Booster Cuts COVID-19-Related Mortality in Adults With Chronic Conditions
For adults with two or more chronic conditions, booster dose of BNT162b2 or CoronaVac linked to reduction in mortality
Long COVID Explored in University Settings
Higher prevalence seen among those with underlying conditions, not fully vaccinated, former/current smokers
Odds of Severe COVID-19 Disease Lower for Children During Omicron Predominance
Omicron cases had the highest hospital admission frequency; however, odds of severe illness lower than with delta and alpha variants
CDC Reports on Prevalence of Seasonal and Food Allergies, Eczema
18.9 percent of children and 25.7 percent of adults had seasonal allergy; 10.8 and 7.3 percent had eczema in 2021
Pediatric SARS-CoV-2, MIS-C Differed in Delta, Omicron Waves
Clinical severity was lower during omicron wave, and rate of incidental diagnoses was higher than during delta
Record 16.5 Million Americans Have Signed Up for Affordable Care Act
Record number of Americans enrolled in 2022, as U.S. health officials targeted hard-to-reach communities with outreach efforts
Seniors Had High Burden of RSV-Positive Respiratory Infection Before COVID-19
Following sharp decline during COVID-19, RSV-positive acute respiratory infection reemerged during summer 2021, and is linked to lower QOL
AI Analysis of Chest Radiographs Can Triage Acute Chest Pain Syndrome
Model including deep learning predictions significantly improved discrimination of the composite outcome
Post-COVID-19 Conditions Tied to Higher Health Care Utilization
More severe acute COVID-19 illness, comorbidities, being unvaccinated all associated with higher risk for long symptoms
Frequent Green Space Visits Linked to Lower Use of Certain Meds
Lower use of psychotropic, antihypertensive, and asthma medications observed; association attenuated by body mass index
