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Infants, children with comorbidities at greatest risk for critical COVID-19
Infants, children with comorbidities at greatest risk for critical COVID-19
21 May 2024 byStephen Padilla

The risk of critical COVID-19 is highest among infants and adolescents, children with multiple comorbidities, those with a history of prematurity, diabetes, obesity, severe immunocompromise, and those with cardiovascular, neurologic, or chronic lung diseases, reveals a study presented at PAS 2024.

Infants, children with comorbidities at greatest risk for critical COVID-19
21 May 2024
Hypertension puts kids at risk of long-term cardiac events
Hypertension puts kids at risk of long-term cardiac events
20 May 2024 byStephen Padilla

Children who have hypertension are more likely to experience adverse cardiovascular outcomes in the future than those without high blood pressure (BP), according to a study presented at PAS 2024.

Hypertension puts kids at risk of long-term cardiac events
20 May 2024
Prophylactic intranasal IFN-α cuts COVID-19 incidence in cancer patients
Prophylactic intranasal IFN-α cuts COVID-19 incidence in cancer patients
20 May 2024 byAudrey Abella

Prophylactic interferon-alpha (IFN-α) administered intranasally slashed the incidence of COVID-19 by almost half in a cohort of cancer patients in the C-SMART study.

Prophylactic intranasal IFN-α cuts COVID-19 incidence in cancer patients
20 May 2024