COVID-19

Acceptance rates of research unrelated to COVID-19 during the pandemic differed between men and women senior authors, according to study results published in Annals of the American Thoracic Society.

A study of more than 14,000 febrile infants found that UTIs, bacteremia and bacterial meningitis were less common among those who tested positive for SARS-CoV-2 than those who did not, according to findings published in JAMA Network Open.

Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, infectious disease experts made contributions to help control the outbreak and improve public understanding of the new disease.

Deaths with cancer as either an underlying or primary cause decreased across the United States during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic when compared with the previous year, according to data published in JCO Oncology Practice.

For patients with implanted cardiac devices, a “car park clinic” model successfully minimized contact with health care staff during the COVID-19 pandemic while also providing high patient satisfaction and reducing appointment times.

Data show many people with atherosclerotic CVD did not have risk factors monitored during the COVID-19 pandemic, leading to variable outcomes in BP, lipid and glucose control, researchers reported.

CHICAGO — Reported cases of hepatocellular carcinoma decreased significantly in 2020 compared with years before the COVID-19 pandemic, although there was minimal impact on tumor stage and patients receiving curative treatment.

CHICAGO — Hispanic and Black patients with cirrhosis who developed COVID-19 infection had higher rates of mortality, as well as higher hospital charges of more than $340 million in 2020, according to a presenter at Digestive Disease Week.

The public health and national emergencies declared by the United States in the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic expire at the end of the day on May 11.

Around the world, reports of mental health issues increased dramatically during the pandemic.