COVID

Genetic Factors Increase Risk for Severe COVID-19 Illness: Study

Jul 12, 2021 at 11:07 am by Staff

A massive worldwide collaboration including researchers from Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) has identified several genetic factors associated with SARS-CoV-2 infe.... Read More

Vibativ® Effectively Helps Treat Secondary Bacterial Infections In COVID-19 Patients

Jul 01, 2021 at 12:11 pm by Staff

Cumberland Pharmaceuticals Inc. (NASDAQ: CPIX), a specialty pharmaceutical company, today released a series of case reports describing the effectiveness of Vibativ® (telavanci.... Read More

Health Insurance Providers Help Vaccinate More Than 2 Million Seniors Against COVID-19 in Underserved Communities

Jul 01, 2021 at 11:54 am by Staff

Health insurance providers helped vaccinate more than 2 million seniors against COVID-19 in under 100 days as a result of the Vaccine Community Connectors (VCC) program. The V.... Read More

Study to Assess Allergic Reactions to COVID Vaccines

Jun 29, 2021 at 08:48 am by Staff

Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) is enrolling volunteers ages 12-69 to take part in an NIH funded study to assess reactions to the Pfizer and Moderna COVID-19 vacci.... Read More

AMA Adopts New Policy to Better Diagnose and Treat Long-haul COVID-19

Jun 17, 2021 at 09:53 am by Staff

With millions of people in the United States experiencing post-acute sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 infection (PASC), also known as long-haul COVID, and millions more expected to suff.... Read More

AMA Endorses Guidelines for Federal Policymakers Pondering Vaccine Mandates and Credentials

Jun 17, 2021 at 09:52 am by Staff

Wading into the contentious issues of vaccine mandates and vaccine credentials, the American Medical Association (AMA) adopted policy that calls for strong protections for pri.... Read More

Nineteen Percent of Asymptomatic COVID-19 Patients Develop Long-Haul COVID

Jun 15, 2021 at 10:19 am by Staff

Nineteen percent of COVID-19 patients without symptoms went on to exhibit at least one of the post-COVID conditions known as long-haul COVID 30 days or more after their initia.... Read More

COVID-19 Pandemic Brought Changes in Cigarette Smoking: Study

Jun 11, 2021 at 10:43 am by Staff

Smokers who believed they were at increased risk of getting COVID-19 during the pandemic, or having a more severe case, were more likely to quit while those who perceived more.... Read More

Aegis Launches COVID-19 Testing Program for Schools

Jun 11, 2021 at 10:42 am by Staff

Aegis Sciences Corporation launched TestingWorks! to help keep schools open during the COVID-19 pandemic through pooled testing. This testing program was designed to be simple.... Read More

AMA survey shows more than 96% of physicians are fully vaccinated against COVID-19

Jun 11, 2021 at 10:20 am by Staff

The American Medical Association (AMA) today released a new survey among practicing physicians that shows more than 96 percent of surveyed U.S. physicians have been fully vacc.... Read More