Free N95 Masks Begin Arriving in US Pharmacies
Masks already set up for distribution at some Hy-Vee and Meijer grocery stores in the Midwest
Infectious Disease
Oral Antiviral Treatments for COVID-19: Molnupiravir and Paxlovid
Concise drug information for molnupiravir and Paxlovid; the FDA granted Emergency Use to both oral antiviral therapies.
Hospitals Are Rationing COVID-19 Pills, Infusions as Cases Rise
Doctors, health systems are in the difficult position of rationing supplies to meet the needs of those in the most dire situations
Antibodies to COVID-19 Vaccines Wane Quickly in the Dialysis Population
In a study of patients receiving dialysis, 1 in 5 patients fully vaccinated against the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus, which causes COVID-19, had undetectable levels of antibodies 5 to 6 months after vaccination.
Protection Against Omicron Up After Third Dose of Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine
Findings demonstrated a 25-fold increase in neutralizing antibody titers in individuals who received the third dose.
CDC Issues Alert on Omicron Variant, Provides HCP Recommendations
The CDC is recommending that health care providers take a travel history for all suspected and confirmed cases of COVID-19.
Long-Acting Antibody Combo Reduced Risk of Symptomatic COVID-19 in Phase 3 Trials
AZD7442 is a combination of 2 long-acting monoclonal antibodies, tixagevimab and cilgavimab, derived from B-cells donated by convalescent patients who were infected with the SARS-CoV-2 virus.
Higher Uric Acid in Inpatient COVID-19 Cases Ups AKI Risk
Patients with COVID-19 who had the highest quartile of serum uric acid at hospital admission had increased odds of acute kidney injury.
COVID-19 Survivors Face Greater Burden of AKI, CKD
Patients who survive the first 30 days of COVID-19 are more likely to have acute kidney injury and chronic kidney disease compared with those who do not contract the disease.
Hepatitis C Treatment May Decrease the Risk for End-Stage Kidney Disease
Nephrologists are in a prime position to identify HCV-infected patients and refer them for treatment with DAAs, according to investigators.
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