COVID-19

Outside of the loss of human life due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the past two years have greatly affected hospitals, health systems and the way providers deliver care. Healthcare executives are grappling with federal monetary assistance, growing burnout rates, workforce shortages and federal oversight of vaccines and testing. This channel is also designed to update clinicians on new research and guidelines regarding COVID patient treatment strategies and risk assessments.

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Revealed: Why severe COVID-19 infections are more common in people with diabetes

Specialists at the University of Michigan hope their findings can help patients receive an effective treatment early on in their infection. 

Specialists explore relationship between COVID-19 and heart failure, highlighting importance of vaccination

"The rise of the delta variant of COVID-19 is a reminder that this pandemic is not over," the president of the Heart Failure Society of America said in a statement. 

Metoprolol shows promise as an effective (and cheap) treatment for critically ill COVID-19 patients

The medication, commonly used to treat cardiovascular disease, was associated with no side effects in a new analysis out of Spain. 

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Stroke severity, mortality higher among COVID-19 patients

The analysis included data from more than 700 stroke patients.

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The pandemic’s toll: 55 long-term side effects of COVID-19

As patients recover from the disease and try to return to their everyday lives, what kind of long-term side effects—cardiovascular and otherwise—should they anticipate?

Risk of heart damage higher after COVID-19 than vaccination

The new analysis, published in the New England Journal of Medicine, included data from more than 2.1 million patients.

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COVID-19 anxiety still very much alive, causing patients to stay home

Anxiety related to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic is still causing many adults to delay care for themselves or their children, researchers have found. 

Stroke more common among Black COVID-19 patients

Considering the prolonged nature of this ongoing pandemic, the authors wrote, it is especially crucial that we learn as much about its impact on stroke risk as possible. 

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