WEDNESDAY, Oct. 21, 2020 (HealthDay News) — One of the reasons women may be less vulnerable to COVID-19 is because they’re more likely to adhere to social distancing policies, a …
COVID-19 Pandemic Challenges Osteoporosis Management
Decline in active management reflected by decrease in FRAX online fracture risk assessments
Factors ID’d for Strong Antibody Response in COVID-19
Increased antibody responses associated with male sex, older age, hospitalizations for COVID-19
AstraZeneca, J&J Resume U.S. COVID-19 Vaccine Trials
U.S. Food and Drug Administration authorized the restart after reviewing all safety data
Hospitals Straining Under Weight of Surging COVID-19 Case Counts
More than 41,000 COVID-19 patients hospitalized across the country, a 40 percent rise in the past month
CDC Plans Cellphone COVID-19 Vaccine Tracking System
Health checks will be done by text messages and email every day during the first week after vaccination
FDA Needs More Safety Data on COVID-19 Vaccines, Experts Say
Polls show Americans getting more skeptical about a vaccine, worry that approval process is being rushed
CDC Broadens Definition of ‘Close Contact’ in Tracing COVID-19 Infections
Change will likely have biggest impact in group settings where people are in repeated contact with others
Algorithm Predicts Death, Hospital Admission From COVID-19
Final risk algorithm includes age, ethnicity, deprivation, body mass index, range of comorbidities
CDC: Number of COVID-19 Deaths May Be Underreported
Only two-thirds of the nearly 300,000 excess deaths in 2020 are attributed to COVID-19