Daily 12 mg dexamethasone not superior to 6 mg for severe COVID-19 infection
1. This multi-centered, randomized controlled trial demonstrated that 12 mg and 6 mg dexamethasone daily had similar efficacy for days ...
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BNT162b2 COVID-19 vaccine may reduce hospitalizations from SARS-CoV-2 delta variant for up to six months
1. Despite waning effectiveness against SARS-CoV-2 infection, fully vaccinated patients continued to show low COVID-19 hospitalization rates up to 5 ...
#VisualAbstract: Efficacy and safety of therapeutic or intermediate-dose heparins for thromboprophylaxis in high-risk hospitalized patients with COVID-19
In a group of hospitalized COVID-19 patients, a therapeutic dose of low-molecular-weight heparin reduced major thromboembolic events and death. Evidence ...
Treatment of immune-mediated inflammatory diseases with tumor necrosis factor inhibitors is associated with lower COVID-19 hospitalization and death rates compared to other treatments
1. Immune-mediated inflammatory disease patients treated with tumor necrosis factor (TNF) inhibitor were associated with fewer hospitalizations or deaths due ...
#VisualAbstract: Methylprednisolone in severe COVID-19 pneumonia associated with clinical benefit in those with high baseline serum ferritin
Methylprednisolone therapy in nonintubated patients with COVID-19 receiving high-flow oxygen therapy was associated with clinical benefit solely in patients with ...
Experience with providing ECMO support may influence COVID-19 related mortality
1. Mortality rate increased from 36.9% to 51.9% from early 2020 (before May 1) to late 2020 (after May 2) ...
Increasing the number of SARS-CoV-2 immune family members associated with decreasing risk of infection in nonimmune individuals
1. Individuals not immune to COVID-19 had at least a 45% decreased risk of COVID-19 infection if at least one ...
Less physical activity and more screen time is associated with poorer mental health in children and adolescents
1. In children and adolescents, meeting the 60 min/day physical activity recommendation and having less screen time were associated with ...
Methylprednisolone in severe COVID-19 pneumonia associated with clinical benefit in those with high baseline serum ferritin
1. Methylprednisolone therapy in nonintubated patients with COVID-19 receiving high-flow oxygen therapy was associated with clinical benefit solely in patients ...
Vaccine-induced immune thrombotic thrombocytopenia may worsen the severity of cerebral venous thrombosis
1. The primary outcome of mortality or dependency was greater in patients with VITT-associated CVT compared to non-VITT CVT (p=0.0061). ...
