COVID-19

Emergency department utilization patterns in people with sickle cell disease were impacted by the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in 4 US states.

Trust in physicians and hospitals dropped from over 70% in 2020 to under 50% in 2024, with declines seen across all demographics, a new survey shows.

These findings can be used to enhance usability of the digital health app and improve outcomes and quality of life among patients with long COVID.

Both vaccine type and period mediated the risk of uveitis after COVID-19 vaccination in patients with a history of the ocular inflammatory event.

Most (94%) anti-nucleocapsid positivity was linked to a self-reported COVID-19 infection within the prior 3 months.

New data show COPD and IPF, among other interstitial lung diseases, are more significantly associated with poor 30-day outcomes from COVID-19 than asthma.

New data from NIH investigators show acute respiratory distress syndrome from COVID-19 infection may trigger heart inflammation in patients.

“Having a previous anxiety disorder before a crisis occurs can be a blessing” — a new study found therapy for anxiety before the COVID-19 pandemic helped individuals not have increased anxiety during and after the pandemic.

Now, 4 years since the start of the pandemic, how has sleep been impacted? Sleep experts provide their perspective.

After propensity score matching, patients with COVID-19 were at an increased risk for AIRD when compared with both uninfected controls and influenza-infected patients.

In a post hoc analysis of the ACCT-2 study, a risk profile using simple hematologic parameters identified patients hospitalized with COVID-19 who benefited most from baricitinib treatment.

A new study found female teens and young adults were more likely to have an increased antidepressant dispensing rate during the pandemic than male peers.

A new study found non-hospitalized COVID-19 survivors from a Vietnam general population had a 76.1% prevalence of insomnia, with 22.8% of respondents with insomnia scoring for severe insomnia.

Telehealth appointments, patients who prefer speaking non-English, older adults, and patients on Medicaid had lower odds of having a depression screening during the early COVID-19 pandemic.

According to a new study, overall outpatient mental health care increased from 11.2% to 12.4% between 2018 and 2018. However, for individuals with serious psychological distress, the rate of care decreased from 46.5% to 40.4%.

SARS-CoV-2 antibody levels did not change significantly in patients receiving originator adalimumab, while patients receiving the biosimilar experienced a significant decrease.

In August 2023, 34.5% of mental health visits took place via video, and 10% of primary and subspecialty occurred via telemedicine (including video and/or telephone).

A new study found the risk of Long COVID for short sleepers with pre-existing medical conditions was 3-fold higher than average-length sleepers without pre-existing conditions.

Telehealth visits increased during the COVID-19 pandemic, with a peak in April 2020. About half of primary care visits were telehealth, but the percentage declined and stabilized to about 8% in late 2021.

Infants and toddlers during the COVID-19 pandemic are associated with a higher odd of positive ASQ:SE-2 screenings. The findings suggest the pandemic caused delays in children’s socio-emotional development.

Data from a nationally representative survey show that, despite most US adults agree the COVID-19 and flu vaccines are safe and effective, there is discrepancy in why some may not want one or the other.

Clinicians and investigators alike navigate waning protection against the complex disease to push precedent-setting research and identify new care options.

Findings of a new study suggest COVID-19 does not serve as risk factor for the development of VTE in pediatric cancer patients.

From 2018 to 2021, the deaths among U.S. pregnant and postpartum women aged 35 – 44 years old more than tripled, a new study found.

After receiving the COVID-19 vaccination, the antibody titers of patients with cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma were significantly reduced compared to patients with chronic hepatitis C patients.

This new data suggests that hospital facilities in the US may need to plan for potentially atypical timing of bronchiolitis season once more for 2023.

This new data may help clinicians not to over-treat or over-medicalize with infants that have a SARS-CoV-2 infection.

Patients with SARS-CoV-2 infection experienced a 22% increase in the incidence of immune-mediated inflammatory diseases, including T1DM, IBD, and psoriasis.

The agency anticipates the decision to update monovalent formulas of the Pfizer, Moderna, and future COVID-19 vaccines to reflect circulating variants will become an annual practice.

An analysis into correlation between COVID-19 vaccine uptake and that of more established vaccines showed research is lacking—yet troubling all the same.