COVID-19

Music may help improve cognitive function among people undergoing chemotherapy, according to results of a preliminary study.

SARS-CoV-2 infection, especially a severe case or without vaccination, significantly increases the long-term risk for developing autoimmune and autoinflammatory connective tissue diseases, according to data published in JAMA Dermatology.

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Although reports on COVID-19 cases and death have seemingly tapered off, COVID-19 and long COVID remained a heavy focus of research throughout this year.

A 24-year-old previously healthy Greek man with recent COVID-19 infection presented to the Tufts emergency department with a 1-week history of high fevers, generalized weakness, sore throat and blurry vision.

WASHINGTON — Severe acute COVID-19 infection, as well as glucocorticoid and rituximab use, increase the risk for long COVID in patients with autoimmune rheumatic diseases, according to data presented at ACR Convergence 2024.

SARS-CoV-2 infection and subsequent COVID-19 are linked to elevated risk for abnormal heart rhythms, and understanding underlying mechanisms and management strategies are clinically important objectives, researchers reported.

Incorporating immunization screening and adding a designated nurse vaccinator appeared to improve vaccine uptake at a pediatric urgent care clinic in San Francisco, according to a single-center study published in Pediatrics.

Greater exposure to particulate matter in the air may be linked to longer duration of long COVID symptoms, a population-based cohort analysis published in Environmental Health Perspectives showed.

An AI-based algorithm accurately diagnosed unidentified cases of long COVID using patient health records, according to study results published in Med.