Thousands of Heat-Related Deaths Occur Each Year in the U.S.
Deaths attributable to heat varies geographically, and include deaths due to moderate heat
COVID-19-Related Death Count Likely Higher Than Official Tallies
Researchers estimate an excess of U.S. deaths 28 percent higher than official COVID-19 death counts
Elastomeric Mask Program Saves Money
Program eliminated reliance on disposable N95s, enabled normal operations during the COVID-19 pandemic
Social Vulnerability Linked to COVID-19 Diagnosis, Death
Risks increased 4.94- and 4.74-fold when considering only minority status and language domain of SVI
Model Estimates Herd Immunity Threshold for COVID-19
New model suggests lower herd immunity level than classical model based on homogenous immunization
Promising Results for Experimental COVID-19 Vaccine in Early Testing
Preliminary findings show that 45 study volunteers who received either a low or medium dose had immune response
U.S. Grab of Only COVID-19 Treatment Outrages Health Experts
Behavior sets a dangerous precedent for attempts to share scarce treatments during the pandemic, experts warn
Heart Rhythm Disorders Seen in Critically Ill COVID-19 Patients
ICU admission tied to incident atrial fibrillation, nonsustained ventricular tachycardias
Mild Fever, Little Respiratory Illness Seen With COVID-19-Positive Infants
Of 18 COVID-19-positive infants less than 90 days old, none required intensive care
Latinos Have High Rate of Positivity for SARS-CoV-2
Rate of positivity 42.6 percent, compared with 8.8 percent for whites and 17.6 percent for blacks
