By Staff
Wednesday, March 27, 2024 8:02 AM
Four years after hospitals in New York City overflowed with COVID-19 patients, emergency physician Sonya Stokes remains shaken by how unprepared and misguided the American health system was.
By Staff
Wednesday, March 27, 2024 12:24 AM
NEW YORK—The national average for gross revenue at ECP locations increased last week, March 18–24, when compared with the previous week at a rate of 1 index point. That places gross revenue at a level 5 index points above where it was at this point in time (Week 12) when compared with last year (2023), 11 points above the same period in 2022, 6 points above 2021, 54 points above 2020 (the first week of COVID lockdown restrictions) and 20 points above 2019, according to Jobson’s most recent Practice Performance Tracker.
By Staff
Tuesday, March 26, 2024 12:44 PM
This week, the FDA granted
emergency use authorization for Pemgarda, a new medication that protects higher-risk patients from COVID. Head to
The New York Times for more on this latest update in COVID-related care.
By Staff
Tuesday, March 26, 2024 8:02 AM
Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) therapies for patients may need to be briefly halted during treatment for COVID-19, but it does not escalate IBD flares, with prior vaccination for COVID-19 helping reduce complications from the virus.
By Staff
Monday, March 25, 2024 8:02 AM
Hospitalization for influenza is linked to a greater risk for subsequent neurologic disorders including migraine, stroke, or epilepsy than hospitalization for COVID-19, results of a large study show.
By Staff
Monday, March 25, 2024 6:09 AM
The FDA issued an emergency use authorization (EUA) for pemivibart (Pemgarda) as COVID-19 pre-exposure prophylaxis in immunocompromised individuals who are unlikely to mount a sufficient immune response following vaccination, the agency announced on Friday.
By Staff
Friday, March 22, 2024 7:59 AM
The risk of death due to COVID-19 has declined so much that life expectancy in the U.S. is once again on the rise.
By Staff
Thursday, March 21, 2024 8:02 AM
Previous research has established that there is an increased risk for stillbirth and preterm birth after SARS-CoV-2 infection in pregnancy. A new study finds that the timing of infection during pregnancy matters, with early infection being a worse risk factor than late infection for the two outcomes.
By Staff
Thursday, March 21, 2024 8:02 AM
No matter how much we'd like to leave it in the dust, COVID-19 remains prevalent and potent. Tens of thousands of people still contract COVID per week in the United States. Hundreds die. And those who don't may still develop long COVID.
By Staff
Wednesday, March 20, 2024 7:59 AM
COVID-19 may be headed toward a springtime retreat. The indication comes from declining levels of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID, being detected in wastewater over the past 3 weeks.
By Staff
Wednesday, March 20, 2024 12:27 AM
NEW YORK—The national average for gross revenue at ECP locations decreased last week, March 11–17, when compared with the previous week at a rate of -5 index points. That places gross revenue at a level 2 index points above where it was at this point in time (Week 11) when compared with last year (2023), 9 points above the same period in 2022, 4 points above 2021, 15 points above 2020 and 16 points above 2019, according to Jobson’s most recent Practice Performance Tracker.
By Staff
Tuesday, March 19, 2024 8:02 AM
About 7% of US adults report having or having had symptoms of long COVID such as fatigue, heart palpitations and/or dizziness. These are three of the 12 symptoms identified as part of the National Institute of Health's RECOVER initiative that can be reliably used to classify someone as having long COVID.
By Staff
Tuesday, March 19, 2024 7:59 AM
COVID-19 may be headed toward a springtime retreat. The indication comes from declining levels of SARS-CoV-2—the virus that causes COVID—being detected in wastewater over the past 3 weeks. Virus levels are already considered “low” throughout western U.S. states. Detections are at medium levels in the Midwest and South, while high levels persist in the Northeast, according to WastewaterSCAN.
By Staff
Tuesday, March 19, 2024 7:59 AM
By now, most of us have heard the benefits of getting a COVID-19 vaccine, like the reduced risk of serious illness should you get a COVID infection and a significantly lowered chance of hospitalization or death should you get sick. Now, there may be another benefit to add: Getting a COVID shot may also help reduce the risk of heart failure.