J&J COVID-19 Vaccine Begins Final Stage of Clinical Trials
Phase 3 trials will include 60,000 people and be the largest for a COVID-19 vaccine in the United States
Study Examines Effect of Cancer Treatment on COVID-19 Mortality
Highest 30-day mortality seen with cancer treatment one to three months before COVID-19 diagnosis
AKI Occurs in 7 Percent of Those Hospitalized With COVID-19
Acute kidney injury linked to in-hospital mortality, even after adjustment for confounding variables
Rates of COVID-19 Infection Higher in Blacks, Hispanics
Disparity not explained by underlying medical conditions or where they live or receive care
COVID-19 Death Toll Nears 200,000 in the United States
Conceivable that death toll could reach 300,000 if Americans start to relax social distancing measures
AstraZeneca Releases COVID-19 Vaccine Trial Plans
Serious neurological illnesses have led the company to halt its trials twice
CDC Removes New COVID-19 Guidelines Just Days After Posting Them
Updated guidelines were posted Friday but removed Monday because they were posted in error
More Than Half of Pregnant Women With COVID-19 Asymptomatic
Prepregnancy obesity, gestational diabetes higher for pregnant women with COVID-19-linked illness
CDC: Adult Obesity Increasing, Tied to Worse COVID-19 Outcomes
Racial and ethnic disparities in obesity reported, with highest prevalence for non-Hispanic Blacks and Hispanics
Drug May Reduce Need for Ventilators in COVID-19 Patients
85 percent of study population was Hispanic, Black, Native American, other ethnic or racial minorities
