Federal Data Understated COVID-19 Cases, Deaths in Nursing Homes
Estimated cases and deaths omitted represented 11.6 and 14.0 percent of cases and deaths in nursing home residents in 2020.
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Depressive Symptoms Up in U.S. Adults During the Pandemic
Mental health gap seen with greater risk for depressive symptoms among those with lower income, more pandemic-related stressors.
Organ Transplant Activity Declined During 2020
The most affected organ transplants were kidney, followed by lung, liver, and heart.
CDC Pushes Hard on Vaccination for Pregnant Women in New Advisory
Last month alone, 22 pregnant women died of COVID-19 in the United States.
COVID-19 Pandemic Has Altered the Perception of Mask-Wearing Faces
Investigators assessed the impact of mask wearing on perception of health during the COVID-19 pandemic.
U.S. Nursing Home Deaths Rise as Delta Spreads
American Health Care Association says infections are largely the result of a high number of cases in the surrounding community.
Ciclesonide May Be Promising Outpatient Therapy for Early COVID-19
Clinical trial results indicate that ciclesonide inhalation may be an effective early antiviral therapy for mild to moderate COVID-19.
COVID-19 Vaccine Effectiveness Changing With Delta Predominance
Vaccine protection against SARS-CoV-2 infection declined; protection remained higher against hospitalization, death.
J&J to Ask FDA to Approve Its COVID-19 Booster Shot
Company has said that a second dose, given two months after the first, increases the vaccine’s effectiveness.
Cannabis Use in Pregnant Women Increased During the Pandemic
Rates of biochemically verified cannabis use early in pregnancy increased by 25 percent during versus 15 months before the pandemic.
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