Nursing homes use surprisingly little COVID antiviral drugs

Given the high risk of nursing home resident populations to COVID-19, their use of oral antiviral drugs is surprisingly low, research finds.

Mark Michaud-U. Rochester • futurity
July 19, 2023 ~3 min

In 2021, excess deaths rose in rural America

Despite the presence of vaccines, excess deaths in year two of the COVID pandemic actually increased in rural areas, research finds.

Boston University • futurity
July 19, 2023 ~9 min


Hospitals saw spike in alcohol-related hepatitis during pandemic

Hospital admissions for alcohol-related hepatitis, a life-threatening liver inflammation, increased dramatically during the COVID pandemic.

Sara Zaske-Washington State • futurity
July 14, 2023 ~6 min

2 anti-inflammatory drugs prevented COVID deaths

Anti-inflammatory drugs didn't speed recovery for people hospitalized with COVID-19, but they did prevent deaths, researchers find.

Diane Duke Williams-WUSTL • futurity
July 11, 2023 ~7 min

4 answers about this year’s allergy season

The beginning of summer doesn't mean the end of allergy season. An expert digs into what you need to know.

Stanford • futurity
June 20, 2023 ~4 min

It’s safe to transplant COVID patients’ donated kidneys

Donated kidneys from deceased COVID-19 patients are safe to transplant and don't transmit the virus, research shows.

Jim Dryden-WUSTL • futurity
June 9, 2023 ~7 min

Postpartum women filled more opioid prescriptions during COVID

Women who gave birth during the COVID pandemic filled significantly more opioid prescriptions, and at higher strength, for postpartum pain.

Leigh Beeson-U. Georgia • futurity
May 23, 2023 ~5 min

Could a new COVID vaccine offer lifelong protection?

"We need a better vaccine, one that provides years of robust protection with fewer booster shots against a variety of SARS-CoV-2 strains."

Andrew Smith-Rutgers • futurity
May 9, 2023 ~5 min


What causes rare heart inflammation after COVID vax?

Researchers have identified the immune signature of rare cases of heart inflammation among those vaccinated against COVID with mRNA vaccines.

Bill Hathaway-Yale • futurity
May 8, 2023 ~4 min

What do we know about long COVID?

Researchers dig into what they've learned after a year of studying long COVID—as well as what they don't know about the condition.

Andrew Thurston-Boston U. • futurity
May 4, 2023 ~12 min

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