Infectious Disease

The COVID-19 vaccine development story of 2020 was the focus when infectious disease specialist and AIDS researcher Dr Rodger MacArthur spoke with Patient Care Online in January.

Which states have the highest vaccination rates? What about the lowest death rate? Results from a recent nationwide comparison on the safest states during COVID-19 shed light.

Data from the Johns Hopkins COVID-19 interactive map on coronavirus cases, mortalities, recoveries, and more.

New real-world data from England suggests that the Oxford-AstraZeneca and Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccines are highly effective in reducing infections among older patients.

Data from the Johns Hopkins COVID-19 interactive map on coronavirus cases, mortalities, recoveries, and more.

Johnson & Johnson's COVID-19 vaccine is now the third vaccine to receive emergency use authorization in the US.

Data from the Johns Hopkins COVID-19 interactive map on coronavirus cases, mortalities, recoveries, and more.

AAAAI Virtual Annual Meeting. Severity of underlying airways disease and not prior use of corticosteroids posed a risk of more severe COVID-19, a new study finds.

A new modeling study estimates that 64% of US COVID-19 hospitalizations were attributable to at least 1 of 4 pre-existing cardiometabolic conditions.

Review changes to the CDC Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices' 2021 recommended vaccination schedule for adults with this short slide-show review.

Patients with COVID-19 who have asthma share a similar risk of hospitalization with patients with the infection who do not have asthma, according to new research.

Data from the Johns Hopkins COVID-19 interactive map on coronavirus cases, mortalities, recoveries, and more.

COVID-19 vaccination progress based on proportion of vaccines administered is currently best in New Mexico and worst in Tennessee. Find out which states are in between.

Results of a new study show that the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine is 92% effective at preventing severe COVID-19 after 2 doses in over half a million study participants.

Data from the Johns Hopkins COVID-19 interactive map on coronavirus cases, mortalities, recoveries, and more.

The FDA announced today that Johnson & Johnson's single-dose COVID-19 vaccine was found to be safe and effective against the novel disease.

Data from the Johns Hopkins COVID-19 interactive map on coronavirus cases, mortalities, recoveries, and more.

US COVID-19 mortalities have surpassed 500 000. We summarize more of today's data from the Johns Hopkins COVID-19 interactive map.

In a new survey of patients with severe asthma, COVID-19-related anxiety was found to be a potential risk factor for clinical worsening of disease and decline in quality of life.

US confirmed cases of COVID-19 have surpassed 28 million; global cases have reached 111 million. We summarize more of today's data from the Johns Hopkins COVID-19 interactive map.

Data from the Johns Hopkins COVID-19 interactive map on coronavirus cases, mortalities, recoveries, and more.

SAMPLE: Approximately what percentage of the total US population had an STI at a given point in 2018? Plus 6 more questions on STI trends based on the latest CDC data.

As states implement the CDC ACIP's COVID-19 vaccination priorities, they are revising them as needed based on federal, state, and local conditions. Here is a recent snapshot.

Data from the Johns Hopkins COVID-19 interactive map on coronavirus cases, mortalities, recoveries, and more.

A new review of >60 000 patients with diabetes found CGM use during the early weeks of the COVID-19 pandemic improved their time in range.