A New Year for COVID-19 and the Pandemic: Triumphs and Challenges
As 2021 ended and 2022 began, the COVID-19 pandemic kicked into high gear yet again with the advent of the…
a Mental Health Pandemic for HCWs
More than 2 years ago, the alarm and first warnings of a global pandemic sounded. Now with over 830,000 deaths…
Efficacy, Safety of the Ad5-nCoV Vaccine for Protection Against COVID-19
A single dose of Ad5-nCoV, an adenovirus type 5 (Ad5) vectored vaccine expressing the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein, was found to…
Sleep-Related Hypoxia Tied to Higher Risk for COVID-19 Hospitalizations, Death
While sleep-disordered breathing (SDB) and sleep-related hypoxia do not increase the risk of SARS-CoV-2 infection, sleep-related hypoxia may be a…
COVID-19 and Takotsubo Syndrome – Medical Bag
A 65-year-old woman presents to the emergency department with complaints of shortness of breath, sore throat, fever, chills, productive cough,…
Insulin Prescriptions Fell for Type 2 Diabetes During Height of COVID-19
During the height of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic between 2019 and 2020, there was a substantial decrease in the…
Cancer Patients With COVID-19 Less Likely to Receive Critical Care Despite Higher Risk of Death
Patients with cancer who are hospitalized for COVID-19 have an increased risk of death but are less likely to receive…
Children With Cancer Have Greater Risk of Severe COVID-19 Outcomes
Global registry data suggest that children with cancer have a higher risk of severe illness and death from COVID-19 when…
Managing Rheumatoid Arthritis in the COVID-19 Era
Since late 2019, the SARS-CoV-2 virus—cause of the COVID-19 pandemic—has wreaked havoc on the healthcare industry. For patients with rheumatoid…
Responses to COVID-19 Vaccines in Cancer Patients: Impact of Tumor and Treatment Type
Cancer patients have been underrepresented in clinical trials of COVID-19 vaccines, so it hasn’t been clear how well the vaccines…