COVID-19

In the early months of 2020, amid a rapidly worsening pandemic, the U.S. government declared public health and national emergencies to help the country respond to COVID-19.

With the continued absence of reliable disease-modifying treatments for osteoarthritis, health care providers continue to encourage patients to focus on exercise and wellness.

This year, the theme of World Kidney Day is kidney health for all, and that the best way to support patients is to prepare for the unexpected.

Many survivors of severe to critical COVID-19 had lung sequelae and lingering symptoms lasting up to 1 year after their infection, according to study results published in European Respiratory Journal.

Vaccination against COVID-19 is strongly recommended in patients with celiac disease, who are at greater risk for hospitalization due to SARS-CoV-2 infection compared with people who do not have celiac disease, according to research.

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Mind-body therapy may play a key role in achieving more positive outcomes for patients with long COVID, according to a speaker at the Basic and Clinical Immunology for the Busy Clinician symposium.

A longer interval between doses of COVID-19 vaccine in children aged 5 to 11 years was associated with higher effectiveness against symptomatic infection, according to a real-world study published in Pediatrics.

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — In the absence of approved long COVID therapies, rheumatologists are encouraged to treat the symptoms and “listen empathically,” noted a presenter at the Basic and Clinical Immunology for the Busy Clinician symposium.

NEW ORLEANS — A therapeutic vs. prophylactic dose of anticoagulation therapy did not significantly improve outcomes for noncritically ill patients hospitalized with COVID-19, though fewer therapeutic dose-treated patients died at 30 days.

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Future strategies for managing cytokine storm may rely on adequately predicting treatment response, according to a speaker at the Basic and Clinical Immunology for the Busy Clinician symposium.