Lung Infection

People With HIV May Have a Higher Susceptibility to COVID-19

By

Sweta Gupta

Publish Date November 25, 2020

Investigators compared the prevalence of HIV among patients hospitalized with COVID-19 compared to the general population and sought to determine whether patients with HIV had higher susceptibility to COVID-19.

Fluvoxamine Evaluated in Patients With Mild COVID-19

By

Cassandra Pardini, PharmD

Publish Date November 25, 2020

The study, which was fully remote and contactless, aimed to evaluate whether early treatment with fluvoxamine reduced the likelihood of clinical deterioration and disease severity in patients with mild COVID-19 illness.

Novavax COVID-19 Vaccine Candidate Fast Tracked

By

Brian Park, PharmD

Publish Date November 24, 2020

NVX-CoV2373 is engineered from the genetic sequence of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 using the recombinant nanoparticle technology to generate antigen derived from the coronavirus spike (S) protein.

Hospital Mortality Higher in Critically Ill Patients With COVID-19 vs Influenza

Publish Date November 24, 2020

The risk for hospital mortality is higher for critically ill patients with COVID-19 infection compared with influenza.

Liver Injury Correlates With Increased Mortality in Patients With COVID-19

By

Virginia A. Schad, PharmD, RPh

Publish Date November 23, 2020

Investigators assessed the outcomes of patients with coronavirus disease 2019 and liver injury.

Pfizer, BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine Could Reduce Transmission by Half

Publish Date November 23, 2020

The BioNTech and Pfizer experimental COVID-19 vaccine could cut transmission of the virus in half, leading to a “dramatic” curb of its spread.

Final Analysis Reveals COVID-19 Vaccine Candidate BNT162b2 95% Effective

By

Diana Ernst, RPh

Publish Date November 23, 2020

The analysis of the primary outcomes was based on 170 confirmed cases of COVID-19.

Neuropathological Changes in Autopsied Brain Tissue of Patients With COVID-19

By

Amit Akirov, MD

Publish Date November 20, 2020

Neuropathological changes in patients with coronavirus disease 2019 are relatively mild, with neuroinflammatory changes in the brain stem most often found.

SARS-CoV-2 Associated With a Spectrum of Encephalitis

By

Zahra Masoud

Publish Date November 20, 2020

SARS-CoV-2’s association with encephalitis was assessed by authors, taking varying clinical presentations, responses to treatment, and outcomes into account.

After Index COVID-19 Hospitalization, 9% Are Readmitted

Publish Date November 19, 2020

Among patients who survive an index COVID-19 hospitalization, 9% are readmitted within 2months of discharge.

Statins Linked With Lower In-Hospital COVID-19 Mortality Risk

Publish Date November 19, 2020

Treatment with statins prior to and during a COVID-19-related hospitalization is associated with lower COVID-19-related in-hospital mortality.