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Plasma Viral Antigen Linked to Baseline Severity of COVID-19

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High levels of plasma viral antigen linked to outcomes such as worse pulmonary status and longer time to hospital discharge

U.S. Safety-Net Providers Report Moral Distress in Early Pandemic

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Moral distress emerged from being unable to provide optimal care, seeing pandemic’s effects on patients, coworkers

Active Treatment Up for Live-Born U.S. Neonates in Periviable Period

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Infants born to Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, and Hispanic versus White mothers less likely to receive active treatment

U.S. Life Expectancy Decreased 0.9 Years From 2020 to 2021

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Declines in life expectancy seen for males and females, and for all race and Hispanic-origin groups

Risk for Neonatal Opioid Withdrawal Syndrome Examined

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Risk increased for neonates exposed to prescription opioids in utero during third trimester of pregnancy

SARS-CoV-2 mAbs Continued to Be Used After FDA Deauthorization

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More than 158,000 doses of bamlanivimab-etesevimab and casirivimab-imdevimab were used after deauthorization on Jan. 24, 2022

Pathway Programs for Medical School Diversity Disrupted by Pandemic

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Programs targeting elementary and middle school-aged children more likely to be canceled

Hospitalization Rates Up During Omicron BA.2 Predominance

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Hospitalization rates 3.4 times as high for unvaccinated adults compared with vaccinated adults

2019 to 2020 Saw Decrease in Life Expectancy in All States, D.C.

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Decrease in life expectancy varied from 0.2 years for Hawaii to 3.0 years for New York, and was mostly due to COVID-19, overdoses

Blood Biomarker Linked to Incident VTE in COVID-19 Patients

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Higher levels of soluble urokinase plasminogen activator receptor linked to incident venous thromboembolism independently of D-dimer