A robust and responsive laboratory testing system is essential to our success in stopping the spread of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. Testing is important to diagnose illness when someone has symptoms or has been exposed to COVID-19, and to track illness trends in communities. Expanded testing helps pandemic […]
La situación en torno a la pandemia es igual de preocupante que hace un año cuando la Organización Mundial de la Salud (OMS) declaró la emergencia. En la mayoría de los países se han obtenido mejoras que solo se mantienen por un corto tiempo y después empeoran. En el caso […]
Pregnant and breastfeeding women who receive an mRNA COVID-19 vaccine develop a strong immune response and produce antibodies that can transfer to the fetus through the placenta and to newborns through breast milk, according to a prospective cohort study published March 25 in the American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology. […]
Results of a large study from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) regarding COVID-19 severity and obesity (see Infographic below), as well as data regarding antibody response to vaccination in patients with obesity, resulted in this week’s top trending clinical topic. A new CDC study of nearly 150,000 […]
Minnesota has reported 89 “breakthrough” cases in people who contracted the coronavirus after being fully vaccinated, according to the Star Tribune. A small number of breakthrough cases can be expected because vaccines aren’t 100% effective, health officials said. “We should not be fooled into seeing such a case as a […]
Here are some of the recent developments on COVID-19 vaccines: New AstraZeneca results: The overall efficacy of AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine is slightly lower in the final efficacy trial results the company posted late Wednesday. The company had touted interim results on Monday, which the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious […]
A más de un año del inicio de la pandemia más grande de las últimas décadas los resultados han sido desiguales alrededor del mundo. Mientras en algunas naciones se ha conseguido un control total e inclusive ya existe un regreso a las actividades cotidianas como es el caso de Nueva […]
Key Points Question Among patients admitted to the intensive care unit with COVID-19–induced moderate to severe hypoxemic respiratory failure, does early continuous treatment with helmet noninvasive ventilation increase the number of days free of respiratory support at 28 days as compared with high-flow nasal oxygen? Findings In this randomized trial […]
Otros fabricantes de medicamentos han comenzado ensayos similares de sus vacunas Covid-19. Si funcionan en niños menores de 12 como se esperaba, será más fácil para los EE. UU. Alcanzar la inmunidad colectiva. Pfizer ha comenzado a probar su vacuna Covid-19 en niños menores de 12 años, un paso importante […]
Ante la situación de emergencia que enfrenta México se han tenido que tomar diversas decisiones. Una de ellas fue un acuerdo histórico entre el gobierno federal y hospitales privados para atender cierto tipo de enfermedades y servicios de manera gratuita. Otro de los puntos más importantes ha sido la compra […]
