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There was a decrease in the frequency of hospitalizations for non-COVID-19-related conditions during the COVID-19 pandemic and in the caseloads of common medical emergencies

Decrease Seen in Non-COVID-19-Related Hospitalizations at Peak

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Caseload of common medical emergencies, including acute MI, ischemic stroke also decreased
School-aged children seem to have the least severe disease for different infectious diseases

Infectious Disease Least Severe in School-Aged Children

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For many infections, even young adults have more severe infection than children, except for dengue

American College of Chest Physicians, Oct. 18-21

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The 86th Annual Meeting of the American College of Chest Physicians The annual meeting of the American College of Chest Physicians was held...
Testing of the Eli Lilly antibody drug for hospitalized COVID-19 patients has been halted because the treatment does not help them recover from their infection.

Trial of Antibody Drug for COVID-19 Stopped for Lack of Effectiveness

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Eli Lilly says government is continuing a separate study testing the antibody drug in mild to moderately ill patients
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has issued an alert about a multistate outbreak of Listeria monocytogenes infections.

CDC Warns of Multistate Listeria Outbreak

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All 10 infected people were hospitalized; one death reported in Florida
Preventive antifungal medications cut the risk for death following a lung transplant by more than half

Antifungal Meds Cut Risk for Death After Lung Transplant

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Prophylactic antifungal medications cut risk for dying by half
In a 2020 guideline from the International Antiviral Society-USA

Recommendations Updated for HIV Treatment, Prevention

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Prompt initiation of antiretroviral therapy advised in those with HIV and detectable viremia
Adults with Down syndrome have an increased risk for COVID-19-related death

COVID-19-Related Death Up for Adults With Down Syndrome

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Hazard ratios for COVID-19-related death, hospitalization 10.39 and 4.94 in adjusted analyses
Sex

Factors ID’d for Strong Antibody Response in COVID-19

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Increased antibody responses associated with male sex, older age, hospitalizations for COVID-19
Drugmakers AstraZeneca and Johnson & Johnson are ready to resume paused COVID-19 vaccine trials after health scares

AstraZeneca, J&J Resume U.S. COVID-19 Vaccine Trials

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U.S. Food and Drug Administration authorized the restart after reviewing all safety data