COVID-19

An analysis of more than 4000 people from a university hospital in Japan details the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on glycemic control and lipid profiles among people with diabetes.

Data indicate higher BMI is associated with an increased risk of severe respiratory disease, including COVID-19, with the highest risk observed in those with a BMI in the range of 35-60.

A California pilot program shows trained dogs may be able to sniff out COVID-19 with 90% specificity.

Patients who had severe COVID-19 infection requiring mechanical ventilation had a 16-fold risk of ventricular tachycardia within 6 months, according to new findings presented at EHRA 2023.

A retrospective analysis of more than 3 million patients who received the mRNA COVID-19 vaccine found no association between vaccination and newly diagnosed RVO.

Countries including Taiwan have observed a reduced frequency or resumption of in-person phototherapy for chronic skin conditions due to the pandemic.

In the case of another situation similar to COVID-19 home confinement, the majority of the patients with nAMD in a Swiss study would prefer a visit to the clinic over telemedicine to monitor their disease.

New survey data show patients with post-COVID-19 condition symptoms lasting more than 4 weeks are struggling to find caregivers and treatments relevant to their needs.

April 7, 2023 marks the 75th anniversary of the WHO’s definition of health—a concept that experts point out is yet to be achieved, and faces many modern hurdles.

A systematic review and meta-analysis found the prevalence of diabetes increases with COVID-19 severity, with diabetes accounting for 9.5% of severe COVID-19 cases and 16.8% of deaths.

New data demonstrate a concerning link between particulate matter ≤2.5 μm exposure and the risk of prolonged symptoms of COVID-19 in young adults.

Children exposed to maternal COVID-19 during pregnancy showed lower birth weight, lower birth BMI, and accelerated postnatal weight gain, compared with those unexposed.

As the US tries to move on from the pandemic, patients with long COVID-19 are fighting to regain normalcy while clinicians improve care plans and researchers search for answers.

The ANTICOVID clinical trial finds high-dose prophylactic anticoagulation reduces risk of de novo thrombosis in COVID-19 pneumonia.

A new survey found the COVID-19 pandemic changed many Americans view of obesity and caused others to consider new weight-loss methods due to their concerns.

Symptoms including vestibular rashes and COVID toes have become less synonymous with SARS-CoV-2 infection. Why is that?

As the pandemic passes its third year, one dermatologist foresees their field's own pursuit of specialty-specific vaccination guidelines.

Three years into the pandemic, dermatologists have become more confident in discussing vaccine issues with their patients, including the misunderstood risk of disease flare-up associated with boosters.

In addition to sharing how a novel machine learning method may one day soon predict lung disease susceptibility, Kalhan describes the science behind the ALA Lung Health Cohort Research Study.

A new survey analysis delves into Americans' perspective on the CDC, and local and state health departments, and their handling of the pandemic.

Data presented at the AAAAI annual conference showed that delayed cutaneous reactions were more reported following Moderna COVID-19 vaccination than other vaccines.

The study found that COVID-19-induced sensory distortion is a multifactorial syndrome with distinct phenotypes and can have long-term effects on sensory perception.

Data featured at the AAAAI 2023 Annual Meeting revealed that children with current or prior SARS-CoV-2 infection had more autoantibodies than healthy children.

A study examining the COVID-19 pandemic finds that substance use declined substantially across nearly all categories in 2018-2019 vs 2020 among youth and young adults.