COVID-19

A recent study found that men were more likely than women to have cardiovascular complications during hospitalization with COVID-19.

In this video, Diane Havlir, MD, a University of California San Francisco professor, director of the AIDS Institute, and co-chair of the clinical section of the Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections, provides insight into what she and other conference attendees can look forward to at this year’s meeting.

Research has shown that breakthrough SARS-CoV-2 infections are common among patients using rituximab. However, a new study found that few rituximab users who are fully vaccinated against COVID-19 develop severe symptoms.

After 3 years as an all-virtual meeting, the Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections returns this year to an in-person format at the new Summit Convention Center in Seattle.

Implementing a structured cardiology telehealth framework increased patient access to cardiologists by more than 200%, with participating providers reported increased confidence in delivering virtual care, researchers reported.

Among patients with COVID-19 who visited EDs, those with both psychiatric and substance use disorders had greater odds of hospitalization compared with those with one or neither type of disorder, according to a study in JAMA Psychiatry.

An updated analysis published in The Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews has fueled debate about the effectiveness of masks to prevent the spread of COVID-19.

Pandemic-related nonpharmaceutical interventions likely contributed to the decline in invasive bacterial disease incidence in the U.S. in 2020, not reductions in testing, according to a study in The Journal of Infectious Diseases.

A home-based cardiac rehabilitation program improved functional capacity and was associated with regaining occupation and reduced dependence on disability benefits, researchers reported.

Assessing routine antithrombotic use vs. placebo on top of usual care to improve outcomes in high-risk, medical ill outpatients with SARS-CoV-2 infection.