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The group settled on stronger wording to clarify advice for patients and simplify decisions for clinicians.

There was also a lower 3-month mortality (31% vs 39%) for the antiplatelet-therapy group.

The authors found a 78% reduction in risk of hospitalization among patients who had 3 doses of vaccine as well as Paxlovid.

In March 2020, home deaths rose 8%, but only 6% in the most economically deprived patients.

The risk of all-cause mortality dropped even further among patients with a booster dose of vaccine

COVID-19 patients with acute kidney injury were at 69% lower risk of death than those with acute kidney injury due to other diseases.

Prescriptions increased 130% among female adolescents ages 12 to 17 years and almost 60% among female young adults ages 18 to 25 years compared to…

The biggest drop in cancer diagnoses was between March and May 2020, when diagnoses were reduced by 29%.

Flu activity increased in five regions: the Northeast, New England, the Middle Atlantic, the Midwest, and the Central states.

In total, 33% of all respondents reported workplace bullying, harassment, and abuse.