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Diagnoses of psychiatric disorders were associated with increased incidence of COVID-19 breakthrough infection in VA patients, with the strongest associations found in older patients, according to a study published in JAMA Network Open. “Prior to the widespread availability of vaccinations, individuals with psychiatric disorders were at heightened risk for contracting COVID-19 and for
When the CDC released new masking guidance at the end of February, it seemed to indicate a shift toward treating COVID-19 as something people will learn to live with.
Besides making sure each foot lands in front of the other, there isn’t much you can do during a 26.2-mile run other than let your mind wander. Howard Weinstein, MD, director of the pediatric hematology-oncology program at MassGeneral Hospital for Children Cancer Center, often thinks about each patient he’s run for at the Boston Marathon and the many others he’s treated
Long-term CT abnormalities were common up to 1 year after COVID-19 pneumonia in a study published in Radiology.Researchers performed a secondary analysis of CovILD, a prospective, multicenter, observational cohort study, conducted from April to August 2020. The study evaluated pulmonary abnormalities on chest CT at 2, 3 and 6 months and 1 year after COVID-19 symptoms in 142 adults who had mild to
BOSTON — The keynote speaker at the National Kidney Foundation Spring Clinical Meetings discussed racial disparities in the United States and how physicians can change their practices and political behavior to achieve health equity. “COVID-19 had a huge impact on the United States population in general, but Blacks, Hispanics, American Indians and Pacific Islanders have had an