U.S. Offers $1.2 Billion to Drug Company for COVID-19 Vaccine Research
Deal will fund phase 3 clinical trial in the United States this summer with about 30,000 volunteers
Age, Sex, History of Diabetes Predict Intubation in COVID-19
Only factors independently associated with time to extubation are age and body mass index
Physician’s Briefing Weekly Coronavirus Roundup
Here is what the editors at Physician's Briefing chose as the most important COVID-19 developments for you and your practice for the week of...
ED Chest X-Ray Score Predicts COVID-19 Outcomes in Adults <50
CXR severity score ≥2 and obesity independent predictors of hospital admission
Cardiac Decompensation Seen in Children Following COVID-19
Cardiac decompensation occurred in conjunction with multisystem inflammatory syndrome in some children
Incidence of AMI Hospitalization Down During COVID-19
Decrease seen in incidence of STEMI, NSTEMI in Northern California during COVID-19 period versus pre-COVID-19
Deaths From Alcohol, Drugs, Suicide Topped 150,000 in 2018
While there was a decrease in opioid overdose deaths, alcohol and suicide deaths increased
Clinical Performance of SARS-COV-2 Antibody Tests Varies
Sensitivity of both Abbot and EUROIMMUN serologic assays poor during first 14 days of symptoms
Asthma Tied to Longer COVID-19 Intubation Time
However, asthma not associated with higher rates of acute respiratory distress syndrome, death
Factors Linked to COVID-19 In-Hospital Mortality ID’d in NYC
22 percent of patients critically ill; older age, chronic cardiac disease linked to higher in-hospital mortality
