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Nursing-Sensitive Quality Indicators Negatively Impacted by Pandemic
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 6, 2024 – Rates for five nursing-sensitive quality indicators (NSIs) increased during the COVID-19 pandemic and have subsequently declined, according to a study published online in...
COVID Vaccine Mistrust Levels Aren't Budging, Study Finds
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 6, 2024 – More than a third of Americans continue to express mistrust in the science behind COVID vaccines, a new study finds. This level of mistrust has remained relatively...
In a National First, an Idaho Health Department Is Refusing to Give COVID Vaccines
MONDAY, Nov. 4, 2024 – In what may be a first for the United States, a regional public health department in Idaho will no longer provide COVID-19 vaccines, following a close vote by its board. “I’m n...
Pandemic-Linked Worldwide Declines in Childhood Vaccination Not Yet Recovered
FRIDAY, Nov. 1, 2024 – Countries with COVID-19 pandemic-associated reductions in childhood immunization coverage have not yet recovered, according to research published in the Oct. 31 issue of the...
Check Your Cabinet: Some COVID Test Expiration Dates Have Been Extended, FDA Says
THURSDAY, Oct. 31, 2024 – Don’t automatically throw out that old COVID-19 at-home test you just came across in your medicine cabinet. It might still be good, according to the U.S. Food and Drug A...
Elevated BMI Linked to Postacute Sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 in Children
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 30, 2024 – For children with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection, elevated body mass index (BMI) is associated with an increased risk of postacute...
CDC Says Some People May Need Extra Dose of COVID Vaccine
FRIDAY, Oct. 25, 2024 – Some Americans should get more than one shot of the updated COVID vaccines because their age or certain health conditions make them more vulnerable to severe infections, U.S....
COVID in Pregnancy Won't Lead to Neurodevelopmental Issues in Kids
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 23, 2024 – New research offers some comfort to pregnant women who become ill with COVID: Brain development doesn’t appear to be impaired in children exposed to the virus while in the ...
In Utero Exposure to COVID-19 Not Tied to Later Neurodevelopmental Issues
THURSDAY, Oct. 17, 2024 – Exposure to maternal COVID-19 is not associated with abnormal neurodevelopmental screening results through 24 months postpartum, according to a study published online Oct....
IDSA: Vaccination Less Likely With Increasing Social Vulnerability, Black Race
FRIDAY, Oct. 18, 2024 – Vaccination for influenza, severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2), and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is less likely with an increasing social...
Many More Lives Could Have Been Saved With Convalescent COVID-19 Plasma
THURSDAY, Oct. 17, 2024 – Thousands more U.S. lives could have been saved with the use of COVID-19 convalescent plasma (CCP), according to a study published online Oct. 1 in the Proceedings of the...
Risk for Type 2 Diabetes Increased for Children After SARS-CoV-2 Infection
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 16, 2024 – The risk for an incident diagnosis of type 2 diabetes (T2D) is increased in the six months following severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)...
Disparities Observed in Mortality During COVID-19 Pandemic
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 16, 2024 – During the COVID-19 public health emergency (PHE) period, excess mortality occurred in all racial and ethnic groups, but disparities were observed, according to a study...
Risk for Most Cardiovascular Events Reduced After COVID-19 Vaccination
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 16, 2024 – COVID-19 vaccination is associated with a reduced risk for most cardiovascular events, but with slightly increased risks of extrasystoles and transient ischemic attack, as...
Could Lingering Infection Be Causing Long COVID?
THURSDAY, Oct. 10, 2024 – Some people might have Long COVID symptoms because the coronavirus is still active inside their bodies, a new study finds. People with wide-ranging Long COVID symptoms were...