Posts published in “COVID-19”

If the pandemic hadn’t occurred, over half of the person-years of life lost would likely have been lived without disability, the authors say.

No changes were found in physical health and well-being scores among  kindergartners before and during the pandemic. 

But they had lower rates of critical care admission.

Face-down positioning improved survival without intubation, cut the odds of intubation and in-hospital death, and lengthened the time from enrollment to intubation.

Sixteen more pediatric flu deaths were reported, as hospitalizations and outpatient visits remain high.

The costs of respiratory testing increased over time, from a low of $21 million in 2016 to a high of $111 million in 2022.

These men had higher rates of shortness of breath and fatigue than those without erectile dysfunction and had higher depression/anxiety and pain/discomfort scores than before…

The findings show that air pollutants interact with host genetic susceptibility in both multiplicative and additive manners, the authors say.

The vaccine was 45% to 46% protective against hospitalization for older adults. 

Paxlovid recipients were at significantly lower risk for all-cause hospitalization than those given molnupiravir.