Detection of anti-SARS-CoV-2 antibodies among people at risk of infection is crucial for understanding both the past transmission of COVID-19 and vulnerability of the population to continuing transmission and, when […]
Review Shows COVID-19 Symptoms Often Linger
Median of 72.5 percent of patients experienced one or more persistent symptoms based on data from 16 studies
Poll Finds Herd Immunity in U.S. Possible by Summer
In latest KFF survey, 62 percent of respondents said they had received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine
ED Presentations for Appendicitis, Miscarriage Down in Pandemic
During pandemic, initial reduction seen in ED visits for cholecystitis, ectopic pregnancy; reductions sustained for appendicitis, miscarriage
Physician’s Briefing Weekly Coronavirus Roundup
Here is what the editors at Physician’s Briefing chose as the most important COVID-19 developments for you and your practice for the week of May 24 to 28, 2021. This …
Functional Decline Common in Adults Hospitalized for COVID-19
More than 40 percent of survivors were not assessed by physical medicine and rehab professionals during hospitalization
Polio Continues Spreading in Various Countries
The 28th meeting of the Emergency Committee under the International Health Regulations on the international spread of poliovirus reviewed updated data on wild poliovirus (WPV1) and circulating vaccine-derived polioviruses (cVDPV) on May 4, 2021.
On May 21, 2021, this World Health Organization (WHO) Committee announced it unanimously agrees that the risk of international spread of poliovirus remains a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC) and recommended the extension of Temporary Recommendations for an additional three months.
Low Testosterone Indicates Higher COVID-19 Risk for Men
A single-center cohort study of patients with COVID-19 led by researchers from the Washington University School of Medicine found lower testosterone concentrations during hospitalization were associated with increased disease severity and inflammation in men.
Published in the JAMA Network Open on May 25, 2021, this study could not prove that low testosterone is a cause of severe COVID-19. But low levels could simply serve as a marker of some other causal factors.
COVID-19 Vaccines May Give Protection for Years: Studies
Findings suggest that most people who have recovered from SARS-CoV-2 infection and were later vaccinated will not require booster shots