Hospitalization

Paxlovid may not decrease the risk for hospitalization or death in older adults vaccinated against COVID-19 as much as previously thought, according to research published in JAMA.

A protocol designed to progressively increase physical therapy intensity for stroke survivors improved walking distance, speed and quality of life compared with standard care, data presented at the International Stroke Conference show.

Patients hospitalized with influenza and treated with oseltamivir on the day of admission were less likely to experience severe clinical outcomes compared with those who were treated later, researchers found.

Decreasing comorbidities and increasing vaccination rates among Black, indigenous and other people of color could help balance out symptomatic infection rates, according to a modeling study assessing interventions in these communities.

The Parkinson's Foundation has issued new recommendations to improve the standard of care for hospitalization among individuals with Parkinson’s disease.

WASHINGTON — Patients with rheumatoid arthritis demonstrate an elevated risk for avoidable hospitalizations, particularly for cardiovascular complications, compared with healthy controls, according to data presented at ACR Convergence 2024.

Adults with pulmonary arterial hypertension functional class three or four faced a decreased risk for all-cause mortality or morbidity events with Winrevair vs. placebo, according to phase 3 ZENITH trial topline results.

Among outpatients with respiratory syncytial virus, one in 20 experienced all-cause hospitalization, according to a recent study.

BOSTON — Among adults with COPD, the odds for exacerbations and hospitalizations were elevated in patients who did not use vs. did use the diabetes medication metformin, according to an abstract presented at the CHEST Annual Meeting.

Respiratory syncytial virus vaccines proved highly effective at preventing hospitalization and ED visits in older adults, even in those with immunocompromising conditions, results from an observational analysis showed.