A look at which treatments are effective — and which aren’t Countless therapies have been tried for COVID-19. Not all have failed as spectacularly as hydroxychloroquine, so it can be difficult to keep track of what’s been proven to work, and what has not. Below is a live list of […]
COVID-19 visits were identified using International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision, Clinical Modification (ICD-10-CM) and SNOMED Clinical Terms (SNOMED CT) diagnosis codes. ICD-10-CM codes included U07.1, COVID-19 and J12.82 (pneumonia due to coronavirus disease 2019). SNOMED CT codes included 840539006 (disease caused by SARS-CoV-2 [disorder]), 840544004 (suspected disease caused by […]
An advisory committee to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is addressing the safety of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine today after the CDC and FDA recommended that states hold off on using it pending a detailed review of six cases of the same kind of rare but serious […]
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 […]
As of early March 2021, more than 2.5 million individuals worldwide have died from COVID-19, but many more millions have survived COVID-19 and experienced lasting sequelae. As many as half of patients who survive hospitalization for COVID-19 experience prolonged work absence, financial difficulty, or emotional effects, each of which may […]
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the World Health Organization (WHO) have established new criteria to classify variants of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. The criteria are meant to clarify how much is known about recent changes to the circulating viruses. The levels also help convey […]
