during pandemic Body A new report dispels accounts that Americans drank bleach to cure or prevent COVID-19, a practice even the Centers for Disease Control and …
Stephanie Soucheray

Preprint COVID-19 studies subject to more 'spin' during pandemic

… Preprint COVID-19 studies subject to more 'spin' during pandemic … Preprint COVID-19 studies subject to more 'spin' during pandemic … 34.7% in published abstracts. Infectious disease topics COVID-19 Byline Stephanie Soucheray, MA Body Preprint, …
Stephanie Soucheray
scientific study

Study finds no tie between COVID vaccine, infection and newborn anomalies

… Study finds no tie between COVID vaccine, infection and newborn anomalies … Study finds no tie between COVID vaccine, infection and newborn anomalies Body A Scottish study finds no link between COVID-19 vaccination or infection of pregnant women and major …
Mary Van Beusekom

More than 600 US doctors died than expected early in COVID pandemic

… More than 600 US doctors died than expected early in COVID pandemic … More than 600 US doctors died than expected early in COVID pandemic Body Early in the COVID-19 pandemic, 622 more US physicians died than expected, …
Mary Van Beusekom

Enhanced IPC measures at cancer center linked to reduced infections during COVID

… at cancer center linked to reduced infections during COVID … Enhanced IPC measures at cancer center linked to reduced infections during COVID Body dimarik / iStock Robust infection prevention and … (IPC) measures at a comprehensive cancer center during the COVID-19 pandemic were associated with significant decreases …
Chris Dall

US analysis finds antibiotic prescribing common in kids hospitalized with COVID

… antibiotic prescribing common in kids hospitalized with COVID … US analysis finds antibiotic prescribing common in kids hospitalized with COVID Body An analysis of surveillance data found that US children commonly received antibiotics for severe COVID-19 during the first year of the pandemic, despite a low …
Chris Dall

Wastewater testing near homeless camps shows COVID-19 viral mutations

… Wastewater testing near homeless camps shows COVID-19 viral mutations … Wastewater testing near homeless camps shows COVID-19 viral mutations Teaser image Teaser text Analysis of … viral spike protein mutations. Infectious disease topics COVID-19 Byline Stephanie Soucheray, MA Body Wastewater …
Stephanie Soucheray
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Global meta-analysis estimates 43% rate of multidrug resistance in COVID patients

… estimates 43% rate of multidrug resistance in COVID patients … Global meta-analysis estimates 43% rate of multidrug resistance in COVID patients Body CDC / Alissa Eckert A  meta-analysis of 173 studies involving nearly 900,000 COVID-19 patients in more than 50 countries finds that 42.9% …
Mary Van Beusekom

MIS-C much more common in kids not vaccinated against COVID-19, data reveal

… MIS-C much more common in kids not vaccinated against COVID-19, data reveal … MIS-C much more common in kids not vaccinated against COVID-19, data reveal Teaser image Teaser text Among 12- to … with MIS-C were unvaccinated. Infectious disease topics COVID-19 Byline Stephanie Soucheray, MA Body A new large …
Stephanie Soucheray
MIS-C kid

Childhood obesity rates soared in UK during COVID-19

… Childhood obesity rates soared in UK during COVID-19 … Childhood obesity rates soared in UK during COVID-19 Body Xavier Donat / Flickr cc Yesterday in PLOS One … "The sharp increase in childhood obesity during the COVID-19 pandemic illustrates the profound impacts on …
Stephanie Soucheray

Antibody combo Evusheld did not improve COVID outcomes in small trial

… Antibody combo Evusheld did not improve COVID outcomes in small trial … Antibody combo Evusheld did not improve COVID outcomes in small trial Body Pitchayanan Kongkaew / … drug Evusheld did not significantly improve hospitalized COVID-19 patients' clinical status or accelerate viral …
Stephanie Soucheray

BA.2.87.1 COVID variant detected in Southeast Asia

… BA.2.87.1 COVID variant detected in Southeast Asia … BA.2.87.1 COVID variant detected in Southeast Asia Body Scientists … as a variant under monitoring. Infectious disease topic COVID-19 Date Mon, 03/04/2024 - 14:43 Byline Lisa Schnirring …
Lisa Schnirring

Quick takes: No more free at-home COVID tests, high flu levels in Northern Hemisphere, avian flu in 3 states

… Quick takes: No more free at-home COVID tests, high flu levels in Northern Hemisphere, avian flu in 3 states … Quick takes: No more free at-home COVID tests, high flu levels in Northern Hemisphere, avian … US government has announced that its offer of free at-home COVID tests will end on March 8 . The Department of Health …
Lisa Schnirring

Quick takes: WHO COVID emergency panel to meet, Lassa fever in Nigeria, measles in Indonesia

… Quick takes: WHO COVID emergency panel to meet, Lassa fever in Nigeria, measles in Indonesia … Quick takes: WHO COVID emergency panel to meet, Lassa fever in Nigeria, … The World Health Organization (WHO) said today that its COVID-19 emergency committee will meet on May 4 to assess if …
Lisa Schnirring

COVID study: 40% of children still infectious after symptom resolution

… COVID study: 40% of children still infectious after symptom resolution … COVID study: 40% of children still infectious after symptom … today of viral shedding dynamics in 101 children who had COVID-19 during the Omicron surge in Toronto shows that 40% …
Stephanie Soucheray

Study: XEC characteristics position COVID variant to become dominant

… Study: XEC characteristics position COVID variant to become dominant … Study: XEC characteristics position COVID variant to become dominant Body The XEC variant will … more robust resistance to KP.3.3. Infectious disease topic COVID-19 Date Tue, 10/22/2024 - 11:32 Byline Lisa Schnirring …
Lisa Schnirring

Study: COVID-19 pandemic exacerbated depression in adults with diabetes

… Study: COVID-19 pandemic exacerbated depression in adults with diabetes … Study: COVID-19 pandemic exacerbated depression in adults with … with diabetes experienced spikes in depression during the COVID-19 pandemic. The study was based on results of the …
Stephanie Soucheray

Targeted texts boost COVID vaccine uptake, 2 trials show

… Targeted texts boost COVID vaccine uptake, 2 trials show … Targeted texts boost COVID vaccine uptake, 2 trials show Body SeventyFour / iStock … in the Netherlands show text messages can increase COVID-19 vaccine uptake, especially if they are formulated …
Stephanie Soucheray

Pediatric hospital beds lost due to impact of COVID-19 pandemic

… Pediatric hospital beds lost due to impact of COVID-19 pandemic … Pediatric hospital beds lost due to impact of COVID-19 pandemic Body Sasiistock / iStock New research … illnesses and children mostly did not suffer from severe COVID-19 infections.   Compared with 2019, in 2021 the …
Stephanie Soucheray

COVID patients who don't receive remdesivir not more likely to die, data suggest

… COVID patients who don't receive remdesivir not more likely to die, data suggest … COVID patients who don't receive remdesivir not more likely … of the antiviral drug remdesivir (Veklury) in hospitalized COVID-19 patients didn't result in a greater risk of death. …
Mary Van Beusekom

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