Covid Infections

Patients infected with SARS-CoV-2 showed signs of reduced immune cells and a change in growth factor patterns in their blood 10 months after infection, according to a study published in Allergy.

During the COVID-19 pandemic, ICU clinicians who participated in virtual group discussions about death did not have significantly lower burnout at 6 months, according to results published in Annals of the American Thoracic Society.

RSV infections contribute to the burden and severity of COVID-19, increasing susceptibility and chance for hospitalizations, according to a study published in the European Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology.

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With roughly 7% of adults in the United States reporting that they have had long COVID, primary care providers can play an important role in its prevention and management, according to experts.

Wheezing at 30 months was less frequent in children born during vs. before the COVID-19 lockdown, according to a research letter published in JAMA Network Open.

Two years after COVID-19 hospitalization, 92% of patients continued to have either non-fibrotic-like or fibrotic-like lesions on CT scans, according to results published in The Lancet Regional Health — Americas.

The severity of a SARS-CoV-2 reinfection is likely to be similar to the severity of a patient’s initial infection, researchers found.

A first-in-human trial of a nasal COVID-19 vaccine candidate began enrolling adults aged 18 to 64 years who have received at least three prior doses of a COVID-19 messenger RNA vaccine, according to the NIH.

SAN DIEGO — Among patients hospitalized for COVID-19, those with asthma had much more severe outcomes than those who did not have asthma, according to a poster presented at the American Thoracic Society International Conference.