COVID-19
Barriers to tele-rheumatology persist despite ‘humongous’ post-pandemic demand
Telemedicine access and use in rheumatology has fluctuated wildly over the last half decade, from near nonexistence through 2019 to its highwater mark during the emergency phase of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Study: Home dialysis access decreased during pandemic for patients with disabilities, ESKD
SAN DIEGO — Access to home dialysis among patients with disabilities with end-stage kidney disease decreased during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to data presented here at ASN Kidney Week.
Patients hospitalized with omicron variant were less likely to develop AKI
SAN DIEGO — Patients who were hospitalized during the omicron variant wave were less likely to develop AKI compared with patients who had previous waves of SARS-CoV-2 infection, according to data presented at ASN Kidney Week, here.
Sensitization rates to aeroallergens increased in Chicago after COVID-19 pandemic
BOSTON — Rates of sensitizations to outdoor aeroallergens increased in Chicago following the COVID-19 pandemic, according to an abstract presented at the American College of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology Annual Scientific Meeting.
No increased autoimmune risk after omicron, delta COVID-19 in boosted patients
New diagnoses of autoimmune diseases were not overall more likely among vaccinated patients infected with omicron or delta variants of COVID-19, compared with those not infected, according to data published in JAMA Network Open.
Liver-related mortality increased nearly 20% after COVID-19 pandemic, varied by state
Rates of liver-related mortality increased by 19.1% from 2018 to 2021 and varied “several-fold” between states, underscoring the need for improved access to liver transplantation regardless of location, according to researchers.
VIDEO: Paxlovid effective for people with prior immunity, study shows
LOS ANGELES — Paxlovid reduced the risk for severe COVID-19 hospitalization or death among people with existing immunity from a previous infection or vaccination, according to pooled trial data presented at IDWeek.
VIDEO: A look at the year ahead with the SHEA president-elect
LOS ANGELES — In a Healio video exclusive, the president-elect of the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America, or SHEA, gave an overview of the critical issues that health care epidemiologists will face in the coming year.
COVID-19 mortality risk twice as high among people with cancer
People with cancer had more than double the risk for COVID-19 mortality than the general population, according to study results.
New type 2 diabetes more likely in youth after COVID-19 vs. other respiratory diseases
Children and adolescents diagnosed with COVID-19 were more likely to develop new-onset type 2 diabetes than those who had other respiratory infections, according to data published in JAMA Network Open.