Cancer Patients More Likely to Die From Early Omicron Variants of SARS-CoV-2
Cancer patients were more likely to die from the BA.1 and BA.2 omicron variants of SARS-CoV-2 than from wild-type SARS-CoV-2, data suggest.
Diagnosis & Disease Information
Deaths Among Cancer Patients Increased During the First 2 Years of the COVID-19 Pandemic
Deaths in patients with COVID-19 and cancer made up 81% of excess deaths among cancer patients during the first 2 years of the pandemic.
COVID-19 Infection Increases Likelihood of Kidney Function Decline
Research documents both direct and indirect effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on kidney health.
Incidence of New-Onset Hypertension Higher for COVID-19 Versus Influenza Patients
Hospitalized and nonhospitalized patients with COVID-19 more likely to develop persistent HTN than those with influenza
WHO Monitoring Highly Mutated New Strain of COVID-19, Now Spotted in Michigan
Four known cases of the variant, dubbed BA.2.86, have so far been identified worldwide, including the case in Michigan
Dialysis Population Hit Harder by Delta, Omicron COVID-19 Virus Variants
Differences between the dialysis and nondialysis population were most pronounced during the first Omicron wave, investigators reported.
Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine Tied to Lower Adverse Event Risk in Older Adults
mRNA-1273 vaccine also tied to greater protection against COVID-19 in older adults
New COVID-19 Variant EG.5 Now Dominant in US, CDC Says
EG.5 is one of several closely related omicron subvariants that have been competing for dominance in recent months
Biden Administration Launches Office for Long COVID Research
The Office of Long COVID Research and Practice will lead the U.S. response to long COVID, which includes trials that have already been launched
Avoidable Hospital Admissions Increased With Health Care Disruption
Those whose access to health care was disrupted during COVID-19 have an increased risk for preventable admission
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