U.S. COVID-19 Hospitalizations Reach Record Low
TUESDAY, May 30, 2023 (HealthDay News) — COVID-19 hospitalizations in the United States fell below 9,000 in the past week, the first time that milestone has been reached since tracking began in the summer of 2020. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control…
Learn MoreLa FDA otorga la aprobación completa a Paxlovid para tratar la COVID-19
JUEVES, 25 de mayo de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Los estadounidenses con COVID-19 han estado tomando Paxlovid desde su aprobación para el uso de emergencia a finales de 2021. Hoy, la Administración de Alimentos y Medicamentos (FDA) de EE. UU. otorgó la …
Learn MoreUnos expertos crean una lista de síntomas para ayudar a definir la COVID prolongada
JUEVES, 25 de mayo de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Unos investigadores desarrollaron una definición y una lista de síntomas de la COVID prolongada, basándose en los hallazgos iniciales de un estudio de casi 10,000 estadounidenses. El estudio identificó un…
Learn MoreFDA Grants Full Approval to Paxlovid to Treat COVID-19
THURSDAY, May 25, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Americans with COVID-19 have been taking Paxlovid (nirmatrelvir tablets and ritonavir tablets, copackaged for oral use) since it was approved under emergency use in late 2021. Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Ad…
Learn MoreExperts Devise Symptom Checklist to Help Define Long COVID
THURSDAY, May 25, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Researchers have developed a definition and symptom checklist for long COVID, based on initial findings from a study of nearly 10,000 Americans.The study identified a set of 12 long-term symptoms that can occ…
Learn MoreFDA Grants Full Approval to Paxlovid to Treat COVID-19
THURSDAY, May 25, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Americans with COVID-19 have been taking Paxlovid since it was approved under emergency use in late 2021. Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration granted full approval to the drug.This approval will allo…
Learn MoreLow Risk of Recurrent Thrombotic Events After COVID-19-Linked VTE
TUESDAY, May 23, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Patients with COVID-19-associated venous thromboembolism (VTE) have low risk of recurrent thrombotic events, and the risk is similar to that seen in patients with VTE provoked by hospitalization for other acut…
Learn MoreLung Transplants From COVID-19-Positive Donors May Be Feasible
MONDAY, May 22, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Carefully selected lung transplants from COVID-19-positive donors have similar early posttransplant outcomes as transplants from COVID-19-negative donors, according to a study presented at the annual meeting of…
Learn MoreHeart Transplant Survival Affected With COVID-19-Positive Donor Organs
THURSDAY, May 18, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Heart transplant (HT) recipients from donors with active COVID-19 have increased mortality at six months and one year, while survival is similar for recently resolved COVID-19 donors and non-COVID-19 donors, …
Learn MorePreexisting OSA Linked to Odds of Postacute Sequelae of SARS-CoV-2
THURSDAY, May 18, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Preexisting obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is associated with increased odds of probable postacute sequelae of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (PASC), according to a study published online May …
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