Risk of blood clots more than 3-fold higher in hospitalized adults with COVID-19

...to determine why COVID-19 increases the risk of blood clots. “While the exact mechanism for why COVID-19 increases the risk of blood clots is not fully known, COVID-19 infection could...

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Blood clot risk low in non-hospitalized COVID-19 patients

...it was not clear what was the best treatment for outpatients with COVID.” The new study helps answer that question. It found that in patients with COVID-19, blood clots were...

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No serious health effects linked to mRNA COVID-19 vaccines

...of particular concern as an effect of COVID-19, were noted during the COVID-19 clinical trials, or were added after public health officials reported increased cases among vaccinated people. Outcomes tracked...

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Racial and ethnic disparities in COVID-19 infections are not explained by social risk factors

...lot of research on racial and ethnic disparities in getting tested for COVID, getting sick from COVID, and dying from COVID,” said the study’s senior author Richard Grant, MD, MPH,...

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COVID-19 vaccination of mother during pregnancy protects infant, though protection wanes

Kaiser Permanente analysis finds less effectiveness during period after omicron variant became dominant Being vaccinated against COVID-19 during pregnancy provides protection for the baby through its first several months of...

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Common HIV medication associated with improved COVID-19 outcomes

...for COVID-19 treatment, explained co-author Jacek Skarbinski, MD, a DOR research scientist and infectious disease specialist with The Permanente Medical Group. Just 3 treatment options are FDA-approved for COVID-19. They...

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Laboratory-Confirmed COVID-19 Among Adults Hospitalized with COVID-19-Like Illness with Infection-Induced or mRNA Vaccine-Induced SARS-CoV-2 Immunity – Nine States, January-September 2021

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Use of COVID-19 Vaccines After Reports of Adverse Events Among Adult Recipients of Janssen (Johnson & Johnson) and mRNA COVID-19 Vaccines (Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna): Update from the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices – United States, July 2021

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Covid-19 and Risk of Venous Thromboembolism in Ethnically Diverse Populations

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COVID-19 patients did better if they had booster vaccination

...remain the most important tool that we have to prevent severe illness with COVID-19,” he said. The study found significant differences between the patients who experienced a COVID-19 infection during...

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