During the omicron period, an increased risk for ICU admission and increased time to discharge were still seen in association with hospital-onset SARS-CoV-2. HealthDay News — During the omicron era, ...

New findings about omicron’s spread and severity are emerging daily, with recent research pointing to a higher rate of asymptomatic spread and lower hospitalization risk. Omicron has a much higher ...

Despite its widespread reputation for being mild, the ultra-transmissible omicron coronavirus variant is sending a record number of people to emergency departments and hospital rooms in the US, ...

In a recent study published in the journal JAMA Network Open, researchers compared the hospital outcomes of patients infected with the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) ...

With its rapid emergence, prolific spread and high number of breakthrough cases, omicron has shaken providers and citizens worldwide. Individuals infected with the variant have reported a wide range ...

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- More cases of the omicron variant of COVID-19 have been detected in the Houston area. The new nine cases were detected at Houston Methodist Hospital. Houston Methodist ...

Share on Pinterest A new observational study shows that hospital mask mandates may not have done much to slow the spread of COVID-19 during the Omicron period. Morsa Images/Getty Images Data collected ...

Missouri has reported more cases of COVID-19 in the first 12 days of January than any full month of the pandemic so far. As a result of the massive spike of infections tied to the omicron variant, ...

Omicron has filled up U.S. hospitals with more COVID-19 patients than any other surge of the pandemic. But there's been a shift in how the illness behaves since the days of delta, with many cases, ...

People who want to survive the pandemic and protect others should get booster shots along with two vaccine doses, wear face masks and keep a safe distance from others whenever possible. That’s the ...

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (WHNT) — Huntsville Hospital has 276 COVID-19 positive patients, just two shy of their record of 278 at the height of the pandemic. 209 of those patients are at Huntsville Main. As ...